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At what age did you and your wife decide on the medications? My son almost 3 is kind of scary violent. I have an extremely violent past myself so I figure some of it is genetic. When he gets frustrated he gets violent. Headbutting, punching, it gets pretty bad. I hope when he learns to communicate that it will lesson because you can see the frustration when he is trying so hard to communicate with me and my wife. It's not 24-7,most of the time he is pretty happy.
On of my main curiosities is did you with the diagnosis feel different then others around you? Since you had it rough what could people who knew you do to help with some of life's frustrations? As my child grows older and adapts to life I want to try my best to help guide and understand him to the best of my abilities. Really the same any parent would want for their child.
No, not violent at all
I refused to go that route for about 2 yrs post diagnosis. By 5 he was on his first set of meds to see how hed react. I honestly felt like a fool putting us all thru that once i seen the change in him.
I felt different than other kids beforehand. The diagnosis,counselor's visits, and medication just made me feel more alienated and different which caused more bad behavior. Regarding your second question, the most important thing that you can do for your son is just to be there for him. Just having someone I trusted to talk to would have done me a world of good.
Thank you that is definitely the plan. I'm still very much in the research phase with all of this so I'm very curious about others experiences so I can better understand what my son is going through. Thank you for being so candid and open.
Np, I wasn't coddled either and to be honest I think that forced me to develop some socialization skills in order to have a decent shot at life. There's nothing wrong with being there for him but remember that he should have chances to develop a social skill set and sometimes those situations can be uncomfortable.
My wife pushed the Temple Grandin stuff on me. Im aware of who she is
Alot of autistic people, right? As long as their white i suppose?
Cramps, raised a daughter (she's 25 now). Went through alot of things you are going through now. It's a very painful long road, yet one that in incredibly rewarding at the same time. The best advice I can give you, is that early intervention is the key. Get a good doctor, any support services you can get. (in my state, they start school at 3 for these kids). The medication route is a tricky one, but it does have it's place, and is to be discussed with the medical team you have in place. The only other thing that I'll warn you about, is there's alot of people saying things like fad diets, herbal remedies etc etc will help. It's all bullshit
I have a really good pediatrician and he is helping us on utilizing the resources available. Im excited to be starting the speech therapy next month. The only frustrating thing is where I live there are pediatricians that specialize in autism but they are booked for a full year. To me that is crazy.
Yes i agree. I would also like like to thank everyone for the meaningful responses on here. I hope this thread remains active for a long time. I plan on sharing the steps me and my family go through during this process.
check with your local school district for services as well
