Having angry fits

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I was wondering if anybody has experienced these fits too. I have a 12

yr old moderate to severe ,non verbal autistic son. He has always been

a pretty easy going kid. Since April, he has been having

these " attacks " out of the blue. There is no common thread that we can

tell. It can happen at school, at home or on the bus. They come and go

at all times of the day and night. He can be very happy one minute and

flying off the handle the next. He starts throwing things and if we

try to console him or hug him, he gets very violent with us too. It's

so heartwrenching to see him go through this. I have a long history

with panic attacks so I was wondering if that might be it. I give him

one of my xanox pills (only half dose) when he has a bad one and

within 15-20 minutes he's happy and laughing again.

We have made an appt. with a child pyschiatrist on Aug. 10. but when

this is going on day after day, that seems like ten years from now.

Any advice or experience with this would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks, Diane