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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Medication that helped you especially between 18 -21 |
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Posted: 17 Jan 2020, 12:23 am
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| Thanks everyone! There are some really good viewpoints here. Primary care doctor agreed we should have a neuropsych that is called a clarification of diagnosis. I think his primary care doctor is sensible in asking him to identify two symptoms that bother him the most and work on treating those. His... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Medication that helped you especially between 18 -21 |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2020, 8:36 pm
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Replies: 26
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| I know that it can’t cure him but yes the comorbid anxiety depression and intrusive thoughts make it worse as he ruminates over the condition itself. Insomnia is terrible and he internalizes everything. He has ADD as well. He was 18 years old when diagnosed and has become depressed. Hopefully with m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Medication that helped you especially between 18 -21 |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2020, 12:31 am
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| Thank you to all of you for your responses. We appreciate the suggestions. He just wants to feel better. We will keep trying! The Gabapentin I wish I could say was working but made him spacey and very negative. Seroquel was tried and it was like someone put a stick of dynamite under him and lit the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Medication that helped you especially between 18 -21 |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2020, 8:09 pm
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Replies: 26
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| Thank you so much for your response! He is very depressed and nothing seems to work. I will ask his doctor about this. He is 19. Can I ask you at what age were you diagnosed? He was not diagnosed as a child but at just 18. Should one seek a second opinion? He certainly has OCD and intrusive thoughts... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Medication that helped you especially between 18 -21 |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2020, 7:59 pm
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| Hello all my son is late diagnosed at age 17 with ASD no intellectual disability. He is anxious and depressed and has OCD as well. Has tried all antidepressant meds no success antipsychotics make him severely agitated. His OCD is a body dysmorphic type. He ruminates over everything especially over d... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Therapeutic school program? |
| Marigold2 |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2019, 7:09 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Thank you for all the advice/thoughts on this. We found a program that will allow him to finish his high school credits taking classes at the local community college. He seems excited to try this as it's giving him a second chance allowing him some independence as he is 18 and just recently diagnose... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Therapeutic school program? |
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Posted: 28 Nov 2018, 6:51 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Hi all, Short post: son recently diagnosed ASD ( no intellectual disability) add anxiety depression ( that is coming from not having succeeded in high school) always a great student up til 3td quarter of freshman year became overwhelming: thoughts on therapeutic program ? Anyone succeed with these? ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Son diagnosed at age 18 /need help! |
| Marigold2 |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2018, 8:59 am
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Replies: 11
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| Thank you so much for this helpful reply. In fact the neuropsych mentioned PTSD and the burnout seems to make sense. He is not detached from reality just needs the tools to be able to deal with things again? Ok I see sort of slowly but surely approach letting him decide what he is comfortable with? ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Son diagnosed at age 18 /need help! |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2018, 8:32 am
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| Thank you for this great advice! He is going to try a social group/ therapy for young adults tonight. We are continuing to seek a psychologist for him to work with. He has no intellectual disabilities but seems very stuck on past events from when he was in high school and won't let go and just be in... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Son diagnosed at age 18 /need help! |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018, 5:34 pm
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Replies: 11
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| Agree it will take time, support and therapy. He is so full of self loathing it's breaking my heart. I'm going to just hang in there and not give up! I tell him he is not alone! But being just turned 18 I'm "mom" and I have to say that. A good therapist to work with then to start. As for m... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Son diagnosed at age 18 /need help! |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2018, 5:29 pm
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| Thank you so much everyone! Bluejay your story really hit home. Thank you thank you for your advice everyone. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Son diagnosed at age 18 /need help! |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2018, 6:07 pm
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| Hello everyone! I am mom to a wonderful young man just turned 18 recently diagnosed with mild ASD with no intellectual disability, add inattentive type and unspecified depression. He started to slip at school in grade 9 and now refuses to attend at all because of social difficulties. He has been bul... |
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