What therapies/school/prescription drugs are out there for an autistic teenage boy?

Question

Schools for autistic people, Therapies for violence.

Answer 1

You should join the Peptizyde and HN-Zyme Prime Yahoo group
for addressing Autism.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/enzymesandautism/.

"Significant improvements were seen in eye contact, language, humor, foods tolerated, digestion, stools/bowels, Significant decreases were seen in aggression, hyperness, anxiety, self-stimming, self-injurious behavior, pain, and headaches among others."
http://owen.curezone.com/healing/autismenzymes.html

Also eliminate dairy including pizza and milk from his diet. Limit wheat or gluten based foods.

Answer 2

I am not sure what type of violent behavior your son is showing, or his type of autism, etc., but I can give you some general ideas that may help. Please keep in mind that each child with autism is different, and may need different approaches to teaching new behaviors.

First, you might consider looking into why he is engaging in violent behavior. Make a clear and objective description of the behavior that you consider violence. It could be something like: "hits other children with his hands forcefully or kicks other children forcefully," etc. Then, make some notes whenever the behavior occurs. You could make a chart with three columns: (A) What happens before the behavior, (B) What the behavior was, and (C) What happened after or as a result of the behavior.

You may find that it gets him attention from either other children or adults, or that it gets him a time-out (maybe he is overwhelmed in the situation and wants to be removed). If you see a pattern from the information you collect, you could teach him other ways to get attention or whatever he is gaining from using the violent behavior. These could include, tapping someone on the shoulder, asking for attention, handing someone a card that says, "attention please" or "all done" (to get permission to leave an area), etc.

To find out more about this technique, I would suggest speaking to your school district's autism specialist, if they have one, or special education teachers. It is called "functional analysis."

You might also consider contacting a local chapter of the Autism Society of America - http://www.autism-society.org/ - for support groups or schools in your area.

Best of luck to you; I hope this helps!

Answer 3

avoid preservatives and additives...try going as much organic as possible and definitely all natural foods!