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<blockquote data-quote="fiendish" data-source="post: 168459" data-attributes="member: 5310"><p>Yes, I totally agree he needs therapy and coping strategies rather than medications. I don't really want him on medications long term.</p><p></p><p>I am sure they know about the cardio interactions and that is why he is on such a low dose. His docs are pretty good. I trust them.</p><p></p><p>He had a really fantastic day on Saturday (best day he's had in a long while) and the other days have been mixed, one really bad, the rest pretty typical for now. His doctor wants us to add another 7mg or so in the AM.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how he'd do with a nintendo. He has a couple of computer games on the web that he loves to play (he's obsessed with space right now). His fine motor skills are really delayed, and he gets very frustrated with the computer. His language is pretty good, but he has a lot of trouble with understanding and expressing emotion. He does have an ipod and that is really helpful. He uses that a lot. He doesn't read yet.</p><p></p><p>He has some daily charts but they were old, so we made some new ones and today I'm making a new cool down chart. He has a lot of trouble with coping skills. I will try that describe game with him. (Describe Jupiter...his favorite planet!) He responds really well to visual prompts but when he's having a sensory meltdown he can't cope at all. That's what I really want medications to do--to lessen the anxiety threshhold just a bit so we can work on his coping skills during a crisis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fiendish, post: 168459, member: 5310"] Yes, I totally agree he needs therapy and coping strategies rather than medications. I don't really want him on medications long term. I am sure they know about the cardio interactions and that is why he is on such a low dose. His docs are pretty good. I trust them. He had a really fantastic day on Saturday (best day he's had in a long while) and the other days have been mixed, one really bad, the rest pretty typical for now. His doctor wants us to add another 7mg or so in the AM. I'm not sure how he'd do with a nintendo. He has a couple of computer games on the web that he loves to play (he's obsessed with space right now). His fine motor skills are really delayed, and he gets very frustrated with the computer. His language is pretty good, but he has a lot of trouble with understanding and expressing emotion. He does have an ipod and that is really helpful. He uses that a lot. He doesn't read yet. He has some daily charts but they were old, so we made some new ones and today I'm making a new cool down chart. He has a lot of trouble with coping skills. I will try that describe game with him. (Describe Jupiter...his favorite planet!) He responds really well to visual prompts but when he's having a sensory meltdown he can't cope at all. That's what I really want medications to do--to lessen the anxiety threshhold just a bit so we can work on his coping skills during a crisis. [/QUOTE]
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