Is your aspie child medicated?

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I have always felt medication should be the last resort. That said, my son's behaviour was so horrific a year ago, that finding the right medication was a God-send.
My son is 9. He takes 20 mg ritalin 3 times a day, which helps his impulsiveness; and apydan, for epilepsy, which as a "side affect" also affects his mood and impulsiveness.
He was given zyprexa (he was supposed to convert to risperdal), and is was an absolute disaster.

Focalin XR& Tenex (for the stims)
Focalin XR has been wonderful for my son. it has helped him
alot in school.

My 9 y/o AS DD was prescribed Zoloft 25 mg today. She's very high-strung, has a lot of anxiety and insomnia too. I'm also on Zoloft- 100mg and it has done wonders for my insomnia, anxiety, and sensory problems. It's like it took me down a notch, makes me not be quite so high-strung. We're hoping it has the same effect on DD.

13 yo son was on Ritalin, but I didn't like the side effects he was having. I am uncomfortable at this time trying more drugs, we have been looking into other avenues. Right now we are trying a combination of liquid vitamins, those seem to take the edge off of the ADHD comorbid disorder.

No meds. My son actually has the opposite problem because he was always super sedentary, so he could probably do well with a daily caffeine boost when he grows up. But actually his energy has gone up a bit lately, so I think he's okay.

My son is 11 and doesn't take medication. He does take melatonin nightly to help him fall asleep

On and off. He is 17 and recently went back on generic Adderall at his own request after 2 years off meds. He took Ritalin in grade 2, switched to Adderall in grade 3, was on it in various dosages through grade 9 and recently went back on. We are mixed about how it has helped him and it is not given for autism/Aspie, but for the ADD/inattentive type he seems to also have. He reports that this time around it is helping him and his school psych reports that he was actually able to maintain attention for the full session this past week. We are thinking of adding a lunch time dose because he now reports feeling distracted again in the PM. We see his neuro tomorrow about it.

I don't know that I would medicate for just AS, I medicate for the co-morbid condition.

Good point - I forgot to say my son also has an ADHD diagnosis.

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My daughter 9 is HFA and she is on concerta and prozac. She seems to be much more focused when she is on her medication and the prozac is for anxiety. I didn't want to depend on medication for her but it has helped her quite a bit.

Hi and welcome!

well i'm not a parent, but i'm an adult with aspergers and co-existing conditions, i havent took any medicine at all, and probably never will. As I have seen family members overdosing on those kind of drugs and i sure in the hell do not want that to happen to me. So i'll stay with alternative (no drugs) methods that i found...

My (our) midst son got on first 18mg Concerta which then very soon was raised to 36mg Concerta. Me and my ex didn't what to do then... The house got so calm I thought somebody had murdered him. Of course the usual lack of appetite and so on, but we where very experienced already due to his severe allergies to some food.

My (our) youngest, started on 18mg Concerta, nothing happened. Absolutely NADA!. So we did something nasty (Concerta is very heavy regulated in Sweden) and gave him a 36mg, and I've never seen him so calm. And still being himself!

When we tries this, it's always my fault so I have to take the flipperball when it wears out. Don't get me wrong here, it's just that when you have two flipperballs that suddenly can act as "normal" persons and you've lived with them for so many years, it's easy to call them flipperballs. Even Kindergarten called them flipperballs. And in school they have special teacherresources.

Also, the medication is only for the ADHD part. NOT Asperger.

I dont think anybody needs meds. Just a hint of understanding.

My friend Jayson had ADHD and growing up he took Ritalin. Got addicted.

My AS cousin Stephen takes ritalin.

My parents took me off Ritilan after a month of using it.

Jaysen is druggy doing time in jail for drug dealing, Stephen is a sick narcissist, and I fly 30 million dollar jets for the Department of Defense...

Which outcome do you want for your child???

I strongly disagree with this. When a person is medicated appropriately, their ability to function can be dramatically improved.

As an example: when I suffered from undiagnosed post-partum depression, I was angry at my kids all the time, changed my job, cut 21 inches off of my hair, and always felt like something was horribly wrong.

I was eventually diagnosed and started a low dose of Zoloft, and suddenly the world made sense again. I was able to see that my life was OK, and to be kind to my adorable kids.

I agree that inappropriately medicating any person is detrimental, but some people will need medications until the day they die in order to function. There is nothing wrong with that.

Amen!

We don't give our kids drugs for fun!

Well said. We don't use medication ourselves, but my wife and I understand the importance of it in the lives of Autistic families.