Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Hi , My son is on Risperdol for anxiety and it seems to work well. You do have to get a Dr. to prescribe it. I have found out in the 3 years that I have been getting Drs evaluations that every Dr. says something different. I would go to another Dr. for a DX until you find one that tells you the right thing. Until just recently they all thought that my son was ADHD and he isn't. The symptoms of AS seem like ADHD but it is quite different. Good Luck, Sally Re: Question????? Hi Dawn,It does sound similar to ASD to me also but I am not a dr! All I can add is that Toby also finds it very hard to get his feelings acros and can get quite agressive about little thigs. He will also seem to start fights with his sister but then gets totally devistated if she reacts, almost as though he doesn't realize what he has done. He doesn't understand the consequencies of things.Sherryxx> Jabari our 8 yr old has alot of anger issues and very unsure of himself. He was diagnosed with ODD about 2 months ago. I look at him and he has certain characteristics as ADHD / AS and ADHD / AS tendencies by my observation not the Dr.'s. He gets frustrated very easy. At times I don't think he really knows why he is angry. When his schedule is interupted he starts his meltdowns. If this happens at school by the time he gets home he is like a time bomb. At times I am afraid to ask him how was your day. If I let him know a day in advance he is fine. But if I spring it on him he loses it. There has been many times that he has gone to bed early because when he gets in his "mood" nothing can calm him. Most of the time he sleeps it off. I have been bringing him into my bed after Marvin leaves for work and cuddle with him till it is time for him to get up. That has helped him get his day off to a good start. He is very self concious of how he looks and if he feels threatened he will joke about it. He has gotten to the point of acting the tough guy with Geoffrey (12 yrs old) and picks fights as well as starts them then he will lie about it. He gets devastated very easy too. If he realizes what he had done he is completely overwhelmed and ends up crying himself to sleep. I can see that he has a caring heart and he loves us all. It is almost as if he can't get his feelings out the way he wants to. He tends to want to give up if he can't figure it out himself. And he does not want to ask for help either. Does this sound like AS. The Dr. told us there might be some Bi Polar. He had labs done and everything looked normal. That is why I started thinking AS because with & all of the tests that were done on them came back normal. had and EKG, EEG, MRI, CBC and Urinalysis and all was normal. Jabari Has had CBC and Urinalysis (and yes it was normal). Does Bi Polar show on labs? He does not say that he hears voices or that he has thoughts of hurting himself or others. But he has hurt his brothers physically. He throws tantrums when he does not get his way. For this we do not give in. I have been consistent since he was 2 1/2 years old. People called it the terrible two's. Well it never left. I would really appreciate anyone's advice on this. Thanks for listening.> > Dawn Mom of 4..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Hi , It is not normal in the UK for children to be given medication, other than for ADHD, although there are some available for severe anxiety and OCD issues. Go and see your GP and see what he says, or if you have a consultant paediatrician ask them. However, some social anxiety and becoming stressed by unexpected changes is quite normal in ASD. Have you ever tried social stories with your daughter? These are ways of explaining in advance what is likely to happen and how she should react - for instance if the train is late, how you behave on the train, and so on. Carol Gray has written 2 or 3 books giving ideas of how to write social stories - either see if your local autism support group has copies you could borrow or look at the NAS website to buy. As Sherry says, take plenty of things to do, which you know your daughter will enjoy. Try to space out giving them to her, so that at regular intervals she gets something new and interesting. Does she like games? You can get all sorts of travel versions suitable for using on a train (we took travel Monopoly on the 9 hour flight to Florida when my son was 8, but only use that if you can manage the minute pieces!). Also make sure you have a good supply of all the food she likes to eat, as typically they have lots of taste sensitivities and you can't count on them being able to eat food purchased at outlets. in southern England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 hi all thanks for your ideas im reading ( or making up ) social stories all about trains and behavior in train stations and what will happen when we get there ect. iam packing various toys and books and gallons of juice and any food she might eat (she only eats turkey dinosours and smiley faces) and i am hoping that the train will not be too crowded as she cant handle strangers and will loudly tell everyone that she dosent like them thanks again and wish me luck Re: Re: Question????? Hi ,It is not normal in the UK for children to be given medication, other thanfor ADHD, although there are some available for severe anxiety and OCDissues. Go and see your GP and see what he says, or if you have a consultantpaediatrician ask them.However, some social anxiety and becoming stressed by unexpected changes isquite normal in ASD. Have you ever tried social stories with your daughter?These are ways of explaining in advance what is likely to happen and how sheshould react - for instance if the train is late, how you behave on thetrain, and so on. Carol Gray has written 2 or 3 books giving ideas of how towrite social stories - either see if your local autism support group hascopies you could borrow or look at the NAS website to buy.As Sherry says, take plenty of things to do, which you know your daughterwill enjoy. Try to space out giving them to her, so that at regularintervals she gets something new and interesting. Does she like games? Youcan get all sorts of travel versions suitable for using on a train (we tooktravel Monopoly on the 9 hour flight to Florida when my son was 8, but onlyuse that if you can manage the minute pieces!). Also make sure you have agood supply of all the food she likes to eat, as typically they have lots oftaste sensitivities and you can't count on them being able to eat foodpurchased at outlets. in southern England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Has anyone else been getting double messages from the group. Just started today. With each email I get from the group a second email exactly same. Just wondering????? Dawn .....Mom of 4 dstar39@... Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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