Clonidine for autistic children
Common Questions and Answers about Clonidine for autistic children
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t prevent most bodily functions from occurring- for instance, unless there is an additional physical issue, an autistic child can urinate just fine. Although they possibly may not be potty trained due to the impulse control signals from the brain that are required for potty training- their bodies would still get rid of waste just like anyone else though.
at 15mg of percs. wondering if i should taper to 7.5 or C/T or use clonodine and how much? can't afford to be to sick becasue i care for my autistic grandaughter with no help.
Thanks for the comment. My son tested negative for Fragile X. His behaviors have resulted in a firm diagnosis of Severe Autism by all of his eight specialists. The genetic testing was to possibly find out why he has Autism and to provide data for research purposes. His father and I have also given blood for these tests but have not been given our results. I find the whole thing very interesting. I do believe that Autism is a genetic disorder.
They will not respond to reason but they will respond when they know that they will be rewarded for treating you well and for doing the chores, work, learning lessons that you want them to do. It is not ok for autistic children to be rude to their parents and caregivers.
Hi!My 12y.o. autistic son is very aggressive.His neurologist gave him clonidine 0.1 mg 1/2 tab 4 times per day.In the beginning it work perfectly(about 3-4 days).But now his aggression is back.Not all the time,but once a day with no reason,even if he got medicine only 1-2 hours before.I afraid send him to school because las time when he was aggressive they call 911.We try also respirdone,abilify,invega,seroquel.Nothing is working on him for long period.Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My husband's brother is autistic (his parents had 3 children, the oldest is autistic and the younger two have had no medical problems). My husband and I are thinking about having children soon and were wondering - does my brother-in-law's autism mean that we are at a greater risk of having an autistic child? There are no other autistic family member or extended family members that we know of.
For what it's worth, I know about a hundred (maybe more) famlies with children on the autistic spectrum and I only know of one family with autistic twins. I have two children myself: the older one is diagnosed with PDD-NOS and the other has a diagnosis of "teenage NOS!"
What you can do is to join a support group. I couldn't have done it alone without the helpand support of others in my autistic community.
My 12 yr old autistic daughter has reached the level in kickboxing to spar. Her main autistic deficit is comprehension and I'm cautious to have her spar for fear of behavior issues. Have any studies been done on our children to determine if engaging in physical activity such as sparring could trigger behavior issues? She is mild mannered for the most part but when she gets frustrated or too much is coming at her at once, her anxiety level goes from 0 to 100 in a matter of seconds.
Please help. My son is autistic. He has bowel issues. He can hold in an enema. He is on several meds. Adderall, Metformin, Risperdol, clonidine. I'm wondering if the weight gain is causing the adderall to be less effective. He's on 20mgs in the morning and 10mgs in the afternoon. He complains about he can't focus any more. It's making him very upset and very hard to deal with. I'm at my wits end. He will only deal with me. I feel like I'm a terrible mother.
The inverse association found for folic acid use in early pregnancy and subsequent risk for autistic disorder was not found for folic use during midpregnancy.
Although no association was found between prenatal folic acid supplementation and Asperger syndrome or PDD-NOS, "power was limited," note the investigators.
In addition, further analysis showed no association between risk for an ASD and use of fish oil supplements.
As a doctor who works extensively with autistic children, I can tell you they are not going to alert you when they are ready to be trained... children with autism do not see anything outside their own comfort zone. If it does not bother them to be wet or soiled, they will not try to change it. It is important to help the child gain a connection between the need to go to the bathroom and the act of going to the bathroom... this is done using a system of PECS (picture exchange system) cards...
8 YEAROLD SON TO USE THE BATHROOM I JUST BOUGHT A BOOK ON TOILET TRAING FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN .. NOT REALLY MUCH HELP I CANNOT GET HIM TO GO HE WILL GO IN THE BATROOM FOR A SECOND I REALLY WANT HIM TRAINED BY HIS 4TH BDAY HE IS AT SCHOOL ALL DAY AND THAT IS PRETTY TOUGH IN THE MORNING BUT HE DOES STAY DRY ALLNIGHT ANY SUGGESTIONS?
You might be able to find a Play Therapist who uses this type of approach, but you need one that is working with social interaction with children on the autistic spectrum and not one who uses play to enable traumatised children to vent their emotions/experiences - there is a big difference.
A agree that little dogs are too vulnerable. We used to have a hamster and my son would stuff it in all kinds of places. It got wedged in the teapot once (he was copying Alice in Wonderland)!
t know where the other one was). They tested autistic children for lyme disease and got 90 percent positive in one project and 80 percent in the other.
I would love to read the reports on these but they are not published on the Internet. I so dearly wish they were widely published as the information would save thousands of autistic children worldwide.
The lyme induced autism website has some useful info but beware of the online support group that it links to.
what your saying about autistic behavior is not the case with all autistic children...there are many different behaviors that do not effect all kids the same way...there are also different severities for being on the ASD that range from very mild, to mild, to moderate to severe. She (steimy) really needs to get him evaluated to know for sure...
Strattera, Risperdal, and Clonidine. We are looking for another doctor who might know more about Autism and his psychologist doesn't seem to get it. We also want to know of other meds for a teen that might work better. Any thoughts out there? The older he gets, the more emotional he gets. Hormones for sure, so has someone gone through this before? He was diagnosed as mildly autistic when he was younger, but now they are saying he is low functioning. Going nuts.
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