Posted by Caedmon on March 21, 2006, at 23:31:30
In reply to zyprexa for autistic kids, posted by med_empowered on March 19, 2006, at 1:31:49
I work with a number of kids with autism, most of them on some kind of drug. It is often a low-dose SSRI and/or a neuroleptic such as risperidone. Sometimes a mood stabilizer/antimanic. I would argue that drugs that manage extremely bad behavior is helpful. Some kids can be self-injurious or get into a lot of danger without that touch of olanzapine. But obviously the drug with fewer side effects should be evaluated when possible. I mean, if it's a question of slamming your head into the desk repeatedly, or being drowsy, most everyone will pick the drowsiness. (Sorry, I know this is kind of a tangential topic, it just interested me.)
A LOT of times once the kids have gone through some of the Tx in the Relationship Development Intervention program we have been employing, they get much better w/out meds.
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