meds to help with aggressive behaviors or self injury??

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Hello everyone! I am writing to ask if anyone knows of a med that has

helped with aggressive behavior. I work with an 11 year old boy who

is nonverbal and is very aggressive. He is very self abusive and when

it hurts him, becomes very aggressive towards others. His parents

have tried so many meds with him and he seems to get severe side

effects to several of them. He is currently on abilify but it does

not seem to be helping the aggression and he does not want to eat

now. He was on a high dose of risperadol but again seemed agitated

and aggressive and wanted to do nothing but eat on this med. I feel

his parents are very frustrated at this point and are open to any

other suggestions from anyone who has had a good experience with this

type of behavior. He needs pressure on his head at all times or he

hits himself in the face. This makes bath or shower time very

difficult also as he becomes very aggressive at this point. He is

also going into puberty which may be elevating his aggression. Does

anyone have any suggestions?

Kim

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Geodon.

do a google search on this and I think they have a

website and I might of posted it the other day. The

subject line was geodon I think.

There is no weight gain or eating issues on this med

like the risperdal What has the child been on since

stopping Risperdal? it is possible that the behaviors

got worse after that or still the same?

my son is nonverbal and turns 12 at the end of

June and puberty is here, all he does it touch himself

and the other day at the grocery store he actually put

his hands down his pants.

While walking to school from parking lot his hand is

on his private area. I need to do some google searches

on this to find some pics to help with this behavior.

I run a yahoo group called MakingPECSCards

Bonnie Sayers

http://autismspectrumdisorders.bellaonline.com

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--- kimberlylenart wrote:

> Hello everyone! I am writing to ask if anyone knows

> of a med that has

> helped with aggressive behavior. I work with an 11

> year old boy who

> is nonverbal and is very aggressive.

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I helped a family who had the same issue with their post pubescent son. After many attempts to shape the behavior we finally resolved it by cutting the inside part of his front pockets out of his pants which allowed him access to his private are without having to stick his hands down the front of his pants. Though remember that each child is different and you may want to try other techniques before trying this. Troy B.

Re: meds to help with aggressive behaviors or self injury??

Geodon.do a google search on this and I think they have awebsite and I might of posted it the other day. Thesubject line was geodon I think.There is no weight gain or eating issues on this medlike the risperdal What has the child been on sincestopping Risperdal? it is possible that the behaviorsgot worse after that or still the same?my son is nonverbal and turns 12 at the end ofJune and puberty is here, all he does it touch himselfand the other day at the grocery store he actually puthis hands down his pants.While walking to school from parking lot his hand ison his private area. I need to do some google searcheson this to find some pics to help with this behavior.I run a yahoo group called MakingPECSCardsBonnie Sayershttp://autismspectr umdisorders. bellaonline.

com========Bonnie Sayershttp://autismspectr umdisorders. bellaonline. com--- kimberlylenart <kimberlylenart@ yahoo.com> wrote:> Hello everyone! I am writing to ask if anyone knows> of a med that has > helped with aggressive behavior. I work with an 11> year old boy who > is nonverbal and is very aggressive. ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile. yahoo.com/ ;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR 8HDtDypao8Wcj9tA cJ

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Has anyone ever had a child " hump the floor".. My 7 year old is doing this and when I catch him and stop him he gets upset and is embarrassed but wont stop doing it.. He is not aggressive has some language and is a beginning reader. He is not all the way potty trained ( well, he holds his poops, but is totally trained for urine) and I feel me may be using this as a way to help him hold poop....?troy brant wrote: I helped a family who had the same issue with their post pubescent son. After many attempts to shape the behavior we finally resolved it by cutting the inside part of his front pockets out of his pants which allowed him access to his private are without having to stick his hands down the front of his pants. Though remember that each child is different and you may want to try other techniques before trying this. Troy B. Re: meds to help with aggressive behaviors or self injury?? Geodon.do a

google search on this and I think they have awebsite and I might of posted it the other day. Thesubject line was geodon I think.There is no weight gain or eating issues on this medlike the risperdal What has the child been on sincestopping Risperdal? it is possible that the behaviorsgot worse after that or still the same?my son is nonverbal and turns 12 at the end ofJune and puberty is here, all he does it touch himselfand the other day at the grocery store he actually puthis hands down his pants.While walking to school from parking lot his hand ison his private area. I need to do some google searcheson this to find some pics to help with this behavior.I run a yahoo group called MakingPECSCardsBonnie Sayershttp://autismspectr umdisorders. bellaonline. com========Bonnie Sayershttp://autismspectr umdisorders. bellaonline. com--- kimberlylenart <kimberlylenart@ yahoo.com> wrote:> Hello everyone! I am writing to ask if anyone knows> of a med that has > helped with aggressive behavior. I work with an 11> year old boy who > is nonverbal and is very aggressive. ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile. yahoo.com/ ;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR 8HDtDypao8Wcj9tA cJ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

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Is he on Risperdal? I have read of parents with kids

on that med who experience early puberty. Girls

getting their periods at 9. Could this be the reason?

Bonnie Sayers

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--- Trent wrote:

> Has anyone ever had a child " hump the floor " .. My 7

> year old is doing this and when I catch him and stop

> him he gets upset and is embarrassed but wont stop

> doing it..

> He is not aggressive has some language and is a

> beginning reader. He is not all the way potty

> trained ( well, he holds his poops, but is totally

> trained for urine) and I feel me may be using this

> as a way to help him hold poop....?

>

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Thanks for the tip. My son only wears pro spirit or

adidas pants. These are stretch waist with the

drawstring. For many years he would play with the

string and the aide back then said he was playing with

himself. SO I started keeping the string out of the

pants and then he would come home with it tied in a

knot.

I was going to do a google search on jock straps. I am

wondering if I had my son wear one would this curtail

the time he spends touching himself?

Bonnie

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--- troy brant wrote:

> I helped a family who had the same issue with their

> post pubescent son. After many attempts to shape the

> behavior we finally resolved it by cutting the

> inside part of his front pockets out of his pants

> which allowed him access to his private are without

> having to stick his hands down the front of his

> pants.

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Whenever my son wears pants that are soft or knit, he plays with

himself. I still cannot put him in sweat pants for this reason. I use

thicker cotton pants, like denim, that are not stretchy and we do not

have that problem now.

When he was younger, he couldn't button and zip his pants. Back then,

J.C. Penney's made boys pants with a velcro closure (for the button)

and had a zipper. My son would just pull these up. They were cotton

and they looked like the other kids clothes and he fit in just fine.

They were cotton and a non-stretching fabric.

Years ago, he used to rub himself on his desk. He had a great teacher

that year and to remedy that, she put his desk up on a couple of blocks

and that stopped that. I thought that was pretty creative.

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That is good to know, thanks for the tips. I think

this problem will stop soon at school since he goes on

to Middle school and they have uniforms, so the pants

are different. The issue I am worried about are the

shirts for winter as they are tight fitting ones or

button down white shirts.

Bonnie Sayers

http://autismspectrumdisorders.bellaonline.com

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--- wrote:

> Whenever my son wears pants that are soft or knit,

> he plays with

> himself. I still cannot put him in sweat pants for

> this reason. I use

> thicker cotton pants, like denim, that are not

> stretchy and we do not

> have that problem now.

>

>

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I just got the May/June issue of the Autism Aspergers

Digest and the featured book is a new one that came

out on April 1, 2008. It is called

No More meltdowns by Jed baker, Ph.D.

Positive strategies foe dealing with and preventing

out of control behavior.

It looks good. I put it on my wishlist at amazon

http://www.autismdigest.com/whatsnew.htm

http://www.amazon.com/More-Meltdowns-Strategies-Out-Control/dp/1932565620

Bonnie Sayers

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I just got the May/June issue of the Autism Aspergers

Digest and the featured book is a new one that came

out on April 1, 2008. It is called

No More meltdowns by Jed baker, Ph.D.

Positive strategies foe dealing with and preventing

out of control behavior.

It looks good. I put it on my wishlist at amazon

http://www.autismdigest.com/whatsnew.htm

http://www.amazon.com/More-Meltdowns-Strategies-Out-Control/dp/1932565620

Bonnie Sayers

http://autismspectrumdisorders.bellaonline.com

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