9 year old boy diagnosed with PDD NOS and ADHD

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I want to thank you all for replying to my question.  Can I ask some more?

My grandson he full of bruises, he constantly hits himself very hard, on the

face, head, temples with his knuckles.  He says that he has to do it.  He tells

me that his brain tells him to do certain thing.  Now he has to drink, a sip of

water or juice, and spit it on the floor because he hears one of us in the

family, clearing out throath.  He has never done this before.

Since he has started the prescription medications, tried several and like I said

in my previous emails, he is now on Concerta and Paxil, he has developed a lot

of different, either stimmings or OCD, I do not know what to call it.  He is now

biting his lips, his tongue, you can see him doing a " chewing " motion with his

teeth,  needing to touch everything with his hands, and feet.  He looks very

pale and has big dark circles under his eyes.  He does eat very good, but he is

very skinny.  Naturally he has a lot of problems with learning, but he seems to

be an intelligent child.  The school wants to know everything, when he starts a

medication, dates of when a new medication is changed, wanting to have him wear

a headphone with no sound in it, which his parents do not want.

Any suggestions I really appreciate it.   Is there a reason why nothing seems to

work for him.  He has Thalassemia minor, and therefore anemic, now the doctor

says his iron level is down, his ammonia level is up a little.  He also a

Pyroulia ( I do not know if I spelled this word correctly), but he has been

taking Zinc and B6 so the level of Copper is normal.

I stop for now.  Thank to everyone for your suggestion or comments.

Enrica