tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post114234751322797395..comments2023-10-18T04:52:43.144-04:00Comments on Autism's Edges: Risk ManagementMothersVoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479178355207142195noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-51107213849562539072010-04-16T04:41:01.869-04:002010-04-16T04:41:01.869-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1142659576983020912006-03-18T00:26:00.000-05:002006-03-18T00:26:00.000-05:00Ettina, Thanks so much for your comment. The dialo...Ettina, Thanks so much for your comment. The dialogue between folks in the spectrum and parents of kids in the spectrum, whether NT or not, is a very very valuable one. I really look to adults in the spectrum for advice and guidance on what helped them.<BR/><BR/>And I think balancing idealism and so-called realism is a very tough call. <BR/><BR/>And medication is a hot button issue for so many MothersVoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479178355207142195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1142629546726901792006-03-17T16:05:00.000-05:002006-03-17T16:05:00.000-05:00"While I might long for a world where my daughter ..."While I might long for a world where my daughter could thrive without either of the medications she takes, we certainly do not inhabit such a world now, nor can I expect that we will we anytime soon. My own tendency to want to resist or refute the medical protocols of our day are mitigated by my parental desire to create the best possible life for my child in a world where the odds are already Ettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230821659466586897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1142540681331415922006-03-16T15:24:00.000-05:002006-03-16T15:24:00.000-05:00As parents we are constantly thinking about what i...As parents we are constantly thinking about what is best for our children. If we are indeed giving them the best platform to be successful. Our ASD children bring with them many more complicated and unaided decisions. Many more roads that not only pitchfork, but have dead ends that never provided the aide of a map. I admire how "on top" of sweet M's medications you are. It sounds really confusingMom to Mr. Handsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664592848896720811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1142446477340725302006-03-15T13:14:00.000-05:002006-03-15T13:14:00.000-05:00I don't want Sweet M to have that experience of ha...<I>I don't want Sweet M to have that experience of having to try to play catchup regarding *years* of skills, information, and knowledge.</I><BR/><BR/>On my really bad days, I play the "what if" game:<BR/>"What if" I'd been on meds when I was in elementary school? Would I have had more friends?<BR/>"What if" I'd been on meds when I was in junior high? Would I have been a happier pre-teen?<BR/>"Jannalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013268003390172957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1142433041773481342006-03-15T09:30:00.000-05:002006-03-15T09:30:00.000-05:00Thanks Estee and Jannalou and Kristina, I'm glad i...Thanks Estee and Jannalou and Kristina, I'm glad if this post was helpful. I spent nearly a month thinking about the FDA black box warning and I'm still wondering what actually precipitated it: fallout for dropping the ball on Vioxx and then Merck gets off scott-free in court? It's just a little difficult to understand what goes on at the FDA . . . <BR/><BR/>A close relative of Sweet M's was MothersVoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479178355207142195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1142373847975497172006-03-14T17:04:00.000-05:002006-03-14T17:04:00.000-05:00"Serendipity" that you should post on this as we a..."Serendipity" that you should post on this as we are in one of those periods of reconsidering over what's going on in Charlie's education/therapeutic/medical profile. The best strategy for us has been an interdisciplinary one that combines medical strategies "traditional" and "biomedical/alternative," all with the goal of getting Charlie to be the best that he can be in the classroom. It's tough kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104388229716638534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1142367152931664672006-03-14T15:12:00.000-05:002006-03-14T15:12:00.000-05:00Wonderful!As I said on Estee's blog earlier today,...Wonderful!<BR/><BR/>As I said on Estee's blog earlier today, I take medication to help me control my symptoms, so that I can be more effective and have less anxiety. (I am now on Strattera, which is a non-stimulant, because the Ritalin family either increases my anxiety or doesn't work, and the Dexedrine family causes me sleep disturbances.) My goal (as someone who was diagnosed only last year)Jannalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013268003390172957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1142361005334124262006-03-14T13:30:00.000-05:002006-03-14T13:30:00.000-05:00Excellent post. I like the point of view and will ...Excellent post. I like the point of view and will check out the book. <BR/><BR/>I think this should be referenced in my post today as I raised the Ritalin question. <BR/><BR/>EsteeEstee Klar-Wolfondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075904929829751057noreply@blogger.com