Caffeine Junkie

Ask for a referal to CAMHS. A initial prescription can be given by them and if your GP is willing (not all GPs are), future prescriptions can be insued through your GP.

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'A' is seven years old and was put on Risperidone in September. The dose was initially 0.25 mg once a day. This worked wonderfully at first. It reduced his aggression and his mood swings. He was generally a lot calmer and happier. This lasted a few weeks, then the same old problems started to resurface. The Risperidone was increased to 0.25 mg twice a day. Once again 'A' has calmed. Whether his aggression and mood swings will resurface again, I don't know ...... we will have to wait and see.

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I remember having to watch the queen's speech as a child. We split christmas over two days. The children get their Santa presents on Christmas day, then their presents from family and friends on Boxing day. This works well for us, as it reduces the stress for my son.

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My two girls who are NT and aged 6 and 9 years, have always said it is just a man in a Santa's suit. My youngest still beleives in Santa (I don't know about the eldest). We just said that it was actually one of his helpers, as Santa is so busy at this time of year.

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One of the possible side-effects of Strattera is insomnia. Link

The world "normal" was a Scare Quote.

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She is more than a passive companion, she is an aid to help my son to fit in with "normal" society and for our family to be able to venure out on family activties. The reason I would not call us dog lovers, because we would not ordinarily choose to have a dog has a pet, due to the work involved, mainly the time commitment. Not just the exercising daily, but the regular grooming. However, due to the help she will be to my son, then I feel that the extra work involved in keeping her is more than worth it. She has quickly become a member of the family. The dogs are highly trained, and the training is on going. They have to be to have public access. It is this public access which will allow us to start doing family activites again, has assistance dogs are allowed places where pet dogs are not. My daughters are looking forward to be able to share activites with myself and their brother, rather than our family constantly being torn in two. It is a long process to get a dog. Most people do not even get pass the application stage. We had to be interviewed and be able to demonstrate a basic ability to handle a dog. We had a home visit to introduce a dog to my son. At this time it was decided they did not have a dog that was suitable for my son (due do him being nervous around dogs) and so we had a long wait for a more suitable dog to be available. When a suitable dog was found, I had to attend a residental course to learn how to handle her and take care of her. The training is on going and will have to take a formal accessment next month. We then had to be careful how we introduced her to my son. She was not allowed to approach my son, for it was to be taken at my son's speed. My son approached her when he was ready and the relationship then slowly built up, as he became confident with her being around. Having an assistance dog is no quick fix. It takes a lot of work and patience.

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She is a cross between a labrador and golden retreiver. She is extremely placid, which makes her a good match for my son, for he would not tolerate a dog which was too lively. As for being a dog lover, that is certainly not the case. The dog is an aide for my son ( and therefore for all of our family), inorder to try and achieve some "normality" in our household. An example of some "normality" is the fact that I no longer have to sit on the landing outside my son's bedroom waiting for him to fall asleep. He is now happy for his dog to be with him and will fall asleep happily with just her presence.