Re: Re: Risperdal and Adderall

[Guest guest]

Hi Ide,

takes a s**tload of medication. I'm sorry in the sense that

I'm sorry that he has conditions that require medications, but I

don't feel guilty that he takes them! He's grateful for them. The

Adderall helps him focus, which is important in college, and the

antidepressants help him feel less depressed. You'll figure out

before too long whether Risperdal is the right medicine for him. Good

luck with everything,

Liz

On Feb 12, 2007, at 2:45 PM, haackia wrote:

> My son is almost 9 and we started Risperdal. I think it helped him

> but he was waking up almost 2 hours earlier than usual and think he

> was kind of sensitive. We are going to the dr. tomorrow to talk

> about our experience.

>

> We are new at this medication thing. I have concerns and guilt

> driving me crazy most of the time.

>

> Ide

[Guest guest]

I know of a boy who gained alot of weight on risperdal.

Re: ( ) Re: Risperdal and Adderall

Hi Ide,

takes a s**tload of medication. I'm sorry in the sense that

I'm sorry that he has conditions that require medications, but I

don't feel guilty that he takes them! He's grateful for them. The

Adderall helps him focus, which is important in college, and the

antidepressants help him feel less depressed. You'll figure out

before too long whether Risperdal is the right medicine for him. Good

luck with everything,

Liz

On Feb 12, 2007, at 2:45 PM, haackia wrote:

> My son is almost 9 and we started Risperdal. I think it helped him

> but he was waking up almost 2 hours earlier than usual and think he

> was kind of sensitive. We are going to the dr. tomorrow to talk

> about our experience.

>

> We are new at this medication thing. I have concerns and guilt

> driving me crazy most of the time.

>

> Ide

[Guest guest]

Sorry I don't have any advise but I just want to say it's really nice to see a

teacher wanting to learn more! So many teachers ignore Aspergers. Thanks for

being here, you will see many posts about trouble with the schools.

Sheryl <getoffyourhighhorse@...> wrote: I am new to this group

and although I'm not a parent, I'm an elementary teacher with a

student who has been diagnosed with Aspergers in addition to PDD, ODD, OCD,

ADHD, mood

disorder and anxiety disorder. He was taking risperdal, adderall, and lexapro

but has just

been switched to tenex and seroquel while continuing lexapro. I am interested in

anything

you parents can tell me to help me enable this boy to be able to function in my

room. Thanks

for your help!

[Guest guest]

Kudos to you for going the extra step to help your student!

I'm sure you will learn alot from this group...I have :-)

- C.

Mom to Cassie 15 PCOS, Austin 13 ADHD and a 3 HFA/AS & SPD/SID

( ) Re: Risperdal and Adderall

I am new to this group and although I'm not a parent, I'm an elementary

teacher with a

student who has been diagnosed with Aspergers in addition to PDD, ODD, OCD,

ADHD, mood

disorder and anxiety disorder. He was taking risperdal, adderall, and lexapro

but has just

been switched to tenex and seroquel while continuing lexapro. I am interested

in anything

you parents can tell me to help me enable this boy to be able to function in

my room. Thanks

for your help!

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheryl, I am happy to see a teacher who is really trying to help her student.

Bravo. I cannot help with all those medicines except the ADHD meds. I KNOW for a

fact if he is ADHD, the meds he takes will be able to help him focus.

Alot of Autism spectrum disorders are misdiagnosed as ADHD because now the

doctors assume ADHD first. If you tell us some of the behaviors or things you

are experiencing, maybe some moms can tell you what their school district did.

My daughter is high functioning and was a pullout for math, speech and Language

and OT all through school. I imagine this boy has an IEP. Please let us know

what we can help you with.

Thanks,

Carolyn

( ) Re: Risperdal and Adderall

I am new to this group and although I'm not a parent, I'm an elementary teacher

with a

student who has been diagnosed with Aspergers in addition to PDD, ODD, OCD,

ADHD, mood

disorder and anxiety disorder. He was taking risperdal, adderall, and lexapro

but has just

been switched to tenex and seroquel while continuing lexapro. I am interested in

anything

you parents can tell me to help me enable this boy to be able to function in my

room. Thanks

for your help!

[Guest guest]

Hi Ide,

I have a 13yr old son one of his medications is

risperdal. One of the other medications is luvox. My

son has been doing ok, he has had a growth spurt. My

son is now 5FT 9in and 195lbs. Not terribly overweight

for his height. Currently he takes one .25mg resperdal

tablet in the morning and one at night. Every kid is

diffrent though.

Bob in northern California

--- Tanna <tr@...> wrote:

> I know of a boy who gained alot of weight on

> risperdal.

>

>

> Re: ( ) Re: Risperdal and

> Adderall

>

>

> Hi Ide,

> takes a s**tload of medication. I'm sorry

> in the sense that

> I'm sorry that he has conditions that require

> medications, but I

> don't feel guilty that he takes them! He's

> grateful for them. The

> Adderall helps him focus, which is important in

> college, and the

> antidepressants help him feel less depressed.

> You'll figure out

> before too long whether Risperdal is the right

> medicine for him. Good

> luck with everything,

>

> Liz

>

> On Feb 12, 2007, at 2:45 PM, haackia wrote:

>

> > My son is almost 9 and we started Risperdal. I

> think it helped him

> > but he was waking up almost 2 hours earlier than

> usual and think he

> > was kind of sensitive. We are going to the dr.

> tomorrow to talk

> > about our experience.

> >

> > We are new at this medication thing. I have

> concerns and guilt

> > driving me crazy most of the time.

> >

> > Ide

>

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> removed]

>

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi, I can tell you a few things that you may want to single in on. One is

sensory issues. Aspergers kids have issues with noises.....(for example: my son

when in elementary school could not stay focused on his work because he was

sitting next to a heater pipe. He could hear the water running through it was a

distraction) Kids rustling their papers, just small everyday noises that you or

I wouldnt notice, these kids do. was given a set of headphones with the

cord cut off, and he wore these during silent work. It really helped alot. He

also had something called a " wiggle seat " . It is a cushion that he sat on that

has raised bumps that apply pressure to areas that help calm our kids. As he

moved on the seat, it had sensory input for him. You would want to talk to your

districts Occupational thrapist about this if you think it would help.

Visual cues also help aspergers kids, and silent subtle hints to keep him on

track.

I agree that it would be more helpful to know exactly where your concerns lie,

so we can give better input. I think it is wonderful that a teacher is seeking

out help to better understand her student. That is not a commen practice, and my

hat goes off to you :-) n

Carolyn K <navymomcarolyn@...> wrote:

Hi Sheryl, I am happy to see a teacher who is really trying to help her

student. Bravo. I cannot help with all those medicines except the ADHD meds. I

KNOW for a fact if he is ADHD, the meds he takes will be able to help him focus.

Alot of Autism spectrum disorders are misdiagnosed as ADHD because now the

doctors assume ADHD first. If you tell us some of the behaviors or things you

are experiencing, maybe some moms can tell you what their school district did.

My daughter is high functioning and was a pullout for math, speech and Language

and OT all through school. I imagine this boy has an IEP. Please let us know

what we can help you with.

Thanks,

Carolyn

( ) Re: Risperdal and Adderall

I am new to this group and although I'm not a parent, I'm an elementary teacher

with a

student who has been diagnosed with Aspergers in addition to PDD, ODD, OCD,

ADHD, mood

disorder and anxiety disorder. He was taking risperdal, adderall, and lexapro

but has just

been switched to tenex and seroquel while continuing lexapro. I am interested in

anything

you parents can tell me to help me enable this boy to be able to function in my

room. Thanks

for your help!

[Guest guest]

My son uses one of those wiggle seats too. Quite a few kids in the class has

them, the teacher actually provided them. They help! I don't have AS but I can

tell you, it would have helped me when I was in school to have a cushion like

that!

n <daycare66@...> wrote: Hi, I can tell you a few things

that you may want to single in on. One is sensory issues. Aspergers kids have

issues with noises.....(for example: my son when in elementary school could not

stay focused on his work because he was sitting next to a heater pipe. He could

hear the water running through it was a distraction) Kids rustling their papers,

just small everyday noises that you or I wouldnt notice, these kids do. was

given a set of headphones with the cord cut off, and he wore these during silent

work. It really helped alot. He also had something called a " wiggle seat " . It is

a cushion that he sat on that has raised bumps that apply pressure to areas that

help calm our kids. As he moved on the seat, it had sensory input for him. You

would want to talk to your districts Occupational thrapist about this if you

think it would help.

Visual cues also help aspergers kids, and silent subtle hints to keep him on

track.

I agree that it would be more helpful to know exactly where your concerns lie,

so we can give better input. I think it is wonderful that a teacher is seeking

out help to better understand her student. That is not a commen practice, and my

hat goes off to you :-) n

Carolyn K <navymomcarolyn@...> wrote:

Hi Sheryl, I am happy to see a teacher who is really trying to help her student.

Bravo. I cannot help with all those medicines except the ADHD meds. I KNOW for a

fact if he is ADHD, the meds he takes will be able to help him focus.

Alot of Autism spectrum disorders are misdiagnosed as ADHD because now the

doctors assume ADHD first. If you tell us some of the behaviors or things you

are experiencing, maybe some moms can tell you what their school district did.

My daughter is high functioning and was a pullout for math, speech and Language

and OT all through school. I imagine this boy has an IEP. Please let us know

what we can help you with.

Thanks,

Carolyn

( ) Re: Risperdal and Adderall

I am new to this group and although I'm not a parent, I'm an elementary teacher

with a

student who has been diagnosed with Aspergers in addition to PDD, ODD, OCD,

ADHD, mood

disorder and anxiety disorder. He was taking risperdal, adderall, and lexapro

but has just

been switched to tenex and seroquel while continuing lexapro. I am interested in

anything

you parents can tell me to help me enable this boy to be able to function in my

room. Thanks

for your help!