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Advice from Resilientmom: for parents of autistic children
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When I began this journey 21 years ago, there was very little support or information to be shared about autism. I vowed to be a resource for others in the wake of the autism tsunami. Prior to the internet explosion, mothers and fathers called me from all over the country to learn about our successes and failures combating autism. I began my first venture into the blogging world under the pseudonym of "resilientmom", for we are resilient, tenacious and passionate parents of autism.
Below is a note I received from a mother who is wrestling with the idea of medication for her autistic son. How medication can help and hurt the symptoms of autism explains my perspective on utilizing drugs.
Please submit any ideas, or share anecdotal experiences regarding medication, by commenting on this article.
I am a mother of a 5 year old boy with ASD. I was doing some surfing of the web this evening... trying to research whether or not I should try my son on either Zoloft or Lexapro for his anxiety problems.. I came across some of your articles. They initally caught my eye because I am located in the Indianapolis area....
I was intrigued by a few paragraphs of what I read and one of them ended in the statement on how much to the behaviors really affect the child in the end... My problems overall reside in the fact that I have an older child whom is 7 and he has missed out of so much because of his little brother's autism and inability to calmly sit in a movie, go to piano lessons, school or church functions, etc. It's hard having to split the family up, especially when a major event like a vacation or family wedding is to occur. I guess in the end, I really need some advice or thoughts on when do we know the time is right to medicate our child. I always know there can be side effects, but I would never be able to live with myself if I worsened things... I also can live with the "what ifs" in life either. I really wish I had some people to talk to who are or have been in my shoes. Do you have any advice to offer me..
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