Autistic Spectrum Disorder Questions

No, there are no preventive measures that can be taken for autism spectrum disorder. A child is normally born with this disorder. However, there are treatments available that help in controlling the symptoms.

You need to get him checked immediately with blood tests and scans to find out what is wrong and take remedial measures. Good luck

Your doctor may prescribe lithium for long periods of time (months or years). It's important to continue treatment, even when you feel well. Lithium is not a cure, but it is able to help control symptoms and prevent relapse while you are taking it. For probable betterment by alternative, pl talk in details by booking audio or video call.

I think your daughter may be treated for Bipolar 1. I suggest you take her immediately to a counselor and treat her with talk therapy too. In her later adolescence, there are likely to be some unresolved issues that may go as far as prenatal influences. It comes up at this time seeking a resolution. But unfortunately not many are aware of this and will go untreated and compound the disorder. Both parents must also accompany her to help trace the problems encountered in childhood. There are certa...more

Discuss your symptoms with your treating psychiatrist and get the medications revised if they do not help even after taking for a month or so. Many times it is difficult for the psychiatrist to get all the symptoms under control in one go, so give him/ her time and for most the symptoms subside over a period of time. Even after say 3-6 months you still feel unsatisfied, get a second opinion. Good luck.

Definitely Not !!! Homeopathy medicines are based on whole symptomatology that you have provided at the time of consultation. If you are using medicines form 2 doctors for the same condition, then there are chances that both medicines will antidote each other and both will not work.

Yes it is possible to control hunger through ayurvedic treatment. But there may be other reasons for hunger and it may be natural also for a active child. So it would be better to explore the right reason for the hunger. for a growing child good appetite is a good sign.

Dear parents, autism is an important disease and not to be underestimated. Your child is having majorly hyperactivity symptoms (autism with adhd= attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. So if only autism, then your child has to take behavioral therapy as a mainstay of your child's treatment. But if autism with adhd, then along with behavioral therapy, some drugs are needed to control such symptoms.& best person who guides you in this disease is psychiatrist. Bramhi and ashwagandha we don't kno...more

You need psychological counseling and psychological autosuggestion therapy through the online process for three weeks without any medication for the permanent solution of your psychological problems of bipolar disorder. You can contact me for this on Lybrate website or direct contact me for this on mobile. Thank you.

Hi lybrate-user I think you should contact your doctor for these changes. 5 mg of axepta may not really help with anything. You should reduce risperidone further if you want but continue the axepta. Once again, refer to and trust your child’s doctor on this one
hope this helps

Needs evaluation by ent Dr. to ruke out dysphagia.