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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 291771" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Welcome, Diane.</p><p>You've got your hands full.</p><p>Definitely, get neuropsychologist testing. Especially with-both sides of the family having chemical and neurological issues, you pretty much know what you see in your son.</p><p>Don't worry if you can't get info from one side of the family. They may not have the right info anyway.</p><p>Since your son did well on the Concerta, I would talk to the pediatrician about putting him back on something asap, that won't wear off at the end of the day. One thing we did (after the psychiatric hospital) was have difficult child on Adderall first thing in the a.m., and clonidine at night. It really took the edge off. We saw him smile at us for the first time in months.</p><p>Have you tried any nutritional supplements? Does he have allergies? People with-Asperger's often have gluten allergies or celiac disease. You can look it up on line.</p><p> </p><p>Tell the pediatrician that s/he is the main medication prescriber (at this point, the only one) and you need help NOW. </p><p>Later, when you get a psychiatrist, you will be trialing different medications and it will be a rough road, but it will be worth it. You're just starting out and it's very hard.</p><p> </p><p>Does your son respond well to therapy? Like, giving him calming thoughts he can use b4 class or a game so he doesn't have an anxiety attack?</p><p> </p><p>Boy, he sure sounds like my son.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 291771, member: 3419"] Welcome, Diane. You've got your hands full. Definitely, get neuropsychologist testing. Especially with-both sides of the family having chemical and neurological issues, you pretty much know what you see in your son. Don't worry if you can't get info from one side of the family. They may not have the right info anyway. Since your son did well on the Concerta, I would talk to the pediatrician about putting him back on something asap, that won't wear off at the end of the day. One thing we did (after the psychiatric hospital) was have difficult child on Adderall first thing in the a.m., and clonidine at night. It really took the edge off. We saw him smile at us for the first time in months. Have you tried any nutritional supplements? Does he have allergies? People with-Asperger's often have gluten allergies or celiac disease. You can look it up on line. Tell the pediatrician that s/he is the main medication prescriber (at this point, the only one) and you need help NOW. Later, when you get a psychiatrist, you will be trialing different medications and it will be a rough road, but it will be worth it. You're just starting out and it's very hard. Does your son respond well to therapy? Like, giving him calming thoughts he can use b4 class or a game so he doesn't have an anxiety attack? Boy, he sure sounds like my son. [/QUOTE]
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