thank you for your advise. i hop i can make the wright design.
I think you should consult someone who has experience medicating patients with autism. Most therapists and regular pediatricians don't have the experience necessary to help you make that important decision.
Medication seems like an easy solution to mood/attention issues, but they do have side-effects, so I wouldn't let the therapist pressure you.
Good luck with everything.
It's my opinion that medication supresses syptoms of disease, it doesn't address the underlying issue. For those with serious, debilitating problems, medication is great...as a short term solution. While a child is on medication, it would be wise to look for and treat the underlying problems. Whether you choose to do that with biomedical treatments, behavioral therapies, or both is up to you. There's evidence that psychiatric meds like Risperdal, Prozac, and Zoloft can interfere with the way in which a child's brain develops in ADDITION to the often permanent side effects (tardive dyskinesia, etc.) that can come from their use. Seroquel and Risperdal have been shown to cause diabetes, ketoacidosis, and other serious problems in a number of people, while SSRIs like Prozac and Paxil can cause suicidal tendencies where there were none before. All psychiatric meds cause withdrawals upon quitting, some of which can be very dangerous.
The choice to give your child medication can only be made by YOU, not a doctor, autism specialist, or other such professional. Therefore, it's up to the parent to do the research and know the benefits vs. risks when it comes to making that decision. It does concern me when I see a 2-4 year old taking 3+ heavy psychoactive medications, but it's not my decision to make and I can't judge. I only hope that the parents of these kids realize that those medications aren't a viable long-term solution to the problems facing their children due to their potential for causing serious health problems down the road. Doctors are very quick to prescribe meds for mental/behavioral issues, which can lead many people to believe that they're no more dangerous than a gluten-free lollipop. Sadly, this isn't the case. It seems to me that most parents on this forum are well-informed and only have their childrens' best interest at heart, but I do know people who medicate both themselves and their children for minor problems (mild depression, social anxiety, etc.) without realizing the potential for trouble. These medications have PHYSICAL effects as well as mental ones, such as altering body metabolism, interfering with insulin utilization, and possibly causing permanent movement disorders.
These are my opinions, as I took psychiatric meds for 6 years and quit after some thorough research. I know all about the dangers of withdrawal, as I tried to hurt myself and others (for the first time) as well as having a "pseudo parkonsonian" reaction which landed me in the ER after quitting Lexapro. And yes, I tapered off very slowly and this still happened. Risperdal caused me to gain 50 lbs. in THREE MONTHS, and Wellbutrin gave me a seizure. I am now off all medication and am doing better than ever. It's been 8 months since I took my final dose of Prozac, and there's not much difference in my behavior/moods, except for the fact that I can actually FEEL my emotions again. There were times when feeling my emotions would have been too hard on my body, and I feel that meds were right for those situations. It's a tough call, but I'd only recommend medication for those with SERIOUS mental/behavioral issues like OCD, clinical depression, suicidal tendencies, unrelenting aggression, self-harming compulsions, seizures, hallucinations, or other problems that severely interfere with day-to-day quality of life. Otherwise, it's just not worth the risk.
if your doctor tells you that this kid does not needed medicine but your therapist think if he take medicine he would pay more attention and do task better what would you do?
my son is 5 he can whatch tv or work on the task for long time. but if he doent know what he has to do he get upset very fast. thats why my therapist think he need medicine to make him calm but since he does not have bad behavior my pdiatrion think no he is fin.
he doesnt talk in sentences tho he just say words.