SchaferAutismReport: Are Autistic Kids In The Care System Being Over Medicated?

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Hundreds of Local Autism EventsTREATMENTAre Autistic Kids In The Care System Being Over Medicated? is.gd/32wUA Who should we as a society be watching out for more than kids with disabilities who are in foster care? They are kids. They are disabled. They don’t have their parents to advocate for them. They are our responsibility once they enter into the foster care system. What if they are being over medicated? One subject that comes up a lot in the online autism community is the use of psychotropic medication on autistics. Note that the following is my opinion and not from the paper: medications, including psychtropic medications, have their place and can be beneficial, but great care and monitoring must be taken to insure that they are appropriately used. Psychotropic medications should not be used as chemical restraints. That is why I was very interested when I saw that this paper was going to be published in Pediatrics:

State Variation in Psychotropic Medication Use by Care Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder is.gd/32xCh . The paper has been out for a while but I couldn’t blog it right away. I wanted to take the time to do this paper justice. In the end, I don’t know if I have as I’m trying to find a good “voice†for this post. I For rest of today's SAR click here:www.sarnet.org/frm/forsar.htm

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