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autistic son not consuming meds
Sun, 01/12/2020 - 09:58Topic: Parents & Caregivers
I got this email from a friend:
Do you think you could ask a question to the Epilepsy Foundation. How to get an autistic person to take his meds.
Wesley just refuses to take his med, keeps spitting them out. We hide it in apple sauce. Still spits them out, we get some down. Only a few we can crush, the others are capsules and ER Depakote. Don’t even know if he’d take a liquid.
Anyone have advice or support for this parent?
Mike
Hi, Thank you for posting, we
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2020-01-13 - 09:22
Hi, Thank you for posting, we understand this must be very challenging for your friend to experience. It’s important that they’re discussing this with their son’s healthcare team and any additional concerns they may have, to help determine what individual treatment plan is best for him. They may want to review our section on managing seizure medications, for tips and suggestions on how to make it easier for a child to take their medications, here: https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/parents-and-caregivers/about-kids/managing-seizure-medicationsIt’s common for those who are in caregiver role to feel overwhelmed, but it is just as important to make sure they are taking care of themselves as well.https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/parents-and-caregivers Additionally, it can be helpful to connect with other parents who may have similar experiences, to ask questions, find & give support to each other, by visiting: https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/parents-and-caregivers/parents-helping-parents and by joining our next Facebook Live event on caregiver resiliency, happening this Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 at 8pm ET: https://www.epilepsy.com/event/facebook-live-resilient-caregiverOr contact our 24/7 Helpline, where trained information specialists are available to answer questions, offer help, hope, support, guidance, and access to national and local resources. 1-800-332-1000, contactus@efa.org. epilepsy.com/helpline