behavior issues-need help please

January 21, 2008

Hi,

I have a 4 1/2 year old son, , who has an undiagnosed syndrome

and he has a lot of autistic tendencies. I can handle all of his

medical issues, global developmental delays etc. but I'm having a

very hard time handling his behavior issues. has meltdowns all

day long. He screams hysterically, hits me, kicks me, tries to bite

me, tries to scratch my face, throws things, bangs things, bangs his

head (he even has red marks on the back of his head from this),

smacks himself, etc. Half of the time we don't even know what sets

him off.

I realize the behavior is probaly a combination of things...he's non-

verbal and he does have moderate mental retardation. However, the

behavior, no matter what the reason, is unacceptable. We have tried

ignorning the behavior which just made things worse, time-outs, etc.

etc. Nothing worked. We started him on Risperdal a few months ago

and it helped for a few weeks then we started to see the behaviors

return. The doctor then had us give him a two doses a day (.25 cc 2

x's daily). Once again it seemed to help for a few weeks but now the

behaviors have come back and it's getting worse.

I don't know what we are suppose to do anymore. is so out of

control and is filled with so much anger at times. I'm a stay at

home mom and sometimes I wonder if somehow I contributed to his

behavior problems. I just don't know. I want to help him. I want

him to be happy. .....and honestly, I want to stop crying all the

time because it's so hard to deal with every day all day long.

Thanks for reading.

Proud Mom to DOB 7/4/03

Undiagnosed Syndrome: Microcephaly, GERD, bilateral clubfeet,

bilateral undescended testes (corrected), right kidney small due to

cysts on upper 20% that turned into scar tissue (low functioning

kidney), left kidney is enlarged due to Grade 3 reflux, low muscle

tone, non-verbal, global developmental delays, etc, etc. Visit

's website at

" ...There's no lesser than. There's just different from. It isn't

just great minds that matter. It's great spirits too. " Dr. Bruce

Blumberg (from The Boy In The Moon).

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