Posted by AOB on June 20, 2003, at 8:12:39
In reply to Re: Lack of drive, posted by Dinah on June 19, 2003, at 20:09:12
I don't know much about his treatment team. He moved away to a life skills program to learn to be more independent. He dropped out of that too. He has some maintenance services - meds, money and emergency only. We phone, write, and email frequently. I've talked to his psychiatrist and psychologist but am really out of the loop. Both seem to be very good but they see him at a low fuctioning level. They don't see the hints of potential he showed before Risperdal. He gets very irritable if he skips doses so that reinforces the idea that it works.
The lack of drive is not a meds issue. He was born without drive, risperidone just makes it worse. Getting him to work with OT and PT, roll over or walk took great effort and creativity. His therapists had never seen any child quite so disnterested in mobility. But now he is not an adorable infant, he's a miserable young man, living off SSI and doing nothing.
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