Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 My son is aspergers has been taking clonidine not for tempers but for sleep as he was up til 4:00 am and slept til 6:00 am........everynight......and no naps during the day..........if he runs out of clonidine he is still up til 4 and back up at 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 My 5yrold is on it for sleep. Without it he would be up all night--and I mean ALL night. MISSY SAHM to some special kids!!! Excuse Me While I Go Raise Tomorrow's Future. use of Clonidine > Hello, > Does anyone's child take Clonidine? My son was px this > drug by his doctor. Its sounds a little intense. I would like to > keep him drug free if I can. is only four. He is Aspergers. > This drug is supose to help with the tempers. Please need advice > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Hi , You really need to try and work out what is causing to get into these tempers. Perhaps he is struggling to communicate? Even those who seem very competent verbally have real trouble with receptive language (they wouldn't be dx'd autistic otherwise!). I know that using PECS (picture exchange communication system) can be helpful, or any method of communicating visually. Some people make a daily picture timetable board, using velcro, so that their child can see what should happen next - but using the velcro means it can be changed easily, and extra things inserted if necessary. When each activity is over, the picture is removed. Try using social stories too, to explain things to him. They benefit greatly from having a lot of structure around them, but it is not always possible to achieve the amount they require! Another suggestion is to find a safe way for him to let his anger out - maybe a punch bag. One person I know keeps newspapers for her son to rip up. in England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 My 7 1/2 year old is on Clonidine for anxiety and behavioral issues. He was taking 1/2 pill for awhile, but I upped it to a whole pill as of lately cause he's just gotten out of control at times. Mostly on the weekends and I try to wait until close to bedtime to give it to him cause his knocks his butt out cold! Carissa April is National Autism Awareness Month. Find out how you can help raise autism awareness! http://www.autism-society.org/ > >Reply-To: autism-aspergers >To: autism-aspergers >Subject: use of Clonidine >Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 00:21:01 -0000 > >Hello, > Does anyone's child take Clonidine? My son was px this >drug by his doctor. Its sounds a little intense. I would like to >keep him drug free if I can. is only four. He is Aspergers. >This drug is supose to help with the tempers. Please need advice > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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