Posted by Declan on May 22, 2005, at 7:08:00
In reply to Re: Check this---my autistic brothers med list..., posted by krybrahaha78 on May 22, 2005, at 0:36:17
Well I have a brother who is classically autistic. He's 58, and so there were no drugs when he was a kid, except phenobarb, which he tried with no good result. We were lucky having the resources to employ the right people. All things considered he's had a good life. I can't imagine any drug that I know of would have really helped him much, except maybe something to calm him down a bit. When he was young it was really difficult, he was so afraid of half the world. What I'm feeling is that help for people like this comes from personal interaction, not from available drugs. I don't underestimate the suffering and difficulties. This person who cared for him would say, of whatever it was that was so frightening, "I won't let it hurt you, you must stay here with me." The drugs are a diversion, mainly.
Declan
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