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My 7 year old transition verbal (he is saying words but struggles to find the right words at the correct time) son has severe behaviors. I am concerned because when he gets frustrated he head bangs. Recently he head butted the director at his school. When he gets upset he goes 0-10. I have tried to avoid meds by trying the natural route. Unfortunately, he is getting older and bigger. I am currently trying bioray calm. We have Ben using it for about 3 days.I’m not sure if it is working yet. I am… read more
@A MyAutismTeam Member Abilify does WONDERS for my anxiety!
I know resperidone, but need to know others
@A MyAutismTeam Member, the NAC seems to compliment his other medications. I've purchased NAC from Life Extensions several times.
My son is 11 years old and has been on Abilify for 5 years. He was prescribed this med to help reduce tantrums at school relating to feeling overwhelmed by schoolwork. Initially, we believed the medication helped, but it has led to significant weight gain. Now that he is 11 years old and in a special school that is more nurturing, I am not sure he needs Abilify and I am eager to get him off it given the side effects. We have tapered him from 7.5mg, to 5mg with no problem. However, about a… read more
I’m having the same exact issue, my 19 year old has now twice been taken off and this time not put back on.. he became manic he became mannequin, having a hard time to control him, his behavior… read more
I need to here from parents that have tried Abilify with there child's mood and /or aggression. My son is 17 and will be starting it on Monday. What are common side effects? How fast does it start to work?
My 11 year old son takes buspirone and guanfacine. His doctor said he may need Abilify in the future though.
Abilify really helped my son with this issue
My son has been having some bad habits. Hitting throwing things yelling ect. We may be putting him on meds. Other parents I spoke with said it made a difference for the better when they did this. What are your thoughts? Hope you all have a blessed day.
My son is 7 and autistic he takes Depakote at night, does anyone know about this medication? It seems like it gives him restless leg syndrome, he is mostly non-verbal.
So I'm not sure how to word this one but here goes nothing! I've approached multiple doctors for my 13 year old daughter who has asd and she says she hears voices that tell her to do bad things. I've had numerous doctors tell me this is normal for girls with asd, has anyone else experienced this???
Someone already suggested signing. Sometimes when my son gets overwhelmed and frustrated, we will do some simple signing and he seems to respond to it a little better. His frustrations usually come… read more
My son is on an ADHD med, Vyvanse. Does anyone have experience using mood stabilizing medication with their children along with Vyvanse or other ADHD meds? How about the addition of blood pressure medication that has been seen to stabilize moodiness caused by ADHD meds?
This is a really good question, I myself take ability for mood and it hasn’t been helping, plus it wakes me up at night a lot. My son is fixing to be 9 and his always had problems with irritability… read more
I was a shy kid growing up, but now I'm starting to pay attention to my speech and noticing idiosyncratic speech, and it really bothers me.
Most things can be improved. Have you seen specialist
@A MyAutismTeam Member please forgive my ignorance...I am still new to this. What is a TSS?