Posted by: frumpfighter on: May 20, 2009
Ritalin – strike one; Strattera – strike two; and now on to Risperidone to try to tone down my son’s anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and autistic tendencies.
After explaining to the child psychiatrist that the Strattera (atomoxetine) did somewhat lessen Sage’s hyperactivity but altered his personality, she immediately said to discontinue its use. When we [...]
Posted by: frumpfighter on: March 4, 2009
It was almost three years ago my son Sage was diagnosed with Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified, which falls somewhere on the higher functioning end of the autism spectrum.
Then 3 ½ years old, Sage had always shown signs of developmental delays. He didn’t roll over or sit up the same time as other [...]
Posted by: frumpfighter on: February 12, 2009
Children of all abilities were given a boost Thursday when a special court ruled that parents claiming certain vaccinations caused their children to be autistic are not entitled to compensation.
There has been a belief among a large segment of those affected by autism (and their lawyers) that the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccines [...]
Posted by: frumpfighter on: January 24, 2009
Before I became a parent I was one of those who questioned others’ parenting skills and had no patience for less than little angels. All children were created equal weren’t they?
I also jumped on the bandwagon that diagnoses like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, better known as ADHD, were just a crock and cop out for [...]
Posted by: frumpfighter on: January 7, 2009
It’s amazing how some people are the perfect parents – of somebody else’s child. That kind of thinking has been going on since the beginning of time but has only been exacerbated with the Internet and its endless stream of information.
I’ll admit when I heard John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s son, Jett, died suddenly [...]
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