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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 357746" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi xlagirl, welcome.</p><p> </p><p>I personally don't like Zoloft, not only because my son is Aspie and it caused headaches and stomachaches, but also because Zoloft and Prozac work better on women because the drug works better with-an estrogen boost, which men don't have a lot of. (There was a recent article in Scientific American Mind on that topic.)</p><p>I've never tried Abilify but I'm wondering why you say it works when your son still rages? Just wondering what changes you've seen from the medication ...</p><p>Also, when you try to restrain him during a rage, you are just making things worse. He is too old for that now (as you have noticed from his height and weight). Plus, it can enrage him further.</p><p>I would create a safe place for him to go during a rage, typically his bedroom. When he is not home (so he doesn't go after you) remove all breakable items (my son used to have a snowglobe collection ... he's got 6 left <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />). I also removed a lot of books, even though my son loves books, because when he was younger, he used to love to rip the pages out of things. I gave him phonebooks but of course, he went for the expensive books ... I realized much, much later that they were smaller and easier to handle. Shredding things was a great way for him to let off steam.</p><p>What are your son's triggers? If he's Aspie, he won't be raging for no good reason. He's probably not transitioning well. For ex, to go from TV to the dinner table takes several alerts/warnings. To go to school takes a lot of prep time and routine. </p><p>Sometimes you can induce a rage just by saying the wrong thing. One night, my son asked what was for dinner. I told him stir fry. Turned out I didn't have any chicken or shrimp, so I thawed ground turkey and made spaghetti or chili or something. He saw me making it, screamed that I was a liar, and fell into a full blown rage.</p><p>I learned a lot that night!</p><p> </p><p>Yes, it is possible that he is both bipolar and Aspie. I agree with-others here that he needs neuropsychologist evaluation/testing. Has he had it b4? Or did you just assume he was Aspie because his father is?</p><p>It's great that you know that his father is Aspie. That helps a lot.</p><p> </p><p>Stay in touch!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 357746, member: 3419"] Hi xlagirl, welcome. I personally don't like Zoloft, not only because my son is Aspie and it caused headaches and stomachaches, but also because Zoloft and Prozac work better on women because the drug works better with-an estrogen boost, which men don't have a lot of. (There was a recent article in Scientific American Mind on that topic.) I've never tried Abilify but I'm wondering why you say it works when your son still rages? Just wondering what changes you've seen from the medication ... Also, when you try to restrain him during a rage, you are just making things worse. He is too old for that now (as you have noticed from his height and weight). Plus, it can enrage him further. I would create a safe place for him to go during a rage, typically his bedroom. When he is not home (so he doesn't go after you) remove all breakable items (my son used to have a snowglobe collection ... he's got 6 left :frowny:). I also removed a lot of books, even though my son loves books, because when he was younger, he used to love to rip the pages out of things. I gave him phonebooks but of course, he went for the expensive books ... I realized much, much later that they were smaller and easier to handle. Shredding things was a great way for him to let off steam. What are your son's triggers? If he's Aspie, he won't be raging for no good reason. He's probably not transitioning well. For ex, to go from TV to the dinner table takes several alerts/warnings. To go to school takes a lot of prep time and routine. Sometimes you can induce a rage just by saying the wrong thing. One night, my son asked what was for dinner. I told him stir fry. Turned out I didn't have any chicken or shrimp, so I thawed ground turkey and made spaghetti or chili or something. He saw me making it, screamed that I was a liar, and fell into a full blown rage. I learned a lot that night! Yes, it is possible that he is both bipolar and Aspie. I agree with-others here that he needs neuropsychologist evaluation/testing. Has he had it b4? Or did you just assume he was Aspie because his father is? It's great that you know that his father is Aspie. That helps a lot. Stay in touch! [/QUOTE]
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