Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 is doing really well in terms of autism/asperger issues. It turns out that at school his biggest problem is not being able to stay on task and pay attention for more than a few seconds - a minute at a time. Then he has to be prompted to get on task again. His para is great and very kind and soft hearted so it doesn't seem to annoy too much but it must be terribly frustrating to WANT to comply and genuinely not be able to comply. The guidance counselor who is also the district expert on asperger syndrome observed one day recently and said he really can't pay attention. I believe some of the classroom teachers suggested his behavior was " purposeful " but the guidance counselor said that's absolutely not true. The fact that respectfully and promptly responds to requests to get back on tasks is clear indication that he WANTS to do what they ask. Poor thing. I never thought about how difficult it is for him to pay attention. Well, we were always dealing with other issues like aggression and trying to leave school and anxiety. He's doing well with all of those and actually, the fact that we're worrying about attention is evidence of how much progress we've made. Soooo, now we're talking about a new medication. is on lexapro for Anxiety. He's only on a small dose and it works well. 's neurologist suggested Tenex at one point to deal with 's chewing behavior but it's also being used for ADHD. I'm thinking this might be a good one for but was wondering if anyone here had any experience with it. If so, please tell me about it. Has anyone used it in conjunction with an SSRI? Miriam Miriam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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