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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 48579" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I wouldn't worry too much. What you describe is also what I've observed with difficult child 3, when he's enthusiastic about something. Also, when talking on his pet interest areas, I can't shut him up, he just keeps talking. All his early years, I prayed for him to talk. Now I feel guilty wanting him to shut up!</p><p></p><p>Pressured speech is also seen in autism.</p><p></p><p>In Seb's case, it sounds like he's extremely focussed and wanting to get things done NOW, as if he's trying to catch up time-wise and make best use of this new-found ability to stay on task.</p><p></p><p>What he's doing/saying DOES sound on task, he's not going off on a total tangent. This is a good thing.</p><p></p><p>There IS a possibility with stims of rebound, where there seems to be a reaction as the medications are wearing off.</p><p></p><p>Re appetite - this is a tricky one, both my boys are lightweight. Risperdal put weight onto difficult child 1 (too much weight), but also sedated him. It didn't have either effect with difficult child 3. I agree with the suggestion to pour calories into him for breakfast.</p><p></p><p>This could also be a dosage thing - if he's still so focussed after school, he may be on more medications than he needs. My kids' medications had worn off by end of school, so homework was always a fight. Even now, with difficult child 3 working at home - he does his best work before midday. He can continue working until about 3.30, but from about 2 pm he begins shutting off all noise and possible distraction.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 48579, member: 1991"] I wouldn't worry too much. What you describe is also what I've observed with difficult child 3, when he's enthusiastic about something. Also, when talking on his pet interest areas, I can't shut him up, he just keeps talking. All his early years, I prayed for him to talk. Now I feel guilty wanting him to shut up! Pressured speech is also seen in autism. In Seb's case, it sounds like he's extremely focussed and wanting to get things done NOW, as if he's trying to catch up time-wise and make best use of this new-found ability to stay on task. What he's doing/saying DOES sound on task, he's not going off on a total tangent. This is a good thing. There IS a possibility with stims of rebound, where there seems to be a reaction as the medications are wearing off. Re appetite - this is a tricky one, both my boys are lightweight. Risperdal put weight onto difficult child 1 (too much weight), but also sedated him. It didn't have either effect with difficult child 3. I agree with the suggestion to pour calories into him for breakfast. This could also be a dosage thing - if he's still so focussed after school, he may be on more medications than he needs. My kids' medications had worn off by end of school, so homework was always a fight. Even now, with difficult child 3 working at home - he does his best work before midday. He can continue working until about 3.30, but from about 2 pm he begins shutting off all noise and possible distraction. Marg [/QUOTE]
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