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has anyone dealt with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) & major surgery?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 157309" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Fiendish,</p><p> </p><p>We've been through a number of minor surgeries and I know how worried I was about my difficult child so I can just imagine what you're going through. </p><p> </p><p>Are you familiar with social stories? Those can be written specific to the child's situation (pictures of the actual hospital, written specific to the situation) and can be very helpful to some kids. </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000066"><span style="color: #0f2637">Along those same lines, if information in advance would help prepare him, here are some books.</span> If he's got a geekier side to him, dvd's produced for adults would be another idea. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000066">My difficult child got more anxious with advanced information so I didn't give him too much notice in advance of his hospital visits.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000066">http://</span>www.childrensdmc.org/?id=492&Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)=1</p><p> </p><p>When you meet with the anesthesiologist, make sure to let him/her know. They can take steps like give them something to put him out of it before going back and not putting in the iv until he's out. </p><p> </p><p>Call the patient advocacy department of the hospital to talk to them about communicating his needs to the right people. </p><p> </p><p>I'm mulling over the medication possibility. If he's extremely anxious in everyday life, it's a place you'll likely end up anyway. If you decide to go this route 1) do it early so you have time to adjust the medication and dosage if needed. My kiddo had a negative response to a medication and trust me, you want to be clear of that before surgery. I'd also ask around to find out who in the area is highly regarded with medications and go with the standout.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 157309, member: 701"] Hi Fiendish, We've been through a number of minor surgeries and I know how worried I was about my difficult child so I can just imagine what you're going through. Are you familiar with social stories? Those can be written specific to the child's situation (pictures of the actual hospital, written specific to the situation) and can be very helpful to some kids. [COLOR=#000066][COLOR=#0f2637]Along those same lines, if information in advance would help prepare him, here are some books.[/COLOR] If he's got a geekier side to him, dvd's produced for adults would be another idea. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000066]My difficult child got more anxious with advanced information so I didn't give him too much notice in advance of his hospital visits.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000066]http://[/COLOR][URL="http://www.childrensdmc.org/?id=492&Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)=1"]www.childrensdmc.org/?id=492&Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)=1[/URL] When you meet with the anesthesiologist, make sure to let him/her know. They can take steps like give them something to put him out of it before going back and not putting in the iv until he's out. Call the patient advocacy department of the hospital to talk to them about communicating his needs to the right people. I'm mulling over the medication possibility. If he's extremely anxious in everyday life, it's a place you'll likely end up anyway. If you decide to go this route 1) do it early so you have time to adjust the medication and dosage if needed. My kiddo had a negative response to a medication and trust me, you want to be clear of that before surgery. I'd also ask around to find out who in the area is highly regarded with medications and go with the standout. [/QUOTE]
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