Re: Tranquilizers?

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I did a synonomous search on MS Word and stubborn meant *perservering*.

Perserverence is a correct term to use with autism and some other neurological

disorders. Stubborn is also synonomous with the following terms (according to my

daugter's lin Electronic Speller/Merriam-Webster Dictionary): firm;

determined; done or continued in a willful, unreasonable, or persistent manner;

not easily controlled or remedied.

That pretty much sums it up and all of it applies. He *is* stubborn and he gets

it honest. =) All of my kids are stubborn, BUT it does seem that due to his

overexpression of the genes that his is way overboard to being STUBBORN

(magnified). He rarely responds to reasoning and sometimes responds to bribing,

if that is what it takes to get moving.

Stubborn is the perfect word in this circumstance.

he does have sensory issues, but sensory issues are not causing or related to

his stubbornness. This is way different. He just has all of our traits MAGNIFIED

by 100. (That is gene overexpression.)

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> > > > > > > My family and I are experiencing something similar with ph

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> > > also has MDS). I understand the frustration and wish for tranquilizers.

> > > ph started banging on things, throwing things, and breaking things

> when

> > > he was 3, but it got much worse when he turned 12 last September and

> started

> > > puberty. ph also hits people when he gets frustrated. We've used

> Yerba

> > > Mate tea, Happy Camper herbal blend capsules, and coffee to calm him

> down.

> > > All have worked to some degree. We don't use them very often. Only when

> he's

> > > really out of control. We also took him to a developmental psychologist,

> who

> > > finally diagnosed ph with autism and gave us the titles of some

> books to

> > > read and a DVD to watch. They've given us some good advice for our other

> > > kids, but very little to help us with ph. The doctor told us that

> > > hitting Mom or younger siblings was not to be tolerated and that ph

> was

> > > to be locked in his room for 30 minutes when he hit someone. ph's

> > > hitting episodes have decreased dramatically since we've implemented

> putting

> > > him in his room for 30 minutes after hitting someone. As far as the

> throwing

> > > things, destroying things and other such behavior goes, we've haven't

> come

> > > up with a solution to stop it. We've tried the 30 minutes in his room

> for

> > > that, too, but it hasn't worked. We are going to discuss medication with

> > > ph's doctor when we see him next time. I wish I could be of more

> help to

> > > you, but all I can do is sympathize.

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> > > > > > > Dena

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