Thanks to everyone for their encouraging words and advice.!!!

[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone who responded to my S.O.S. First I guess I need

to clarify that I am a member of this group because of my younger

son who has Asperger's syndrome. My 14 yo who I was speaking of in

my post has no official dx at this time. Yes, I have tried

melatonin at 3 mg and all that happened was he got a headache, we

lowered the dose and no luck there either. I give him benadryl at

bedtime for seasonal allergies. That doesn't help either. I feel

sure he is ADD and maybe some mood disorder we will soon find out

and be on our way to getting him the help he needs. We have an

appt.

with a psych. doc. and the school is going to be working closely

with us to help him with anxiety over school issues and such. I may

get a 504 until we get a dx. to help with anyting that will make the

school scene easier for him. We were able to get him back on

schedule this weekend thanks to coffee and persistence. He is going

to go back to school tomorrow and seems to actually be lifting out

of the depression somewhat but I will still be dilligent to watch

him closely as the most dangerous time is actually when someone

starts to come out of the depression as they may finally have the

strength to act on former thoughts so my guard will be up for a

while indefinitely. It is good to know I have someone out there who

understands. Thanks again you don't know how the responses have

helped me regain my strength to continue on this journey.

Blessings and best wishes.

Tina

[Guest guest]

>good for you tina..I am glad things are getting back on track for

you and your son's..Take one day at a time....Sherry

>

> Thanks to everyone who responded to my S.O.S. First I guess I

need

> to clarify that I am a member of this group because of my younger

> son who has Asperger's syndrome. My 14 yo who I was speaking of

in

> my post has no official dx at this time. Yes, I have tried

> melatonin at 3 mg and all that happened was he got a headache, we

> lowered the dose and no luck there either. I give him benadryl at

> bedtime for seasonal allergies. That doesn't help either. I feel

> sure he is ADD and maybe some mood disorder we will soon find out

> and be on our way to getting him the help he needs. We have an

> appt.

> with a psych. doc. and the school is going to be working closely

> with us to help him with anxiety over school issues and such. I

may

> get a 504 until we get a dx. to help with anyting that will make

the

> school scene easier for him. We were able to get him back on

> schedule this weekend thanks to coffee and persistence. He is

going

> to go back to school tomorrow and seems to actually be lifting out

> of the depression somewhat but I will still be dilligent to watch

> him closely as the most dangerous time is actually when someone

> starts to come out of the depression as they may finally have the

> strength to act on former thoughts so my guard will be up for a

> while indefinitely. It is good to know I have someone out there

who

> understands. Thanks again you don't know how the responses have

> helped me regain my strength to continue on this journey.

>

> Blessings and best wishes.

>

> Tina

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry to be so late on this....

Try taking apples and anything containing apples or apple juice from his

diet. Some of our guys have a sensitivity to the phenols in apples, and

it affects them by disturbing their sleep patterns. We tried this with

our son when he was in his late teens and he slept through the night for

the first time in his life!

Annie, who loves ya annie@...

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