“Autism cannot be medicated against nor can it be cured, so medication isn’t an option.”
That’s not exactly correct, autism has no cure, but my 13 year old autistic son takes risperdal to help keep him calm.
Since he’s hit puberty, we’ve had some violent outbursts from him, and recently his dosage has been increased. When he does become violent, it’s always been against his step-mother, his mother, or his aide at school. Never against other classmates, or his other siblings. One of the schools behavior people thinks it’s a version of teenage rebellion only distorted due to autism. BTW he’s not mainstreamed, his is a life skills class.
Risperdal saved my sanity, various household items & the potted plants. I was initially against it but it made such a dramatic improvement for her in offsetting some of the meltdowns. I’m sure she felt better too as a result. I’m thankful it worked. Medicating an autistic child can be hit & miss.
Puberty is a NIGHTMARE. But it will pass. I promise :)