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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 40059" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>If a kid is without medications, I feel he does need that taken into account. This sort of behaviour IS unacceptable, but when a medicated child is suddenly off medications, things like this are far less under the child's ability to control. They just go to pieces because they simply can't handle things.</p><p>Where possible, isolation is t he best way to handle this sort of problem, but does he have an aide?</p><p></p><p>When difficult child 3 missed his medications (or was vomiting, and 'lost' his medications as a result) the teachers would often call me to ask about the medications - did he take them? difficult child 3's best friend, also autistic and on medications, is now going through the same process. I was at the school today and could see that friend WAS medicated, which only happens 50% of the time. The thing is, in Friend's case, he's partly used to having to quickly adapt to an unmedicated day. He's still horrible, but more simply noisy and erratic rather than obstructive. difficult child 1 & difficult child 3 would get aggressive and "in your face" at school when unmedicated, I think because it was not what they were used to having to cope with.</p><p></p><p>And now you know how much use the medications really can be.</p><p></p><p>I would chalk it up to experience, realise that by not medicating him you set him up for a bad day and therefore have to take some of the responsibility, and simply move on, everyone resolving to try harder.</p><p></p><p>Hey, it happens. It happened to us a lot. But don't punish him too hard for it, otherwise he feels like he's being punished for simply being who he is. Punishment is designed to teach a child that certain behaviours are unacceptable, and that he must work to change. The trouble is, he undoubtedly already knows what is unacceptable, and couldn't have changed today because he was already trying and failing. Give him a hug and see if you can find a way to make sure you BOTH remember the medications.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 40059, member: 1991"] If a kid is without medications, I feel he does need that taken into account. This sort of behaviour IS unacceptable, but when a medicated child is suddenly off medications, things like this are far less under the child's ability to control. They just go to pieces because they simply can't handle things. Where possible, isolation is t he best way to handle this sort of problem, but does he have an aide? When difficult child 3 missed his medications (or was vomiting, and 'lost' his medications as a result) the teachers would often call me to ask about the medications - did he take them? difficult child 3's best friend, also autistic and on medications, is now going through the same process. I was at the school today and could see that friend WAS medicated, which only happens 50% of the time. The thing is, in Friend's case, he's partly used to having to quickly adapt to an unmedicated day. He's still horrible, but more simply noisy and erratic rather than obstructive. difficult child 1 & difficult child 3 would get aggressive and "in your face" at school when unmedicated, I think because it was not what they were used to having to cope with. And now you know how much use the medications really can be. I would chalk it up to experience, realise that by not medicating him you set him up for a bad day and therefore have to take some of the responsibility, and simply move on, everyone resolving to try harder. Hey, it happens. It happened to us a lot. But don't punish him too hard for it, otherwise he feels like he's being punished for simply being who he is. Punishment is designed to teach a child that certain behaviours are unacceptable, and that he must work to change. The trouble is, he undoubtedly already knows what is unacceptable, and couldn't have changed today because he was already trying and failing. Give him a hug and see if you can find a way to make sure you BOTH remember the medications. Marg [/QUOTE]
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