Bed Wetting Meds- Desmopressin

[Guest guest]

Una,

Our 5 year old son was just diagnosed with Aspergers and one of our

biggest problems has been the potty training and the bed wetting. The

doctor prescribed Desmopressin for this. This might be of some help.

Of interest, the same doctor also suggested we research Risperdal and

Abilify before meeting him again. Strattera worked only when we could

get him (my son, not the doctor!) to take it, it tasted awful. So,

I'm interested if anyone has more to say about either of these meds.

a.k.a. Nicky's Mom

> Hi everyone,

> my name is Una and i live in the uk. I have a 13 yr old son Harry

> who has ASD.

> I have read many of your postings over the last few months, but

> unfortunately have had liitle time to reply. I have 3 sons all of

> whom have special needs problems. So its great fun here!!!

> Harry was diagnosed with Autism just before he was 12?? although my

> partner and i had known for many years, that there were big

> problems, we had to fight " tooth and nail " to obtain a diagnosis

and

> to get help for Harry. Harry was out of school for 18 months.

> He was generaly looked upon as being severely aggressive,

disruptive,

> non-compliant, odd, anti-social etc. I often wonder if Harry had

> been given, the correct schooling help etc would he be any further

> ahead in his life and able to manage better than he does now? We

> will never know the answer to that.

> He is an extrememly large child for his age, and very strong, as i

> have found out!! he now attends an autistic unit in a special needs

> school, but only for 3 mornings a week, as he cant handle any

longer

> than that. He is very, very phobic about germs, anyone else have

> this problem, wears socks or gloves on his hands, patrols the

> bathroom door, when people go to the loo, to make sure they have

> washed their hands, which annoys the hell out of his brothers.. can

> still be very agressive, obsesses to the point were sometimes i

> think im going mad!!!

> He has recently been put on some meds, Risperdal and i think the

> other citroplan or something like that, cant remember how to spell

> it!! these seem to have taken the edge off some of the behaviours,

> and he also has a one to one in school. he still wets the bed every

> night at 13, which is a worry, i dont know whats going to happen

> about that, or iff eventually he will just stop.We have tried

> buzzers and medication but nothing worked.

> We are now finding of course that we are having the normal teenage

> problems along with autism, and its a bit of a nightmare to say the

> least,there is a great deal of inappropriate behaviour going on,

and

> i have to keep reminding Harry every day about things that are not

> socially acceptable, but it take a long time if at all for it to

> sink in with Harry. Some of the things he comes out with in shops

> etc, i think to myself if ever it was a good time to disappear its

> now!!! but the sad thing is he cant see anything wrong with it??!!

> I feel very sad for Harry that he has no real friends at all,

where

> we live. His one friend who is also on the spectrum lives

> in a differentncounty to us. I find a lot of the kids here, bully

> and tease him, to get a reaction, and some are very unkind, and

call

> him weird and generally do their level best to provoke him. Harry

in

> turn gets angry, and what happens? all hell breaks loose, and who

> gets the blame from the other parents..Harry. We now have to think

> very hard about letting him outside with his brothers, socially he

> finds it very difficult to interact, so he spends most of time on

> the computer, hence me only being able to get on late at night !!!

> Well thats enough of me and my ramblings,

> Take care all......

> una

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have a ds that is almost 10 and he still wets the bed on and off. I think in my ds case, it is how sound he sleeps.

He has been on Risperdal at night now for about 3 months and it seems to help him sleep better. He is also on concerta in the mornings for school. They seem to really help him.

Of course every child is different so it may not work for you.

Good Luck,

Sally

Bed Wetting Meds- Desmopressin

Una,Our 5 year old son was just diagnosed with Aspergers and one of our biggest problems has been the potty training and the bed wetting. The doctor prescribed Desmopressin for this. This might be of some help.Of interest, the same doctor also suggested we research Risperdal and Abilify before meeting him again. Strattera worked only when we could get him (my son, not the doctor!) to take it, it tasted awful. So, I'm interested if anyone has more to say about either of these meds.a.k.a. Nicky's Mom> Hi everyone,> my name is Una and i live in the uk. I have a 13 yr old son Harry > who has ASD.> I have read many of your postings over the last few months, but > unfortunately have had liitle time to reply. I have 3 sons all of > whom have special needs problems. So its great fun here!!!> Harry was diagnosed with Autism just before he was 12?? although my > partner and i had known for many years, that there were big > problems, we had to fight "tooth and nail" to obtain a diagnosis and > to get help for Harry. Harry was out of school for 18 months.> He was generaly looked upon as being severely aggressive, disruptive,> non-compliant, odd, anti-social etc. I often wonder if Harry had > been given, the correct schooling help etc would he be any further > ahead in his life and able to manage better than he does now? We > will never know the answer to that.> He is an extrememly large child for his age, and very strong, as i > have found out!! he now attends an autistic unit in a special needs > school, but only for 3 mornings a week, as he cant handle any longer > than that. He is very, very phobic about germs, anyone else have > this problem, wears socks or gloves on his hands, patrols the > bathroom door, when people go to the loo, to make sure they have > washed their hands, which annoys the hell out of his brothers.. can > still be very agressive, obsesses to the point were sometimes i > think im going mad!!!> He has recently been put on some meds, Risperdal and i think the > other citroplan or something like that, cant remember how to spell > it!! these seem to have taken the edge off some of the behaviours, > and he also has a one to one in school. he still wets the bed every > night at 13, which is a worry, i dont know whats going to happen > about that, or iff eventually he will just stop.We have tried > buzzers and medication but nothing worked.> We are now finding of course that we are having the normal teenage > problems along with autism, and its a bit of a nightmare to say the > least,there is a great deal of inappropriate behaviour going on, and > i have to keep reminding Harry every day about things that are not > socially acceptable, but it take a long time if at all for it to > sink in with Harry. Some of the things he comes out with in shops > etc, i think to myself if ever it was a good time to disappear its > now!!! but the sad thing is he cant see anything wrong with it??!!> I feel very sad for Harry that he has no real friends at all, where > we live. His one friend who is also on the spectrum lives> in a differentncounty to us. I find a lot of the kids here, bully > and tease him, to get a reaction, and some are very unkind, and call > him weird and generally do their level best to provoke him. Harry in > turn gets angry, and what happens? all hell breaks loose, and who > gets the blame from the other parents..Harry. We now have to think > very hard about letting him outside with his brothers, socially he > finds it very difficult to interact, so he spends most of time on > the computer, hence me only being able to get on late at night !!!> Well thats enough of me and my ramblings, > Take care all......> una

[Guest guest]

,

I can tell you a little about Risperdal, my son is taking it. Even

though it is an anti-psychotic it is prescribed for other reasons.

It really helps with his aggressive behavior and he is able to

control his outbursts much better. Because of that he feels better

about himself. It also helps him to sleep at night. The draw back we

found was the weight gain, it was very dramatic. He went from a

pathetically skinny kid that hated food to a very overweight cookie

monster. We took him off Risperdal for 2 years but finally went back

on it because none of the other meds replaced it. We tried Abilify

and Geodon. Right now he just takes it in the morning because of the

weight issue and takes Geodon at night to help with sleep.

I never had the bedwetting problem with , instead he would wet

during the day and it always happened in the summer when he was 3 to

6 years old. I kept thinking it was just his reluctance to leave

play and come in the house but I finally figured out what the

problem really was, he was allergic to food dyes, especially blue.

Every summer I would buy a box of those frozen otter pops and the

kids would eat several of those a day. I started to notice that

about an hour after he had one he would come in the house with wet

pants. (By then he was old enough to be embarrassed.)

I started experimenting with his diet and discovered several things

that we eventually excluded from his diet. All synthetic dyes were a

problem, most caused hyperactivity or inability to hold his urine.

So, he still does not get anything with food dyes unless they come

from a natural source, such as beets. There are a few other items

that cause problems, some are just weird, like bananas, bagels and

beef jerky.

Surprisingly enough, sugar didn't cause him to be hyperactive, but

mint does, so no more Tic Tacs (one of his favorites) or anything

with mint flavor. This Christmas break I went ahead and let him have

some M & M's after lots of pleading. Even though he is 14 he still

cannot control himself when it comes to food dyes, he was very

unmanageable.

Hope this helps a little,

> > Hi everyone,

> > my name is Una and i live in the uk. I have a 13 yr old son

Harry

> > who has ASD.

> > I have read many of your postings over the last few months,

but

> > unfortunately have had liitle time to reply. I have 3 sons all

of

> > whom have special needs problems. So its great fun here!!!

> > Harry was diagnosed with Autism just before he was 12??

although my

> > partner and i had known for many years, that there were big

> > problems, we had to fight " tooth and nail " to obtain a

diagnosis

> and

> > to get help for Harry. Harry was out of school for 18 months.

> > He was generaly looked upon as being severely aggressive,

> disruptive,

> > non-compliant, odd, anti-social etc. I often wonder if Harry

had

> > been given, the correct schooling help etc would he be any

further

> > ahead in his life and able to manage better than he does now?

We

> > will never know the answer to that.

> > He is an extrememly large child for his age, and very strong,

as i

> > have found out!! he now attends an autistic unit in a special

needs

> > school, but only for 3 mornings a week, as he cant handle any

> longer

> > than that. He is very, very phobic about germs, anyone else

have

> > this problem, wears socks or gloves on his hands, patrols the

> > bathroom door, when people go to the loo, to make sure they

have

> > washed their hands, which annoys the hell out of his

brothers.. can

> > still be very agressive, obsesses to the point were sometimes

i

> > think im going mad!!!

> > He has recently been put on some meds, Risperdal and i think

the

> > other citroplan or something like that, cant remember how to

spell

> > it!! these seem to have taken the edge off some of the

behaviours,

> > and he also has a one to one in school. he still wets the bed

every

> > night at 13, which is a worry, i dont know whats going to

happen

> > about that, or iff eventually he will just stop.We have tried

> > buzzers and medication but nothing worked.

> > We are now finding of course that we are having the normal

teenage

> > problems along with autism, and its a bit of a nightmare to

say the

> > least,there is a great deal of inappropriate behaviour going

on,

> and

> > i have to keep reminding Harry every day about things that are

not

> > socially acceptable, but it take a long time if at all for it

to

> > sink in with Harry. Some of the things he comes out with in

shops

> > etc, i think to myself if ever it was a good time to disappear

its

> > now!!! but the sad thing is he cant see anything wrong with

it??!!

> > I feel very sad for Harry that he has no real friends at all,

> where

> > we live. His one friend who is also on the spectrum lives

> > in a differentncounty to us. I find a lot of the kids here,

bully

> > and tease him, to get a reaction, and some are very unkind,

and

> call

> > him weird and generally do their level best to provoke him.

Harry

> in

> > turn gets angry, and what happens? all hell breaks loose, and

who

> > gets the blame from the other parents..Harry. We now have to

think

> > very hard about letting him outside with his brothers,

socially he

> > finds it very difficult to interact, so he spends most of time

on

> > the computer, hence me only being able to get on late at

night !!!

> > Well thats enough of me and my ramblings,

> > Take care all......

> > una

>

>

>

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Enuresis Treatment Center

We had the same problem with our Asperger son during Kindergarten. His pediatrician did not want him to go on any meds for this, but suggested a reward and punishment system. This was absolutely ridiculous to punish a child who is doing something that is completely out of their control.

I heard an advertisement for the Enuresis Treatment Center on the radio and made an appointment. After signing up our son was completely dry within a few weeks. you might want to check out their web site and I can answer more specific questions if you need more info. Good luck!

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Bed Wetting Meds- Desmopressin

Una,Our 5 year old son was just diagnosed with Aspergers and one of our biggest problems has been the potty training and the bed wetting. The doctor prescribed Desmopressin for this. This might be of some help.Of interest, the same doctor also suggested we research Risperdal and Abilify before meeting him again. Strattera worked only when we could get him (my son, not the doctor!) to take it, it tasted awful. So, I'm interested if anyone has more to say about either of these meds.a.k.a. Nicky's Mom> Hi everyone,> my name is Una and i live in the uk. I have a 13 yr old son Harry > who has ASD.> I have read many of your postings over the last few months, but > unfortunately have had liitle time to reply. I have 3 sons all of > whom have special needs problems. So its great fun here!!!> Harry was diagnosed with Autism just before he was 12?? although my > partner and i had known for many years, that there were big > problems, we had to fight "tooth and nail" to obtain a diagnosis and > to get help for Harry. Harry was out of school for 18 months.> He was generaly looked upon as being severely aggressive, disruptive,> non-compliant, odd, anti-social etc. I often wonder if Harry had > been given, the correct schooling help etc would he be any further > ahead in his life and able to manage better than he does now? We > will never know the answer to that.> He is an extrememly large child for his age, and very strong, as i > have found out!! he now attends an autistic unit in a special needs > school, but only for 3 mornings a week, as he cant handle any longer > than that. He is very, very phobic about germs, anyone else have > this problem, wears socks or gloves on his hands, patrols the > bathroom door, when people go to the loo, to make sure they have > washed their hands, which annoys the hell out of his brothers.. can > still be very agressive, obsesses to the point were sometimes i > think im going mad!!!> He has recently been put on some meds, Risperdal and i think the > other citroplan or something like that, cant remember how to spell > it!! these seem to have taken the edge off some of the behaviours, > and he also has a one to one in school. he still wets the bed every > night at 13, which is a worry, i dont know whats going to happen > about that, or iff eventually he will just stop.We have tried > buzzers and medication but nothing worked.> We are now finding of course that we are having the normal teenage > problems along with autism, and its a bit of a nightmare to say the > least,there is a great deal of inappropriate behaviour going on, and > i have to keep reminding Harry every day about things that are not > socially acceptable, but it take a long time if at all for it to > sink in with Harry. Some of the things he comes out with in shops > etc, i think to myself if ever it was a good time to disappear its > now!!! but the sad thing is he cant see anything wrong with it??!!> I feel very sad for Harry that he has no real friends at all, where > we live. His one friend who is also on the spectrum lives> in a differentncounty to us. I find a lot of the kids here, bully > and tease him, to get a reaction, and some are very unkind, and call > him weird and generally do their level best to provoke him. Harry in > turn gets angry, and what happens? all hell breaks loose, and who > gets the blame from the other parents..Harry. We now have to think > very hard about letting him outside with his brothers, socially he > finds it very difficult to interact, so he spends most of time on > the computer, hence me only being able to get on late at night !!!> Well thats enough of me and my ramblings, > Take care all......> una