Therapies and Medications
Thu, 01/22/2009 - 12:02
Different kinds of therapies and medications alone or in combination can help kids who have been abused and/or neglected achieve some level of "normal" while they slowly heal in a new home.
Parents of Children of Trauma are often faced with PTSD, ADHD, DID, RAD, and other disorders. They are faced with helping shepherd these kids through a cycle of trust and healing.
What kinds of therapies and/medications have helped you help your kids? What led you to make the decisions you have made in your child's care?
Comments
Things that we use, and have for a number of years, include:
*Play Therapy once a week
*Clonidine in the evening to help sleep
*Risperdal in the evening to help with aggressive behaviors
*Concerta during the day to help with concentration in the class
The play therapy seems to help (sometimes more and sometimes less) in working through early trauma. We're going to keep going with therapy as long as it seems to help.
Our kid is hyper-vigilant and would never sleep if it weren't for the Clonidine. The Risperdal significantly reduces impulsive aggressive behaviors. Without the Concerta we would be looking at F's and detention instead of A's and B's and success in school.