The past few weeks we have been considering bringing Carson to see a psychiatrist to be evaluated for ADHD. He is in constant movement and won't sit still longer than a few minutes. We decided to make the appointment and we went last week. The doctor told us ADHD is difficult to diagnose in children with Autism because the symptoms are so similar. He suggested a medication to calm Carson and said time will tell if he has ADHD. We had a very hard time with this decision. We want to do anything and everything we can to help Carson. The thought of him being on medicine is heartbreaking. We never wanted to go this route but we decided we would give it a try. Our biggest fear is the medicine will make him zombie like. If we see that happening we will discontinue it. We gave him his first dose on Saturday. Today is day 3 and he has done nothing but sleep all day for 3 days! We were told this might happen and not to be worried. He missed school today and will miss it again tomorrow. We won't send him back until we see he isn't going to sleep all day. These past few days have been very scary! Seeing him sedated and so lethargic has been awful. I hope that part ends soon and we start seeing benefits. The pics below is what he's been like for 3 days!
Chas, what meds did they try him on??
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ReplyDeleteMy son is 7. He doesn't have autism, but he does have ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. We tried 2 different medications before we got to Straterra and I think we'll stick with Straterra for now. He doesn't get sleepy during the day, doesn't have huge angry outbursts and is able to sleep well at night. For now, it's working well for us. I hope you find a good fit for Carson!
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