Ecki

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Hi, Everyone.....Ecki....oh, man.......we will miss you by a day!!! Gareth

will be admitted to Hershey Med Center on July 15th for his surgery. We will

be coming down that Monday afternoon.....hope to stay at the Mc

House. Hershey Park is really nice and you can get the Handicap pass for

the day.

Take care, Everyone.

Margaret

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Starting Risperdal was a really hard decision for us because Kayla

does NOT have any behavioral issues. She was just " stuck "

developmentally. Actually, her dev ped wanted to start her on

Risperdal a year ago. I waited until our visit with Dr. Capone to get

his opinion before we started.

We've seen a huge improvement in Kayla. They've even noticed in

school. She's much more social with her peers, even going up to them

and offering to share her toys! She engages with her sister, bringing

her books to read together. She no longer watches DVDs endlessly or

perseverates on her musical flashing toys. She prefers to play with

dolls and stuffed animals (not quite true pretend play, she mostly

dangles and babbles with them). She's much more attentive and

cooperative (except when it comes to ABA which she uses every trick in

her book to avoid!).

So far the only downfalls have been a disruption in her sleep pattern

(she used to sleep through the night and now wakes up around 3 or 4 am

many nights) and of course the EATING.

I may hold off on the stimulant. My husband is really concerned about

how much she's eating, but I'll have to see how much she's gained.

She's pretty active for a 4 year old, I guess. She spends a lot of

time walking to the kitchen from her room, LOL. We just give her 1

small Glutino pretzel at a time and she likes to suck on them until

they are mushy before eating them, so she doesn't eat them very

quickly. The dev ped suggested we leave out a plate of healthy snacks

for her (carrots, celery, apples, etc.) and I just laughed. Kayla eats

like 4 foods and fruits and vegetables aren't among them.

Ecki

Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

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> Hi, Everyone.....Ecki.....we tried stimulants before going with

> Risperdal/SSRI... Gareth couldn't handle them.....any of them. They

made him very angry &

> aggressive. Watch for negative signs if you go that route.

Fortunately,

> they are usually out of the body in matter of hrs. Start at the

lowest dosage.

> I tend to agree with Sara, though, that 4 y/o is very young for

stimulants.

> I am curious as to why she would be on Risperdal at that

age......is she a

> head banger? Have you noticed positive changes with the Risperdal?

>

> Take care, Everyone.

> Margaret

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