I have a 10 yo daughter with PDA autism (and ADHD) who decided to refuse her medication in early January. We have noticed a big difference from when she took them so we really want her to get back on them, but nothing we have tried works. Anyone with some experience they want to share? We are grasping for straws at this point. Help

  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    As I mentioned above, the fact that you are willing to take a step back to assess and correct your course is the important part, so many parents, despite what are generally the best intentions, get really defensive and refuse to even consider they might need to adjust their thinking, so going forward you’ve got a massive advantage. Good work helping the other parents out too!

    I think the most important thing I would say to always keep in mind is that you can’t “fix” autism (not even in a similar way to how you can “fix” ADHD), so while some medications can help with some symptoms, and some therapies (not ABA) might help with others, always stop and think (and teach her to stop and think!) - are you treating a symptom to make her life better, or are you treating it to make her seem “less autistic” to the world? If it’s the latter, it’s probably never worth it. Embrace the autism, embrace the community (which you definitely seem to be doing), and let her be her.

    I really hope things go well!