I have a 10 yo daughter with PDA autism (and ADHD) who decided to refuse her medication in early January. We have noticed a big difference from when she took them so we really want her to get back on them, but nothing we have tried works. Anyone with some experience they want to share? We are grasping for straws at this point. Help

  • N3Cr0@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    If she doesn’t want the meds, then they are most probably harmful.

    I think you should focus on behavioral therapy while keeping an eye on the stress level, or she will later most probably burn herself constantly out, such as I did.

    (Until recently, when I decided to refuse all the stress because it’s about to get life-threatening.)

    • spainball@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I think she is burned out already unfortunately, due to medication as well as other factors (mostly school related). We are currently working with a very lean reintegration plan for school to not have it go beyond what is hopefully repairable.