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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 511846" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>At the risk of sounding redundant, your issues hit home for me with my son who is also on the Autism spectrum. the issues I hear you discussing like the meltdowns over food, clothes etc...smack of sensory integration disorder which while associated with several conditions is HIGHLY associated with autism. MY son is on a mood stablizing drug but I have to say I see nothing coming from it...he was put on it because he has an enzyme condition that makes many medications not able to be choices and he has a brain injury on top of the autism which adds to the mood shifts. But what DOES help is therapy for sensory integration, using autism methods to teach and cope and these things are very different from traditional behavior programs. He will likely need to learn skills and coping methods that are very different from most people because as H. said....the daily grind of living with those kinds of processing problems in so intense. I have ONE problem with my back...by the end of the day my bra strap pushing on that are can make it so I can almost not even say one nice word to anyone..even a stranger who would offer me a kind word. I can only imagine that our kids feel that level of frustration (imagine someone poking you hard ALL DAY)....most of their lives.</p><p></p><p>If you have tried these other roads and you have a hint from past evaluations that autism could be an issue, then why not take the time to investigate and see if this could be a life changer for you and for him? It will never be easy but understanding the issues goes a long way to avoiding triggers and learning different ways to calm. Some therapies can help to reduce the symptoms. </p><p></p><p>medications can help but I would not stop there... They are not a cure as you well know, even if it is a mood dysregulation disorder. Just some thoughts, sorry if you have tried these things...</p><p></p><p>(I also agree an updated evaluation, esp. a neuropsychologist to look at the differential diagnosis.... is this autism or not... could be of huge benefit... and add the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation/Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation)</p><p></p><p>Welcome and glad to share this journey with you... will be great getting to know you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 511846, member: 12886"] At the risk of sounding redundant, your issues hit home for me with my son who is also on the Autism spectrum. the issues I hear you discussing like the meltdowns over food, clothes etc...smack of sensory integration disorder which while associated with several conditions is HIGHLY associated with autism. MY son is on a mood stablizing drug but I have to say I see nothing coming from it...he was put on it because he has an enzyme condition that makes many medications not able to be choices and he has a brain injury on top of the autism which adds to the mood shifts. But what DOES help is therapy for sensory integration, using autism methods to teach and cope and these things are very different from traditional behavior programs. He will likely need to learn skills and coping methods that are very different from most people because as H. said....the daily grind of living with those kinds of processing problems in so intense. I have ONE problem with my back...by the end of the day my bra strap pushing on that are can make it so I can almost not even say one nice word to anyone..even a stranger who would offer me a kind word. I can only imagine that our kids feel that level of frustration (imagine someone poking you hard ALL DAY)....most of their lives. If you have tried these other roads and you have a hint from past evaluations that autism could be an issue, then why not take the time to investigate and see if this could be a life changer for you and for him? It will never be easy but understanding the issues goes a long way to avoiding triggers and learning different ways to calm. Some therapies can help to reduce the symptoms. medications can help but I would not stop there... They are not a cure as you well know, even if it is a mood dysregulation disorder. Just some thoughts, sorry if you have tried these things... (I also agree an updated evaluation, esp. a neuropsychologist to look at the differential diagnosis.... is this autism or not... could be of huge benefit... and add the Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation/Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation) Welcome and glad to share this journey with you... will be great getting to know you. [/QUOTE]
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