Lisa, I also have a teenage son who has high-functioning Autism (Asperger's Syndrome). He's 14. I can relate to what you're going through because we've also tried the medication route and it was not good at all. It turned out that my son's various developmental issues got better with time as he's grown and matured. Also we've had him in a lot of occupational therapy over the years to help with his OCD and ADHD-like behavior. He doesn't have OCD or ADHD, but some of his behaviors associated with Asperger's mimicked those disorders. Therapy helped him tremendously, and for us was so much better than putting him on dangerous meds that haven't even been fully tested in kids (like Prozac). I'm wondering how long your son has been on Risperidone. Is he on anything else? Could the Prozac have interacted with the Risperidone? Have you thought about taking him off all meds and seeing how he does completely med-free?
I really feel for you and what you're dealing with and just want you to know that you're not alone.
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Lisa, I also have a teenage son who has high-functioning Autism (Asperger's Syndrome). He's 14. I can relate to what you're going through because we've also tried the medication route and it was not good at all. It turned out that my son's various developmental issues got better with time as he's grown and matured. Also we've had him in a lot of occupational therapy over the years to help with his OCD and ADHD-like behavior. He doesn't have OCD or ADHD, but some of his behaviors associated with Asperger's mimicked those disorders. Therapy helped him tremendously, and for us was so much better than putting him on dangerous meds that haven't even been fully tested in kids (like Prozac). I'm wondering how long your son has been on Risperidone. Is he on anything else? Could the Prozac have interacted with the Risperidone? Have you thought about taking him off all meds and seeing how he does completely med-free?
I really feel for you and what you're dealing with and just want you to know that you're not alone.
July 15, 2009 - 12:10pmThis Comment
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