Re: Self injurious behavior

[Guest guest]

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[Guest guest]

Thank you.

Sincerely,

R A Kleiman

[Guest guest]

Hello,

It was a whole home program that took place. All they did was evaluate

and never showed us what to do with . We have not been able to find

any good resources here in Florida and are considering moving back up to New

York where the services are better. Thank you for the information.

Sincerely,

RK

[Guest guest]

Hi,

IMHO, if he's acting this way on meds, the meds need to be adjusted. Either

more, less, or something entirely different. The " cocktails " that our kids

take usually need to be tweaked before they're effective, its rare to hit

the right combination, at the right strengths, the first time out. Whoever

is prescribing your Risperdal and Naltrexone needs to take another look.

However, in addition to that, I am a big believer in behavioral therapy.

You mention that he had behavioral therapy before: was it just a few

therapy sessions, or was there a whole home program in place?

Regards,

Self injurious behavior

Can someone please help us!!!!! Our son is 6 years old and severely

autistic with stomach problems, a feeding tube and severe abusive behavior

towards himself. He bangs his head against walls, kicks, punches himself

and

screams like he is possessed. This has been happening more frequently when

he is tired or sick. He is on Risperdal and Naltrexone, but we feel his

medication should be changed because it is not working properly. During the

week, has a nurse but on the weekends it is just my husband and I

taking care of him. There is no one here to give us support or help us out.

My husband is a very laid back patient person, but he is even losing his

patience with . All I do is cry. I know cannot control his

fits of rage, but we are at our wits end and don't know how to handle him in

that kind of state. He has had behavioral therapy before but nothing has

worked. If anyone has any information or can please give us locations of

support groups in our area, it will be greatly appreciated. We live in

South

Florida. Please e-mail us at MRK1195@... Thank you.

Sincerely,

R.A. Kleiman

[Guest guest]

Yes, the services are infinitely better in NY. But a home program in NY is

the same as one in South Florida: The first stage is evaluation; the 2nd

stage is creation, whereby a qualified person (usually a CBA or CABA) will

create an individualized program for the child. The third stage is

implementation, where trained therapists come into your home and work with

your child towards the goals set out in the program. This is the bare-bones

basics, and I'm not even going into the different types of programs (Lovaas,

verbal behavior, floortime, etc.). If this is not what occurred, then you

did not have a whole home program; evaluation is just the beginning. I

should mention at this point that usually this type of program is paid for

out of the family's pocket.

Regards,

Re: Self injurious behavior

Hello,

It was a whole home program that took place. All they did was evaluate

and never showed us what to do with . We have not been able to find

any good resources here in Florida and are considering moving back up to New

York where the services are better. Thank you for the information.

Sincerely,

RK

[Guest guest]

In my small world I read that treatment with naltrexone was no better than a

placebo. Does anyone have additional info? thanx MD

[Guest guest]

R.A. Kleiman,

You might want to contact the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. They

have helped us a great deal with our son's behavioral issues. You can call

Roselione, Assistant Director, who is the person responsible for helping

us. His telephone number is . I hope this is helpful

information.

> From: mrk1195@...

> Date: 2002/04/21 Sun AM 11:18:52 EDT

> To: deniseslist

> Subject: Self injurious behavior

>

> Can someone please help us!!!!! Our son is 6 years old and severely

> autistic with stomach problems, a feeding tube and severe abusive behavior

> towards himself. He bangs his head against walls, kicks, punches himself and

> screams like he is possessed. This has been happening more frequently when

> he is tired or sick. He is on Risperdal and Naltrexone, but we feel his

> medication should be changed because it is not working properly. During the

> week, has a nurse but on the weekends it is just my husband and I

> taking care of him. There is no one here to give us support or help us out.

> My husband is a very laid back patient person, but he is even losing his

> patience with . All I do is cry. I know cannot control his

> fits of rage, but we are at our wits end and don't know how to handle him in

> that kind of state. He has had behavioral therapy before but nothing has

> worked. If anyone has any information or can please give us locations of

> support groups in our area, it will be greatly appreciated. We live in South

> Florida. Please e-mail us at MRK1195@... Thank you.

>

> Sincerely,

> R.A. Kleiman

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Thank you.