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 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: 15 yr old stepson with NVLD emailed bomb threat

djavabean
Posted: 08 Mar 2012, 7:39 pm 

Replies: 59
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This is over the top in my opinion. We are in a similar situation with my son, and I know he would not have carried out the threat he made. I don't understand why some schools make such a hard stance on mere words somebody says, but disregard the environment that creates such chaos for autistic/aspe...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Medications for Aspergers kids?

djavabean
Posted: 04 Feb 2012, 3:39 pm 

Replies: 11
Views: 1,921
My son was not having fits of rage at a young age. He got angry, but he never hit me. When he turned 12, everything changed. Thinking back, I think that hormonal changes also added stress. My question for everyone, is what do you when you get a later diagnosis, in our case at 14. What therapies work...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Violence against autistic teen

djavabean
Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 8:33 pm 

Replies: 45
Views: 4,919
However, I can easily see where an autistic child (or, really, any child) who has been tazered in the past might react violently as a result. One wonders how much of this situation this boy was able to understand; I could easily see where he might have believed he was protecting himself. Having AS ...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Medication Side Effects

djavabean
Posted: 02 Feb 2012, 4:27 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,761
Thanks for the responses. Since my son has this semester off of school, he is in the tenth grade, we get an opportunity to safely reduce his meds to see if this is what is making him off. I was looking up the term akasthia (sp?). My son was able to describe what has been going on inside him. He was ...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Medication Side Effects

djavabean
Posted: 01 Feb 2012, 4:11 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,761
Thank you. This makes a lot of sense to me. He takes all meds at night. We are going to slowly reduce the Abilify and see what happens. Your reply is very helpful.

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Medication Side Effects

djavabean
 Post subject: Medication Side Effects
Posted: 01 Feb 2012, 12:28 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,761
Hi Everyone, I have been a llurker and an occasional poster to WP. This has been a very informative forum Do anyone of you have any experience with Abilify to help counteract ruminations particularly relating to self harming behaviors? My son was put on Abilify Zoloft and Trazodone in the summer of ...
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