Just a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down

[Guest guest]

Sheryl,

Giving pills before they can swallow them is a challenge, but not as hard as

you think. And what is our alternative? Let them remain autistic? This is

how I got my son to take meds. I would mix the crushed medicine in Mocha

Mix non-dairy ice cream or sorbet and put it on a teaspoon. (The Mocha Mix

Ice Cream is in with the other ice creams at stores here.) Then I would give

it to my son and follow it with a water chaser. Frozen foods tend to make

your taste buds not as sensitive.

We had a big celebration when he learned how to take pills. Life was so

much easier after that. This is how I taught him to do this. I would cut

the pills into small pieces and surround them in the ice cream and put them

on a spoon. Once again, we followed with a water chaser. Eventually when

he was ready, we eliminated the ice cream. Hope this gets over all the

objections of why your shouldn't do this and helps your child. Let me know

if you want me to forward the medical on how we helped recover to you.

Marcia