Re: Re: What could cause regression?

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Thanks! Yes he's 6 and has been on the risperdal for a few months now. He doesn't have any uncontrolled movements though.

( ) Re: What could cause regression?

, I quickly looked back thru posts for the age of your son -- is he 6 and on Risperdal?I was wondering if he recently began the med this year? Might be related.There's also Tardive Dyskinesia that could be from med. Here's an excerpt (note that this will usually stop when med discontinued) : Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is a serious, sometimes permanent side effect reported with RISPERDAL and similar medications. TD includes uncontrollable movements of the face, tongue, and other parts of the body. The risk of developing TD and the chance that it will become permanent is thought to increase with the length of therapy and the overall dose taken by the patient. This condition can develop after a brief period of therapy at low doses, although this is much less common. There is no known treatment for TD, but it may go away partially or completely if therapy is stopped. http://www.risperda l.com/risperdal/Otherwise, with his speech regressing, you might want to get a check with a neurologist. Just my first thought, to rule things out.-- In , <lisa_leonard@ ...> wrote:>> My sons speech isn't as clear as it used to be. Sometimes even my husband and I have trouble understanding him now. He has also started doing things he hasn't done in at least a year such as repeating parts in movies when he paces and making noises with his mouth (trapping air in his cheeks or under his lip and forcing it out so there is a sound). I'm sure if I thought about it there would be more things but those are the

two I've just noticed.> Thanks! >