Hyper medicines what aNd why

why parents often keep saying child is hyper despite medicines going on?

 As specified elsewhere on this website hyperness is always underestimated and misinterpreted.

to summarise again, 

according to dr kondekars goal directed cognitive approach in autism kids hyperness behaviour is of 2 types:

1. type 1:  with sound: these kids may have any one or many of the following: agitation, aggression, pinching, biting, shouting, screaming, throwing, tapping , banging, stamping, slapping,  breaking, clapping, making loud sounds, loud words, making sounds from objects, switching buttons on and off, opening and closing fridge door, hitting hurting others or self... and many more

2. type 2 :without sound: these kids may have any one or many of the following: fidgety, restless, movements in sitting, squirming,  often clearing the bottom, cannot sit like statue, touching here and there, on the go, walking, wandering, rhythmic movements, to and fro, on the go, getting carried away with eyes/hand/ feet, wandering, climbing on table / sofa/ chair / window, jumping, trying to touch at heights with hand, clumsy, careless, turning or moving  head / eyes/ body parts, playing with pen pencil / books, tossing, spinning and many more

often these issues are annoying to others, but parents may find as innocent or negligible as they are used to it.

often there is  pharmacology treatment / control medicines  for such behaviours which is very effective to show results in 2 to 5 days, the results need to be sustained by titrating the doses on weekly or monthly basis as needed to keep the child is full control of these diverting behaviours which make the child lose focus in learning. Therapy doesnot work effectively despite months to give same results what the medicines can give in a week, Medicines are needed to turn the child therapy able. not using medicines wastes time and crucial years of learning. Also, when we plan to stop it my non medical means, often force is used by shouting/ punishing or stopping with physical restrain which can also precipitate aggression sooner.

according to dr kondekars goal directed cognitive approach

how parents underestimate the problem or its severity:

1. they avoid telling these issues to doctor, as to some extent they feel it is normal... even if its annoying to other

2. they try to justify saying, 

                    kids shall do it, it is like normal, its only in retaliation, its only once in  a day, he hurts only when we ask xyz, or snatch xyz or trouble him or saying that his father alkso used  to do same in child hood, its just little, he doesnt do it at home or school or saying that he doesn only when i dont give medicines or he does with only in presence of xyz etc 

 3. they will try to justify saying it was a lot in past andnow its little

4. therapist may justify saying he is cooled down a lot.

5. oh he needs that sensory stimulation is another justification. if i do this/ give this etc he wont do it.

6. and many more reasons: like even doctors saying he doesnt need x y z medicine

all these reasons make a doctor undertreat the annoying behaviour. all these reasons will also make the parents reduce the doses of control medicines on their own or by forcing teh doctor to do so 

and then problem perisist saying, it all same despite treatment with medicines.

according to dr kondekars goal directed cognitive approach

MEDICINES ARE NO MAGICAL WANDS, THE NAME OF THE MEDICINE DOESNT MATTER, THE DOSE AND FREQUENCY NEEDED IS DECIDED BY THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF ISSUES.

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according to dr kondekars goal directed cognitive approach

WHY PARENTS / PATIENTS TEND TO  STOP OR REDUCE MEDICINES ON THEIR OWN:

1. commonest reason is inconvenience that it has to be taken daily or many times a day even though they are cheap. often we may need higher doses or added medicines taht adds to inconvenience.

2. cost is just another factor even if parents disagree. as often dr / therapy  visits may be frequent and so does fees.

3. the scare about control medicines created by non allopath / paramedics and therapists/ doctors; despite not having many major side effect, dependency or addictive potential; if given as per doctor prescrpition. trsut me they are safe, and needed for quality of life.

4. often parents tend to give low dose saying that high dose caused sleep. remeber that sleep realted to any control medicines may not last more than 5 days if given regularly. even if sleep, dose may need to be tapered by doctor for a week and again needs to be pulled up. once a kid has slept with xyz dose doesnt mean he will sleep each time.

5. some parents will say we stopped medicine because he got hyper on stopping the dose. it happened because he needed daily dose and not stopping for some period.

6. some parents will say we stopped medicines because he turned aggressive with the medicine. often its vice versa, the medicine may have given to tackle aggressiveness. for some medicines like risperidone- aggression coming up may need doubling the dose. for some medicines  like atomoxetine, aggression coming up new may need reducing the dose.  very rarely say one in 100000 may have a situation that it doesnt suit. but then we do have alternatives. not treating is not  a solution.

7. and parents often say that we stopped because we donot knwo how long. but that doesnt solve the problem, not havinbg enough control means school will suffer. having a shadow teacher is not a solution to tackle hyperness. if instead of help in teaching she is used only to hold the child with hand, aggression is likely to worsen.

according to dr kondekars goal directed cognitive approach

how long do these kids will be needing control medicines to treat ADHD: 

1. its very simple. till the time problem is.

2. till the time child evolves out of the disability.

3. till the time, 2 years symptom free phase is noted.

4. till the time, we develop verbal understanding in the child enough to understand counselling and child can control  or manage even outbursts with his own control of thoughts and mind through is verbal thinking and understanding, like say with the help of cognitive behaviour therapy and meditation as needed.

5. yes even some adults do need such treatment and 30% autism may have chance to turn into schizophrenia and sometimes even a 40 year old may start with need for control medicines due to this disorder of thought and feelings.

REMEMBER:

BEHAVIOUR IS A RESULT OF PERCEPTION.

PERCEPTION OF LIVING AND NON LIVING AROUND US A PER OUR IQ.

BEHAVIOUR IS ALSO RESULT OF BEHAVIOUR OF OTHERS WITH US.

AND ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO CHNAGE ABOVE TWO.

ONLY TWO THINGS THAT CAN HELP ADJUST WITH RO CHANGE THE BEHAVIOUR ARE:

1. COGNITIVE VERBAL UNDERSTANDING TO CONTROL THE BEHAVIOUR BY INTROSPECTION: TAKES YEARS TO COME.

2. MEDICINES

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