Guest guest Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 <<I have a child who is 8 years old,deaf,ds,adhd. His name is Dylan. He also take 30mg adderral xr, half clondine in morning and half in afternoon, risperdal .5mg like four times a day or three times a day. and also he takes ..1mg clondine for bedtime.. sometimes in the afternoon he takes 10mg adderral. He have been hitting, swatting and throw things at school. He do hurt his own mom as me whenever he gets mad or upset what he dont like me to do.>> Hi, Everyone........welcome to the group. I have a son, Gareth, who is 19 y/o and has been on the med roller coaster since he was 6 y/o. The first thing that comes to mind is " why so many different meds? " First off, many of our kids can't take stimulants....Adderall and ritalin made my son schizo. I have found that too much meds bring out all the negative behaviors, too. Why do they have you giving Risperdal 3-4 times a day? It is suppose to build up in the system to be effective. My son weighs 145# and takes 1 mg in the morning and 1 mg in the evening. I have heard of kids being on Clonadine or Risperdal ........not both. Has Dylan been dx'd or checked for autism? Here's a site to go to and read about dual dx. _http://groups.yahoo.com/group//files/Disability%20Solutions/_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group//files/Disability%20Solutions/) <<I think the fact that she tolerates him means she really likes him too. Anyway....in our family situation it's the first time someone not employed by us or not a family member has shown a genuine affection for her. Have any of you with older kids had any experiences like this? or have your kids developed a 'crush " on anyone?>> So.........Sherry, what am I suppose to tell Mr Gareth?!?!? Seriously, though, Gareth had a girlfriend in Lititz. Her name was Maggie and he took her to the prom two times and we would take her out to dinner with us sometimes. She wasn't DS.....I think CP. Her one side didn't work too well and she did have MR issues. She was really nice and would get so upset with Gareth because he wouldn't talk to her all the time!!! <<I am curious as to how much miralax to give.>> Holly....I give Gareth 1/2 capful every other day. Take care, Everyone. Margaret **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002\ 5 48) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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