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My Daughter Doesn't Want To Be In Any Room By Herself And I Struggle With How To Handle This.
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Even when we are in our own home my daughter refuses to be by herself. If her sister is with her in the main part of the house (living room, dining room, and kitchen are all open to each other) I can be in another room and she is ok. She will not go in any of the bedrooms or bathrooms without me which means anytime she needs something from those rooms or has to go potty she wants me to go with her. It gets draining and I just don't know how to help her get past this. Anyone else have a similar… read more

posted September 29, 2015
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My 9 yo son with ASD has separation anxiety issues. He was screaming up to 90 minutes a day at school when a teacher or para left the room. Also screaming with separation anxiety at home and broke his foot with thrashing. Switching from Prozac to Buspar 5mg BID helped. Also addition of natural supplement inositol 6 grams twice daily helped further. He is doing much better with only minor issues now.

posted October 1, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you, I think I have inisitol already so I'll have to read more about it for her.

posted October 1, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

She definitely has anxiety I just don't know how to help her through it :/

posted September 30, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

Has she been evaluated for anxiety?

posted September 30, 2015

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