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RE:Son and Family
Please be patient. I know I have a 15 year old son with Adhd and Aspergers/Autism. I can relate to the tantrums, they last more than a normal tantrum, sometimes up to two hours.You have to realize that he wants to control this also, it is very frustrating for him and embarrasing for him to lose control. Altho, he may hide it with more anger. My son sees a therapist and also a psychiatrist for medication. He takes 56mg of concerta, seroquel 400mg at bedtime, topramate 100 mg at bedtime risperdone 1mg at bedtime and citalopram 20mg in the morning. The first few years we were totally against medications. We tried diets and everything we could think of. Family did not understand and thought all he needed was a good spanking. We learned that a brief grounding from xbox or any video games,tv, would do the trick...we only ground him for the action and only for a few hours or overnight.
Otherwise they have nothing to work toward. He would give up too easily and not work toward his goal or behavior if the grounding went on for days. The best advice we ever recieved was "Catch him being Good". and reward that behavior. I know it sounds strange and it is hard. But, you don't have to have the LAST word in an argument, learn to drop it and walk away, and address the problem later, (if no one will be harmed while he is having his fit).
Relax and take a deep breath and love your Son for who he is. Find something he is good at, sports, art, anything reading and focus on that, and give him every opportunity to excel. God Bless you and your family.
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7 Jan 2011 @ 10:20 AM
19 Jan 2011 @ 1:56 PM
