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has anyone dealt with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) & major surgery?
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<blockquote data-quote="fiendish" data-source="post: 157566" data-attributes="member: 5310"><p>The social story is a really good idea, thanks! We do some of that but I think it could be done in a more complete way. He is pretty geeky but I think maybe a bit too young for an adult-geared dvd on this subject.</p><p></p><p>For the MRI they gave him versed first and did the IV after. He was out by that time. The worst part is waking up with all the wires attached and feeling disoriented anyway.</p><p></p><p>He is extremely anxious in everyday life & his pediatrician suggested an SSRI (zoloft or prozac) but wants to try therapy first. He's been in therapy for short periods and I think he would react better to therapy if we could manage the anxiety first. I live in a small area and don't have a lot of choices for psychiatrists, but my own therapist put in a call to the child psychiatric office to get us a phone consult ASAP. She is not a child psychiatric expert but thinks we should probably try risperdal. I don't know if that has cardiac interactions but will certainly make sure of it.</p><p></p><p>I was really upset with his nurse on tuesday because she was totally unsympathetic to his sensory freakout--she even put a sock over his IV hand, which made it worse. You don't add <em>more </em>sensation. And she was very dismissive when he screamed he wanted it out. I am planning to have a very long meeting with them but does anyone know of any printed resources or anything that I can bring with me as a list of things we need or suggestions for managing his recovery? That's what I'm particularly worried about--the recovery. Thrashing around with your chest barely wired and glued together is really bad, to put it mildly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fiendish, post: 157566, member: 5310"] The social story is a really good idea, thanks! We do some of that but I think it could be done in a more complete way. He is pretty geeky but I think maybe a bit too young for an adult-geared dvd on this subject. For the MRI they gave him versed first and did the IV after. He was out by that time. The worst part is waking up with all the wires attached and feeling disoriented anyway. He is extremely anxious in everyday life & his pediatrician suggested an SSRI (zoloft or prozac) but wants to try therapy first. He's been in therapy for short periods and I think he would react better to therapy if we could manage the anxiety first. I live in a small area and don't have a lot of choices for psychiatrists, but my own therapist put in a call to the child psychiatric office to get us a phone consult ASAP. She is not a child psychiatric expert but thinks we should probably try risperdal. I don't know if that has cardiac interactions but will certainly make sure of it. I was really upset with his nurse on tuesday because she was totally unsympathetic to his sensory freakout--she even put a sock over his IV hand, which made it worse. You don't add [I]more [/I]sensation. And she was very dismissive when he screamed he wanted it out. I am planning to have a very long meeting with them but does anyone know of any printed resources or anything that I can bring with me as a list of things we need or suggestions for managing his recovery? That's what I'm particularly worried about--the recovery. Thrashing around with your chest barely wired and glued together is really bad, to put it mildly. [/QUOTE]
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