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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 591201" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Just curious, why the switch?</p><p></p><p>It's awful when our aggressive kids end up being left out when it is really their medical issues driving it. (understandable but sad)</p><p></p><p>Is the abilify at the appropriate dose yet? For our family, once aggression starts it's hard to undo so I want it stopped sooner than later. I'm not sure how close in timing these medication changes were made, i never do more than one medication change at a time. That way you know what causes what. Is it the stopping of Risperdal or the starting of abilify or one of the others, or?</p><p></p><p>If the abilify dose is where they want it then I would be asking for the Risperidal back. Unless there was some medical reason you stopped it.</p><p></p><p>Two AP's made my son very aggressive. One is working. It has made him very heavy but the pros outweigh the cons. Aggression leaves him out of life. So, quality of life wins over the weight struggle.</p><p></p><p>Oh, the punishments? She really probably is sorry and wants to do better. She probably can't. You are likely going to have to avoid situations where she could struggle for now. I'd never let her play unsupervised right now. Yes that is hard, I've done it for years and years. The punishments probably won't change things at this point.</p><p></p><p>Has she ever had a full....six hour or so....neuropsychology evaluation? She has a lot of individual diagnosis. that could fit under a bigger umbrella diagnosis. Many psychiatrists and therapists miss these. (can't see the forest for the trees).</p><p>Even if not so, you could get more insight into how she perceives and processes the world. If your discipline can match her thinking and learning it really helps. An evaluation of that depth can really help.</p><p></p><p>Have you ever read The Explosive Child by Ross Greene? That's another thing that has helped many of us. It is really cheap of you get it used like on Amazon.com.</p><p></p><p>Nice to meet you. My son had to be locked in our house when medication changes increased his aggression. I really get how hard it is! Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 591201, member: 12886"] Just curious, why the switch? It's awful when our aggressive kids end up being left out when it is really their medical issues driving it. (understandable but sad) Is the abilify at the appropriate dose yet? For our family, once aggression starts it's hard to undo so I want it stopped sooner than later. I'm not sure how close in timing these medication changes were made, i never do more than one medication change at a time. That way you know what causes what. Is it the stopping of Risperdal or the starting of abilify or one of the others, or? If the abilify dose is where they want it then I would be asking for the Risperidal back. Unless there was some medical reason you stopped it. Two AP's made my son very aggressive. One is working. It has made him very heavy but the pros outweigh the cons. Aggression leaves him out of life. So, quality of life wins over the weight struggle. Oh, the punishments? She really probably is sorry and wants to do better. She probably can't. You are likely going to have to avoid situations where she could struggle for now. I'd never let her play unsupervised right now. Yes that is hard, I've done it for years and years. The punishments probably won't change things at this point. Has she ever had a full....six hour or so....neuropsychology evaluation? She has a lot of individual diagnosis. that could fit under a bigger umbrella diagnosis. Many psychiatrists and therapists miss these. (can't see the forest for the trees). Even if not so, you could get more insight into how she perceives and processes the world. If your discipline can match her thinking and learning it really helps. An evaluation of that depth can really help. Have you ever read The Explosive Child by Ross Greene? That's another thing that has helped many of us. It is really cheap of you get it used like on Amazon.com. Nice to meet you. My son had to be locked in our house when medication changes increased his aggression. I really get how hard it is! Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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