My 12-year-old is dangerously aggressive and the meds that worked for years no longer work now that he's hit puberty. Our team is talking about admitting him to an in-patient program for 30 days to safely work him off of the medications he is taking and then add in new medications that might work better for him. Have any of you ever hospitalized your child for a med wash? What was your experience? Would you recommend it? I'm worried that the hospital experience will traumatize him, but I'm also… read more
I know this may sound like a dumb question but when the med wash happens at the hospital/ or treatment center, would / is the parent allowed to stay with their child ? This has been brought up to us… read more
My wife wants have Nerotherapy sessions for my son who is 7 to help him with communication behavior ect. It is not covered by insurance. I think medication would be better. Has anyone used Nerotherapy before and if so how was your experience with it? Thank You
Don’t do it if you child has any signs of disassociation
My 22 year old non verbal autistic son struggles to go to sleep every night even though he takes medication, him not sleeping stresses me out because he needs sleep, and I also have to tap his chest every night because he can’t sleep by himself and he always needs someone with him, I am with him all night and I can’t get sleep myself until he can get his sleep, I hope I can find a solution to this problem please give suggestions, Thank you!
My son is 12. but he has the same issues. So on days when melatonin (we choose not to take prescribed medication) doesn't work ... we will go out, take a walk and stretch, and do what most adults do… read more
So I'm taking Levi to have his blood drawn tomorrow for genetic testing, and I'm dreading it. Any tips? I don't want to traumatize him having to hold him down :(
He had the genetic testing testing as well he was negative and he was also tested for OCD that's tested by blood which was negative
I see other kids want a drivers license, hunting license, buying things related to their hobbies etc and taking steps to do it. Mine says she wants to drive but won't open the book, wants her HS diploma but won't do the work etc. I am very goal oriented so this is very hard to wrap my mind around.
I think a lot of times people with autism do better at reaching large goals if they are broken down into smaller more manageable goals. At least that's what I have been told in therapy.
Yes, yes, yes. This is specific to each child, but what needs to be removed are the foods your kid is addicted to. I highly recommend looking at the GAPS diet, it is a lot of work, but it aims at… read more
Has anyone worked with/heard of Dr. Goldberg? He is a doctor out in Cali who works with kids with autism and claims autism isnt real but in fact these children are being misdiagnosed and have a virus of the brain. My niece goes to him once a year, takes her blood and does a full CBC to see any elevations in her blood work, he put her on Celexa and Valtrex and my niece has gained so much weight!!! Apparently with her being skinny a yr ago she was apparently "sick" and now she is considered at a… read more
How is your niece doing now? We are considering seeing this dr. Thnx
Medication
I wanted to add that even celebrities like Dan Aykroyd (whose interest in ghosts and police led to helping to write Ghostbusters and Coneheads), and Daryl Hannah (Splash, Blade Runner, Steel… read more
As a parent who will soon have a working young adult child starting soon and I don't want him to lose his SSI if any of you parents or anyone who understands that my question is for example like do you work two days or just the weekend from what-to-what hours. I definitely continue with his therapy.
Hello, you really have a lot going on. I never heard of special needs trust. I have a trust fund to leave with my son but my daughter be over it so the SSI can’t mess with his check. Yes those tea cup… read more
My daughter has always hit her head with both hands in every sinario (even when she first wakes up) but recently it's been getting very hard and I just don't know what to do about it, it's so hard to try distract her and try to find any triggers is seeming to be impossible, any advise would be greatly appreciated, especially since the woman who normally works with my child is off on holiday 😬
If redirecting her doesn’t work & if there is no other physical pain she is experiencing than I would seriously consider seeing a doctor who can get her a special helmet to protect her from self… read more