Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
has anyone dealt with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) & major surgery?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 157765" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>You could even go to the hospital (or their website) and use actual images to help make it more realistic. </p><p> </p><p>My kiddo has Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) so I'm highly sympathizing with your plight. Most of the time he came out of anesthesia fairly calm but the one time he didn't (mad and howling!) he was most bent out of shape about the IV. I am venturing a guess here but I'd think that it would be more routine to use some levels of sedation during recovery for kids who aren't at an age or stage that they can understand. I did find that when he was allowed to come out of sedation slowly in a dark, quiet room he did much better than at the let's get him up and out the door surgicenter. </p><p> </p><p>If this were me I'd be making up a sign for staff near his bed saying he has Autism, Anxiety and Sensory Integration and then a list of suggestions. </p><p> </p><p>Risperdal is an antipsychotic that has been approved to treat irritability/regulate mood in kids with Autism. Anecdotally I've heard parents say it's also helped with anxiety. From parents reports here it seems to result in fewer wild side effects than the antidepressants, but every kid is very different when it comes to responses. </p><p><a href="http://www.risperdalautism.com/risperdalautism/" target="_blank">http://www.risperdalautism.com/risperdalautism/</a></p><p> </p><p>The other two medications are generally used to target depression and anxiety. Both can work very well when matched to the right patient. Prozac is used cautiously with children due to increased suicide risk but it's also been around the longest. Zoloft can be a good medication for anxiety. If it's not the right match for the individual it can result in some extreme behavioral reactions--which is bad if you're the ones going through it, but also good in the sense that you'd find out right away. We tried Celexa and Zoloft for anxiety and my difficult child was one that didn't get alone well with them so we took the long road in treating anxiety. I can see where in your son's situation it's more pressing to give him some relief.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 157765, member: 701"] You could even go to the hospital (or their website) and use actual images to help make it more realistic. My kiddo has Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) so I'm highly sympathizing with your plight. Most of the time he came out of anesthesia fairly calm but the one time he didn't (mad and howling!) he was most bent out of shape about the IV. I am venturing a guess here but I'd think that it would be more routine to use some levels of sedation during recovery for kids who aren't at an age or stage that they can understand. I did find that when he was allowed to come out of sedation slowly in a dark, quiet room he did much better than at the let's get him up and out the door surgicenter. If this were me I'd be making up a sign for staff near his bed saying he has Autism, Anxiety and Sensory Integration and then a list of suggestions. Risperdal is an antipsychotic that has been approved to treat irritability/regulate mood in kids with Autism. Anecdotally I've heard parents say it's also helped with anxiety. From parents reports here it seems to result in fewer wild side effects than the antidepressants, but every kid is very different when it comes to responses. [URL]http://www.risperdalautism.com/risperdalautism/[/URL] The other two medications are generally used to target depression and anxiety. Both can work very well when matched to the right patient. Prozac is used cautiously with children due to increased suicide risk but it's also been around the longest. Zoloft can be a good medication for anxiety. If it's not the right match for the individual it can result in some extreme behavioral reactions--which is bad if you're the ones going through it, but also good in the sense that you'd find out right away. We tried Celexa and Zoloft for anxiety and my difficult child was one that didn't get alone well with them so we took the long road in treating anxiety. I can see where in your son's situation it's more pressing to give him some relief. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
has anyone dealt with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) & major surgery?
Top