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Aspergers Medication

There is no official medication or treatment which can cure Aspergers but as there are many other disorders often seen to reside along with Aspergers medication is used to treat them or at least to bring these secondary disorders in control. Disorders like ADHD, Torrette’s Syndrome, Anxiety Disorder and Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD and many others are commonly found in a youngster or an adult suffering from Aspergers. Certain drugs like clonidine, naltrexone, antipsychotics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs have been used over the year to try and reduce the various effects of Aspergers. These drugs help to treat the repetitive behaviors but a lot is to be tested before one starts with these medicines as many children in the past have complained about having to face abnormalities regarding metabolism and cardiac transference time as well as long term neurological problems. Risperidone is one drug which is supposed to help out the child in dealing

Aspergers Children & Anger Control

My 7-year-old boy becomes very angry a lot of the time. What can I do to help him deal with his frustrations better? A great deal of stress is likely due to his Aspergers. Some kids react by becoming depressed, some become anxious, and others become angry and experience rage against the frustrating events that occur in their day. Some kids externalize their feelings and blame others, while some internalize their feelings and have a difficult time controlling their anger. There may be no particular event to his anger – just an aggressive mood or reaction to a frustrating experience. Encourage self-control and teach your youngster to consider alternative behaviors. Self-control can be strengthened by teaching your youngster to stop and count to ten, taking a deep breath and reminding themselves to keep calm. Or for some kids it is helpful that they have an agreed room or particular space that they take themselves too when they feel that they are getting anxious/angry. Specific rel

Asperger’s Syndrome Therapies

There is no cure to the Syndrome called Aspergers which is a form of mild autism and referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder and as Pervasive Developmental Disorder or PDD. There are several medicines that are often prescribed to keep the various symptoms of the syndrome in control but the long term use of these drugs is not advisable as they have their side effects. There are anti-depressants and stimulants of various sorts which are given to patients of Aspergers to try and keep their symptoms and their comorbid conditions in check but most people still prefer natural ways to treat Aspergers and various therapies which help the victims. There are several herbal as well as homeopathic drugs that are used to help the various symptoms like irritability, depression, anxiety, attention deficiency, hyperactivity, repetitive behavior and much more. There are herbal therapies that include the ingredients Passiflora, Chamomile, John’s Wort and many others. The therapies which are used fo