bullies Re: Reducing Dosage on Medication

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My son's being Taekwondo learning self-defense past 9 months as bullied a lot.

Gave him more confidence and sense of taking back control. He did a little bit

more than self defense yesterday when snapped, but he won the fight hands down!

Will be interesting to see if bullies leave him alone now. He has never started

a fight.

Miranda

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> From: marcontheroad <marcontheroad@...>

> Subject: ( ) Reducing Dosage on Medication

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> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 6:30 AM

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> So this summer I would like to reduce my 12 year old son's Adderall medication

from 20mg to 15mg because 1) I want to do everything possible to keep his dose

to minimum 2) without school in session, I I see less need or benefit to

maintain the dosage during the summer 3) I believe in periodic confirmation that

my son needs the medication AND at the current dosage.

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> I am curious about parents whose aspie grew up to a teenager or adult and

where the medication was weaned off to either nothing or a lower dosage?

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> 1) How did you figure out that it was the appropriate time to lower the

dosage?

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> 2) If you just tried the lower dosage and it worked say at age 17, did it

occur to you that maybe you could have lowered it at 16 or even 15. Did it

bother you that he might have gone a year or longer on medication that he/she

did not need?

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> I probably will have a follow up:-)

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> Thanks,

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> Marc

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So the child he punched several times in the face has a social communication disorder too? Is this the child you are saying bullies your son? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TFrom: "miranda.flemming" <miranda.flemming@...>Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:15:30 -0000< >Subject: bullies Re: ( ) Reducing Dosage on Medication My son's being Taekwondo learning self-defense past 9 months as bullied a lot. Gave him more confidence and sense of taking back control. He did a little bit more than self defense yesterday when snapped, but he won the fight hands down! Will be interesting to see if bullies leave him alone now. He has never started a fight.Miranda> > > From: marcontheroad <marcontheroad@...>> Subject: ( ) Reducing Dosage on Medication> > Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 6:30 AM> > >   > > So this summer I would like to reduce my 12 year old son's Adderall medication from 20mg to 15mg because 1) I want to do everything possible to keep his dose to minimum 2) without school in session, I I see less need or benefit to maintain the dosage during the summer 3) I believe in periodic confirmation that my son needs the medication AND at the current dosage. > > I am curious about parents whose aspie grew up to a teenager or adult and where the medication was weaned off to either nothing or a lower dosage?> > 1) How did you figure out that it was the appropriate time to lower the dosage? > > 2) If you just tried the lower dosage and it worked say at age 17, did it occur to you that maybe you could have lowered it at 16 or even 15. Did it bother you that he might have gone a year or longer on medication that he/she did not need?> > I probably will have a follow up:-) > > Thanks,> > Marc>