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söndag 25 oktober 2009

Stimulants: Effective Medical Treatment For Autism?

By Jason Myers

It is notable that Autism influence each patient in a different way than the next, and so, each patient is treated in a different way regarding their treatments and rehabilitation.

Other than the non-medical interventions, like music, listening, speech, language, and vision training, treatments are also recommended in certain cases to lessen certain Autism symptoms which are not reduced through the non-medicinal teaching offered to parents and care givers or special diet changes.

A kind of treatment that is often used to control the Autism symptoms of destructive and belligerent actions, as well as epilepsy, is stimulants, such as the regularly prescribed Ritalin and Adderall. Out of the about 58% of Autistic patients prescribed a pharmaceutical treatment, only around 17% are prescribed stimulants. This low ratio is mainly due to the efficacy of antipsychotics and antidepressants, which also cause less dependability.

The way that stimulants aid to regulate symptoms of Autism Disorder is by adding focus and decreasing hyperactivity and impulsiveness, but, this is not without potential side effects. As we are well informed, extended use of stimulants may result to drug addiction, and consequently should be utilized only if there is an obvious development in the patient's behaviour or irregularly with other therapies.

As with any set of circumstances that may result to drug addiction, professional consultation and consultation must be sought on a regular basis. Additional side effects include insomnia, loss of appetite, high blood pressure, and stomach pain. If a parent or caregiver observes any of these side effects, the health provider should be informed immediately. Additional treatments may be prescribed by the health provider as an alternative in order to stay away from any invasive symptoms that are disturbing the patient's daily life functioning other than needed. There are many more sources and data regarding autism signs, indications, treatments, and advanced medical research in, Autism: Everything Parents And Caregivers Should Know About The Disorder.

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