debbie22 Report post Posted April 8, 2005 Hi -- I'm new here and have been having a horrible month with my 11YO AS son. He had been on Risperdol for aggression but it was becoming less effective and the dose kept having to be increased. He was switched to Abilify but this made him very restless and agitated. Then he was switched to Seroquel, which is worse. He is very strong and my 15YO daughter and I are afraid of him. In the past he has come after me with scissors and knives, and although he hasn't been that bad lately, he still puts holes in the walls and hits me and classmates. He also takes Prozac for OCD and Adderall for ADHD. I have asked his doctor about taking him off the Adderall, but she thinks this is a bad idea. Can anyone offer me any advice? Debbie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper Report post Posted April 8, 2005 Hi Debbie. Sorry but I don't know anything about medication, but I can sympathise with you, I think it could be me in your situation in a few years as my son is violent, but he is only 4 /12, but I do find myself hiding knives etc. I hope someone will be along soon to help you but in the meantime welcome to the forum, you will find everyone is wonderful here. Viper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minxygal Report post Posted April 8, 2005 Hi Debbie. We did respiradol for a while and it did nothing. I understand the agression. I live with it too. My son is 14, 5ft 9 and built like a bodybuilder. He has PDA and autism. I too get afraid, but I would never allow him to see that. I stand up to him as he towers over me and I stand my ground. It's really important that he knows I have control because he doesn't. Take care, be strong A x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elanor Report post Posted April 8, 2005 (edited) Hi I'm so sorry you're having a hard time. My son's also 11, and is aggressive - he's diagnosed with AS, and takes risperdal, successfully. I haven't experienced the effect of a mixture of medications - although I know that there's quite a lot of discussion about it on the American OASIS site. What dose of risperdal was your son taking? Mine takes 0.5mg which is just about enough. My son's aggression is very closely linked to his stress-levels - and the more we do to reduce stress, the better he is at managing his temper - and also at learning new ways of dealing with his stress, without direct aggression. I read a good book on this - 'Asperger's Syndrome and Difficult Moments' by Myles and Southwick. Elanor Edited April 8, 2005 by Elanor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
debbie22 Report post Posted April 14, 2005 Thanks to those who answered. I will try to find the book you recommended. Things are a little better at the moment -- the nice weather means I can send him outside to get rid of some stress and excess energy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kazzen161 Report post Posted April 14, 2005 That book is good - you can get it from the NAS or from www.jkp.com. Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites