A proper intro is probably in order...

I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Ariel, I'm currently nineteen years old, and I am kind of a quirky person. Sometimes quirky is good, sometimes not. My family calls me quirky, because it's easier than calling me a person with the world ahead of them, who had to throw most of it away because of disabling mental illness. So yes, I'm quirky. And I'm bipolar, ADHD, have sensory integration issues, and also a severe anxiety disorder. All of that prevents me from driving, having many friends, going to college, or simply being the person I strive to be.

So yes, while this blog is about me, my life, my disability and such, this blog is mostly about him.

That's Maddox. He's my service dog in training or SDIT for short.  I'm training him to be my Psychiatric Service dog. He's new to me, but after searching for more than a year, I've found a dog with his temperament. I look forward to getting to know him better, and spending long, lovely years with him as my companion.