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Self-doubt and Adrenaline Crash: We sent our son to residential treatment
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 406561" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>NeuroPsychs can totally help you the most. No bias against them at all, but some psychiatrists I've known feel THEY are always right and discourage second opinioins. Ours discouraged it and even after son was doing 90% better, he insisted He had been right (it was bipolar) and that the neuropsychologist had been wrong (although son was functional and happy for the first time ever). Whatever he wants to think!!!! I do what I see is working for my son.</p><p></p><p>What works for psychiatric problems doesn't help for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These kid's brains are wired differently and they need Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) specific help. Most therapists are ill equipped for it and don't even recognize it. Sadly, some psychiatrists aren't either. These kids thrive with structure and sameness. Some can learn to deal with changes, some can't. My son has done pretty well with tolerating changes, yet he is still "different." He is 17. As an adult, he will still need supports because he is too socially clueless to exist 100% on his own.</p><p></p><p>I don't feel Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s either acknowledge or understand autistic spectrum disorder. It's NOT a psychiatric problem, although it can cause behavioral problems that are related to frustration. I feel the restraint/punishing part of RTCs can truly traumatize an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child and make him even worse. You can't change the brain of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but you can help the child understand the world better. I've seen really good things from Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids who got appropriate treatment. My son is one of them <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 406561, member: 1550"] NeuroPsychs can totally help you the most. No bias against them at all, but some psychiatrists I've known feel THEY are always right and discourage second opinioins. Ours discouraged it and even after son was doing 90% better, he insisted He had been right (it was bipolar) and that the neuropsychologist had been wrong (although son was functional and happy for the first time ever). Whatever he wants to think!!!! I do what I see is working for my son. What works for psychiatric problems doesn't help for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). These kid's brains are wired differently and they need Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) specific help. Most therapists are ill equipped for it and don't even recognize it. Sadly, some psychiatrists aren't either. These kids thrive with structure and sameness. Some can learn to deal with changes, some can't. My son has done pretty well with tolerating changes, yet he is still "different." He is 17. As an adult, he will still need supports because he is too socially clueless to exist 100% on his own. I don't feel Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s either acknowledge or understand autistic spectrum disorder. It's NOT a psychiatric problem, although it can cause behavioral problems that are related to frustration. I feel the restraint/punishing part of RTCs can truly traumatize an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child and make him even worse. You can't change the brain of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but you can help the child understand the world better. I've seen really good things from Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids who got appropriate treatment. My son is one of them :) [/QUOTE]
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