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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 511811"><p>A lot of what you are describing sounds exactly like my son with Asperger's and anxiety being the dominant issues. Typical reward-consequence programs don't work. We have been playing the medication game for a while now and have had a couple medications cause very aggressive behavior and made him even more rigid with everything. Our Occupational Therapist (OT) did an awesome job figuring a lot of things out and her recommendations have helped tremendously. From what you've said so far, it sounds like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and sensory issues are the driving forces behind the behaviors. medications aren't going to help that but the RIGHT anxiety medication can help take some of the edge off. </p><p></p><p>I would highly recommend you read the book What Your Explosive Child Is Trying To Tell You by Dr. Doug Riley. It will give you a whole new perspective about the behaviors and also some recommendations to try to help deal/change them. We are in the process of finding a GOOD speech therapist to help difficult child 1 with his expressive speech. As highly verbal as he is, he lacks the correct vocabulary to put his feelings into words. You might also want to read The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. Between these two books, I think you'll find a lot of help.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our little corner of the world. You have found the most experienced and supportive group there is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 511811"] A lot of what you are describing sounds exactly like my son with Asperger's and anxiety being the dominant issues. Typical reward-consequence programs don't work. We have been playing the medication game for a while now and have had a couple medications cause very aggressive behavior and made him even more rigid with everything. Our Occupational Therapist (OT) did an awesome job figuring a lot of things out and her recommendations have helped tremendously. From what you've said so far, it sounds like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and sensory issues are the driving forces behind the behaviors. medications aren't going to help that but the RIGHT anxiety medication can help take some of the edge off. I would highly recommend you read the book What Your Explosive Child Is Trying To Tell You by Dr. Doug Riley. It will give you a whole new perspective about the behaviors and also some recommendations to try to help deal/change them. We are in the process of finding a GOOD speech therapist to help difficult child 1 with his expressive speech. As highly verbal as he is, he lacks the correct vocabulary to put his feelings into words. You might also want to read The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. Between these two books, I think you'll find a lot of help. Welcome to our little corner of the world. You have found the most experienced and supportive group there is. [/QUOTE]
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