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Understanding my autistic daughter

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Hi,

My daughter is 18, recently diagnosed with ASD. That’s as much support as we have been given. The diagnosis and nothing more. 

She is on fluoxetine for anxiety and depression. Recently she feels her meds aren’t working as well as they used to. We only have the GP to go back to. 

She is very up and down, high and low. Today she has taken herself to bed. She’s snappy and not her usual self. It terrifies me. The ups and the downs. One minute a ‘normal’ whatever that is teenager. The next minute her mood is in her boots. I don’t know where to turn of how to help her. I return to work tomorrow after a long spell off to support her. But things don’t seem better. 

Any advice or support welcome

Thanks 

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  • Anti depressants are not prescribe and forget medication they need to be kept under constant review. Sometimes people develop resistance or New side effects Over time. And at 18 your daughters brain is still going through fairly large changes. It’s entirely apropreat for her to go back to her gp and query whether these meds are still right for her.

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  • Anti depressants are not prescribe and forget medication they need to be kept under constant review. Sometimes people develop resistance or New side effects Over time. And at 18 your daughters brain is still going through fairly large changes. It’s entirely apropreat for her to go back to her gp and query whether these meds are still right for her.

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