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Elliott’s having a rough time

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Anxiety, Elliott

by Lost and Tired

September 2, 2012


Elliott is really having a rough time anymore.  He’s so anxious and it feels like all he does as whine about everything. He’s also having a hard time listening.

It takes many attempts to get him to do anything.

We so need to get him on his new meds. He needs relief as soon as possible. We have to call his doctor on Tuesday and see what we can do.

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Lost and Tired

I'm Rob Gorski and I started this blog in January 2010 as a means of sharing my family's real life journey raising 3 boys on the #Autism Spectrum. It's important for people to understand what Autism can really be like and the impact it has on the family. We aren't a TV show and there are no actors. This is our struggle, our journey...and it's all true. I am "Lost and Tired" and this is "My Reality #Autism".

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KathyBrower
KathyBrower

What  were the meds they tried last time for him?

lostandtired
lostandtired

@KathyBrower Zoloft and Risperdal

KathyBrower
KathyBrower

 @lostandtired  @KathyBrower What would possess the dr to try an adhd med?  He looks tiny, and that, combined with a med known to cause an increase in anxiety, sounds miserable for all of you.  My 6yo i s small - about 30 pounds - with adhd and anxiety and we only were "allowed" tenex, which did not work.  Supposedly super low doses of anti-depressants work for anxiety in kids.

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Rob, not to question your parenting decisions, but psychotropic drugs for kids are really serious. After seeing how happy and relaxed Elliot was on his trip (away from the chaos), how can you think that drugging him is the answer. He needs a more stable home life, it would seem - not to be put on some drugs that alter his mental state. Im sure gavin needs mess, but maybe Elliot doesn't. It's sad to think of a kid being put on a drug because his life at home is so chaotic and stressful. That's not what those drugs are for. At least not in kids.

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lostandtired
lostandtired

@Sarah I totally agree. However, Elliott deals with a great deal of anxiety and we will not be able to address the problems at home until Gavin is placed in residential treatment. That may take awhile to out together.

Should we allow Elliott to suffer in the interm? If medication can improve the quality of his life, how can we not provide that for him?

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