we had a meeting with the pead on thursday and she once again told me what we already knew....Ds has communication probs, mobility probs, social interatcions probs and severe behavioural probs.
nothing new there then
She also said that she was pretty certain he was HF ASD but becasue we have had such a rocky past she wanted fuirther assesments before giving the rubber stamp.....ok, its a pain but i can understand where she is coming from.
The problem is she mentioned medication. my initial reaction was no. my only real knowledge of medication for ASD is Ritalin (sp) and i am sure i don't need to tell you all about some f the stories tolf about its use.
i think i can handle Ds pretty well as he is at the moment and that i would rather not use drugs if i could help it.
But i had to take him and DD out to the shops alone today....I think i may have to reconsider lol.
What i want to know is
Is there an alternative to Ritalin?
Could i use medication as and when he needs it or does it need to be regular?
do any of you medicate and if so hwo do you feel it works?
Im being a bit crap at the mo and i would normally research this a bit better but i have realised recently that you lot are a lot better than most articles an give good honest answers !
thanks
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fattiemumma · 28/08/2006 23:57
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