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by: D.C on Sat, Sep 01 2007

I have a 8yr. old daughter who tried Resperdial for her behavior. At first it work very well. I had thought wow this is perfect she’s back. She can talk and understand and her sleeping habits are fine but she would flap her hands when alone or self talk .But then I notice when she would walk her legs would wiggle from side to side and her arms started making movements. She couldn’t help it. It turned out it was the Resperdial that gave her odd movements. Please parent out there be aware of this medication.

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  1. Fri, Sep 28 2007
    the doctor my son see's wanted to put my son on this medication, he is 6 years old, i said no for now. i would like to know how long your child was on...Read

September 2007

  • Need advice - by Amy - (Wed, Sep 26 2007)
    Hello everyone. My name is Amy, and I am a preschool teacher. I have a 3 year old boy in my class, that has some of the symptoms of Autism but his mom thinks he is normal. I would like some advice on what I should do. [more..]
  • Mom - by mom of Autistic child - (Thu, Sep 20 2007)
    My son is 21 years old, he has autism I don’t know what to do, he has been taking different medicines to control his behavior, he is taking zyprexa and we hope it will help him , he lives in a group home, [more..]
  • Swell I’m Autistic - by James - (Thu, Sep 20 2007)
    I am apparently a very high functioning person with Asperger’s syndrome. This diagnosis was made 4 mos ago and explains about 99% of the difficulty that I have had in life. Because I cannot read other people’s minds I offend them unintentionally which leads to unearned retaliation and progressive social isolation. [more..]
  • is this autism? - by PB - (Sat, Sep 01 2007)
    My sister’s daughter aged 3 yrs has delayed speech development, very limited vocabulary & limited sustainable eye contact, she is hyperactive; but likes to interact & play with others, follows some of the commands, shows attachment with near ones. [more..]
  • medications - by D.C - (Sat, Sep 01 2007)
    I have a 8yr. old daughter who tried Resperdial for her behavior. At first it work very well. I had thought wow this is perfect she’s back. She can talk and understand and her sleeping habits are fine but she would flap her hands when alone or self talk [more..]
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