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thankyou all for the advice its much appreciated

well reece has always had aching legs and also complained when walking or even when he was in bed. It just seems to have got worse and he cant walk a few steps without terrible pain

my 16year old son has always suffered with leg pain, its getting worse for him at the moment and he cant walk very far with out feeling like passing out with his leg pains. Does anyone know if this could be related to ASD?? i would appreciate any advice please

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oh god hev you are really going through it, i dont know whats worse having a son like mine who wont step out the house and wont even answer the phone or a son whos the opposite, i really feel for you, i have read all your other posts, i just dont know how your coping with it all <'> thinking of you lou

Hi curra, my son is 16 and feels just like your son, hes been like it for the past 5yrs, he too was on prozac but he stopped them December. My son dosnt step outside the house and too feels like theres just nothing in life for him, he constantly tells me he would rather be dead. I really feel for you as its so heartbreaking when theres nothing you can do but reassure them. The psyc now wants reece back on medication because hes so down and has no life at all. Reece also finds socializing so difficult thats why hes unable to go out just incase someone speaks to him. I think you can be reassured that if your son can manage to stay in school there will be help along the way for him and its a positive sign that he mentions working, we couldnt even get reece to school let alone the mention of work or college. I think there are some cruel people out there and thats what fightens me, people who dont understand. As i told reece this weekend, you cant let ASD win you have to be strong and try and help yourself,you have to be strong.. Anyway all the very best of luck to you both. <'> lou

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Hi there reeces fav colour is white, also likes blue. He hates the colour red, infact if he bleeds or sees anyone else bleed he passes out. I remember one halloween when he was young, we dressed him as vampire put abit of fake blood on his mouth, he only looked in the mirror and he was out for the count. Lou

hi mel i have emailed you but i dont know whats going on ive been having trouble signing in for some reason, take care lou

hi mel i have emailed you but i dont know whats going on ive been having trouble signing in for some reason, take care lou

thanx tally def worth a try and a lower dose of anti depressant dosnt sound too bad.

Hi kathryn thanx for that, it sounds promising. I know things wont ever be perfect but as you say they only help for so long. He dosnt really want to go back on the anti depressants either, although he is very anxious through the night, most times physically sick. thanx anyway lou

Hi tally, thanx for the advice. I didnt know he could get counseling, we have seen a psycologist but didn't help much, we now got our 2nd visit with occupational therapist tomorrow. Whats the psycotherapy?? I will tell the psyc im trying st johns wort, i would like to keep him on it to see if it helps rather than the prozac. When i saw my dr for a repeat perscription for the prozac one time he said he would never put a child on prozac as its too dangerous, that scared the life out of me, i have the psyc wanting him on it and the dr saying the opposite, its so confusing.

Just wanted some advice really as im really unsure as to what to do about my 16year old and medication. The past 6years reece has been on some sort of medication. He was on prozac for 8months, it did help his anxiety a little through the night and did reduce his suicidal thoughts. I took him off them December as he still couldn't cope with going out and not much else had changed and i didn't want to keep pumping him with different kind of tablets. The psyc is coming out to see him at home tomorrow and she wants him back on the medication, and i just dont know what to do for the best. I just feel that all she wants to do is keep giving him different pills. I think he has to be positive in his own mind and i dont want him on pills for the rest of his life. I am giving him st johns wort at the moment because its natural but i dont know if im doing right. Any advice would be very grateful.

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