Aspergers/ASD support thread

Savvy_Sue

can you disguise it? if liquid in a yog or small glass of milk.

we always had something ready to take the taste away: he holds that and pops it in the moment meds are swallowed?

stefano

If it's a pill, plant it into some food he likes, like a strawberry or a piece of banana.

Indie_Kid

If it's a pill, can you crush it up? I know some you can't.

starnight_2

It's liquid, I already have sweets and juice or whatever he wants at the ready to take the taste away. I think he builds it up until it's such a huge deal that it's too much for him, he's insisting it makes him feel sick and I give him too much even though I'm giving him less than the prescribed dose and he feels sick before it even touches his tongue.

I'll continue trying to mask the taste, milk would be great, I'll look into that. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Js_Other_Half

Yogurt is often the most successful thing to mask the taste of meds.
Another option is to give it to him in a nurofen syringe, having wiped the outside of it so there is no taste on it. Give him a spoonful of yogurt beforehand, then let him do the syringe into his mouth. If the syringe is far enough back there is relatively little chance of him tasting a lot of it.

stefano

Eventually they will work it out. They may be ASD, but they are not stupid, and syringing the medicine may put them off using the syring for different medicines. My son, for examples, cannot get to grips with capsules.

seven-day-weekend

I just used to tell my son that it was medicine and therefore it was supposed to taste horrible, but he had to take it to make him better. This logical approach seemed to work with him.

starnight_2

Just an update on everythinf -

So the infection cleared though never got him to take the medicine again, DS could taste it no matter what I mixed it with Still won't let anyone touch his ear really but we're getting there.

Secondly - we have an appointmet with Paediatrician next week and will see about any help he can get, DS is now starting to realise he is a bit different to his friends, though he hasn't admitted as much it's the thinigs he says. It seems the NHS trust area we are in has got a new ASD co-ordinator, 1st for this area. Past month has been EXTREMELY hard but we've weathered the ups and downs. Hopefully going to relax and enjoy christmas now.

What do people think about telling their child the diagnosis? Especially if the child notices they react differently?

Indie_Kid

starnight wrote: »

What do people think about telling their child the diagnosis? Especially if the child notices they react differently?

How old is the child? My brother was diagnosed at 11 and was told there and then.

seven-day-weekend

Yes, I think they should be told if they are old enough to understand. Sometimes it is a relief to have a reason why they are different.