I am a mother of two beautiful children a 7 yr old son and a 12 yr old daughter. My 12 yr old daughter has autism. She is non-verbal and hit puberty 3 yrs ago. With that being said, the meltdowns began. I took her to her dr and she prescribed risperdal. It really helped in the beginning, but has slowly lost its affect. She has had ocd, and anxiety issues. Her dr said she did'nt feel comfortable giving her anything else, so she sent us to the county mental health to see a psychologist. We've been there there 3 times for 2hr plus appointments, but still no closer to getting any help. I live in Utah, and I am appauled at the lack of resources out there. The numbers of autism they say is the highest in this state. Well today she went on a rampage, nothing in her room is left standing. It is getting pretty bad and Weber Human Services still denies us any help. I don't know what it's going to take for them to help us out. My daughter Kaya was so mellow before she started puberty, now the fury is unleashed and I am not strong to stop it. She is pushing 200lbs and I can't stop her. I love her so much, and behind the aggression is my little angel being caged by this demon I call autism. Any suggestions?
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I wish you all the best trying to figure it out. I am thinking of you and your family. :)
I just found the autism group, though not new by any means to it.
You are so right, where is the help??
I wonder, do you have issues as well? My issues are confused with high functioning autism. Which is rather funny to me......
Is your daughter in any kind of activities?? Physical activities? My boys are not, but I was. Depending on her abilities of course. I got hurt doing such activities but all in all it helped.
Does she have the seizures?
Your daughter is not verbal, think how frustrated she must be? Does she use the computer? Can she sit long enough to learn? Just letting her be at the computer and do as she pleases might let her see there is a whole world out here where she does not have to talk at all!
She does not have to tell people of her issues if she does not want to, she can be just a normal girl on the computer.
I can not use the program where I can talk in them, my speech still is not real good though I spent grade school in speech. Teaching me how to talk right. My youngest talks, but it takes a person to be around him a little while to understand him. He is 14 now and going through many issues.
I remember the time of life your daughter is going through, and there was no help back then at all. I thought I was dying when I seen the blood. Only time I seen blood was when I was busted up, or stitched up. My parents did not allow me to see tv shows with such things. The church did not teach such things.
I sure hope you can get through this with her!! Does she know why she is on the medication? Not sure how functioning she is. It always upset me when my doctors would talk to my parents and ignore me!!
Wish you well k