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BJ,

Thank you for sharing this and to me it makes sense. We don't have a therapist

as yet and I will see about obtaining one through our insurance. We are trying

Abilify right now to see if it offers some help. I have bought some books and

found this group to help me make some sense of it all so I can help him.

I have found what you mentioned, that once those thoughts get going they tend to

snowball. I have been working with him to try and redirect those thoughts to do

something else. It's just hard being a mom with a kid who wants to hurt others,

me included.

Carolyn

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> > > > Hi Everyone,

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> > > > My name is Carolyn and I have a nine y/o son . He is on the autism

spectrum as well as having issues with SID, tics, ADHD, anxiety and now OCD. He

has always had issues with obsessions but now they have become scary. A little

over a month ago while away from home he was really agitated and said to me the

first time that he felt like killing me and was really scared. About 2 weeks

later we ended having to take him to the ER as he was having thoughts of killing

himself.

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> > > > He also has become focused on my breasts and those of other women or

pictures he sees. We had a big issue with a younger neighbor boy touching

inappropritately and showing some sexy woman's magazine where they circled

women's breasts. Because of this my son has become sexually aware. Soooo not

ready for this!!! I also have heard comments about peoples butts, eating poop

and hurting our cat.

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> > > > He was taking Zoloft and Risperdol for several years and now has been

removed from the Zoloft and we are weaning him from Ris and slowly changing it

to Abilify. I have noticed a decrease in the comments from him but not sure if

this is just because he isn't sharing them all the time like he was or because

the meds are helping.

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> > > > Since I am a SAHM and with him a lot and most of his comments involve

me. I also am the person who he confides to about his thoughts. As I told my DH,

I feel like the priest in the confessional. I can't begin to know how many

nights I have not slept well because of all his thoughts in my head. Nobody

wants to hear their kid want to kill someone or want to be in jail.

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> > > > I have purchased several books on Amazon about OCD and the Book when

your brain gets stuck. He likes reading that one.

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> > > > Just wanted to say hi, and see if anyone else out there has a kid who

has similar thoughts and how you deal with everything. Also, my BIL is out on

disability from OCD and my DH has been treated for it.

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> > > > Carolyn

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