violent children with autism

[flangebaby]

just wondering if there is anyone else with an autistic child who is violent towards there parents/siblings my son attacks me when he becomes angry, almost like flicking a switch then after its happend its like he never did anything.

[DSM]

Via my job I come under frequent attack.

You need to identify potential triggers, and work with that. If the level of violence is increasing then you may want to think about medication; i.e - risperidone.

[flangebaby]

hes had it and put 2 stone on, which he now blames me for ,hes been on concerta/ritolin for ten years and has just come of it. although been of risperdone for a couple of years

[cyberpedz]

If he has just come off concerta this could be why is aggression has heightened. this often happens when coming of meds that manage the behaviors and aggression.

I have worked with people on concerta and if they come off it or miss a dose they go crazy!

[flangebaby]

its sort of 50/50 hes doing really well off them i think finally hes out growing the adhd , the outbursts can become so big if i dont get in there straight away. the doc has said that hes gonna try another drug but im not sure i want him on it and he doesnt want to go back on tablets. he seems to think its his way or nothing where the other 2 children are concerned . ps thanks for the pen it has just arrived

[cyberpedz]

It is always hard when it comes to medication i suppose if he has not been off it long then stick with it for a while as it does take time to get out of the system and take him time to adjust without it.

No probs re pen;-)

[louisereecejones]

hi x my son is six and becomes very violent, he can speak but does not understand very well.
as a result of his behaviour he has been placed in a school for baddly behaved children, the school have no understanding of autism and so you can picture what happens he goes to school to get restrained every day.
I have had him at home for five weeks because the education have said his behaviour is the problem not the autism
Yes well i think we know our kids and the behaviour is a result of the autism x
I am sure you have good times as i do i just try focusing on those times and it makes it easier to cope x

[shilowarden]

my 12 year old daughter as autism and gets very violent to mainly towards me though although school are starting to see little snipets of her , she is on rispiradone and as been for about a year now u can see it makes a difference to her when she takes it but there r times when she thinks i am poisoning her and refuses to take the tablet she also as a problem when the chemist gives us a different brand as she dont accept it my adivce would be if u have medication make sure it is always the same supplier and brand trust me

[donnanne]

Hi, yes me son, aged 4.5 yrs gets extremely aggressive when ever he is told 'no' I make allowances for this as he is autistic, but part of me thinks he is actually getting spolied and gets away with a lot because of his condition which makes the situation worse! He hits me a lot and other children his age who approach him, when i reprimand him he throws himself around and self harms or just thrashes around. Any ideas?!

[louisereecejones]

Myson has just started on rispiradone however over the years we have found if we try to handle ben physically he is more likely to espond with violence which is why school have major problems with him hitting them, the constantly restrain him x louise x