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The good news is that Jon has been seizure free for 6 months.
The bad news is that his violent behavior has recently (in the past month) come back with a vengeance. We're constantly getting slapped, pinched, scratched, and hair pulled. Constantly. It doesn't seem to be out of anger -- it's as if he can't control himself.
And it's getting to the point where we can't take him out in public or have him around other children. Yesterday we were walking down the sidewalk, and he was reaching out and slapping and scratching passersby. This goes on a lot. Last Saturday, we took him to this big indoor playground -- a giant ball pit with a big slide going down. He was having a great time -- laughing and giggling. But then he would pounce on some poor kid and pinch him/her. He'd be laughing while he did it.
I'm at my wits end. We had to keep him out of school last year because his health and seizures were so bad, and now he's healthy (physically and with seizures) except for acidosis caused by his Zonegran. But there's no way they're going to let him back into school if he's constantly (and I mean constantly) attacking other children and teachers. And I've reached my limit of patience and tolerance with this behavior. We've tried everything with regard to behavior control, and nothing is working!!
We've seen this behavior before -- when he was on certain meds (Trileptal, Diazepam, and Keppra). But usually he's very sweet and non-aggressive. But now he's only on Zonegran, and has been on it for about 9 months. After weaning the other meds, his behavior was fairly good for several months -- mild aggression, but mostly if he was bored or wasn't getting his way. But now he's become uncontrollable.
Have any of you other parents experienced problems like this? And what did you and your child's doctor do about it?
The bad news is that his violent behavior has recently (in the past month) come back with a vengeance. We're constantly getting slapped, pinched, scratched, and hair pulled. Constantly. It doesn't seem to be out of anger -- it's as if he can't control himself.
And it's getting to the point where we can't take him out in public or have him around other children. Yesterday we were walking down the sidewalk, and he was reaching out and slapping and scratching passersby. This goes on a lot. Last Saturday, we took him to this big indoor playground -- a giant ball pit with a big slide going down. He was having a great time -- laughing and giggling. But then he would pounce on some poor kid and pinch him/her. He'd be laughing while he did it.
I'm at my wits end. We had to keep him out of school last year because his health and seizures were so bad, and now he's healthy (physically and with seizures) except for acidosis caused by his Zonegran. But there's no way they're going to let him back into school if he's constantly (and I mean constantly) attacking other children and teachers. And I've reached my limit of patience and tolerance with this behavior. We've tried everything with regard to behavior control, and nothing is working!!
We've seen this behavior before -- when he was on certain meds (Trileptal, Diazepam, and Keppra). But usually he's very sweet and non-aggressive. But now he's only on Zonegran, and has been on it for about 9 months. After weaning the other meds, his behavior was fairly good for several months -- mild aggression, but mostly if he was bored or wasn't getting his way. But now he's become uncontrollable.
Have any of you other parents experienced problems like this? And what did you and your child's doctor do about it?