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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) 14 yr. old--showing a little more anger
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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 62785" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>MWM,</p><p></p><p>You know it's hard for me to give advice, even though Dylan's Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), because he's more BiPolar (BP) than Autistic.</p><p></p><p>But, honestly, we havent had any luck with therapy. in my opinion, for my kids, it's a total, 100% waste of money, to take Dylan into a therapist once a week to play board games, do art and make necklaces. In 9 months, she couldn't give him one good valuable tool to apply toward any of his anger or frustration.</p><p></p><p>Social skills classes are going to be good, but not going to help him with what you need. Sounds to me that, just like Dylan, he has to learn how to express his anger in an appropriate manner.</p><p></p><p>Who can do that? I have no clue. I agree, I don't think the medicine is the answer for this. I think if he'd be having extreme outbursts, raging, etc, that a mood stabilizer would be appropriate, but that's not what you're seeing.</p><p></p><p>I found one lady, ONE, that had a masters in social work, that specifically counseled CHILDREN on the spectrum ONLY. NOT Bipolar, not ADHD, not depression. But she was so overloaded she couldn't see Dylan. Maybe you could find someone like that. Try calling your local MH/MR agency. Ours here has a specific unit for Autism kids only.</p><p></p><p>Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 62785, member: 2737"] MWM, You know it's hard for me to give advice, even though Dylan's Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), because he's more BiPolar (BP) than Autistic. But, honestly, we havent had any luck with therapy. in my opinion, for my kids, it's a total, 100% waste of money, to take Dylan into a therapist once a week to play board games, do art and make necklaces. In 9 months, she couldn't give him one good valuable tool to apply toward any of his anger or frustration. Social skills classes are going to be good, but not going to help him with what you need. Sounds to me that, just like Dylan, he has to learn how to express his anger in an appropriate manner. Who can do that? I have no clue. I agree, I don't think the medicine is the answer for this. I think if he'd be having extreme outbursts, raging, etc, that a mood stabilizer would be appropriate, but that's not what you're seeing. I found one lady, ONE, that had a masters in social work, that specifically counseled CHILDREN on the spectrum ONLY. NOT Bipolar, not ADHD, not depression. But she was so overloaded she couldn't see Dylan. Maybe you could find someone like that. Try calling your local MH/MR agency. Ours here has a specific unit for Autism kids only. Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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