DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW LONG THE AUTISTIC BRAIN GOES BACK TO ITSELF AFTER YEARS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS

Hi Peter

That is very positive, and hopeful for his recovery. We are trying our best to give him just that. Things have

changed in the family home since things got tough for him, so we hope that is going to help.

Thanks for your kind words, takng time to answer, regards Julie

That depends hugely on what happens next. The brain responds to its environment. Where your sons brain goes next will be very dependent on the environment you make for him. A loving and stimulating environment will surely be better for him.

Our biology is always in a mode of rebalancing itself. Proper rest, and nutrition (note - this will look different for everyone) and even things which boost health and well being will aid this process.

A spoon full of honey every day and a mushroom complex a few times per week seem to really help me. Something like this: https://timehealth.co.uk/product/mushroom-complex-6-chaga-cordyceps-shiitake-reishi-lions-mane-maitake-maximum-strength-12000mg-per-capsule-3-months-supply/?attribute_pa_size=120-capsule-pouch&utm_source=Google%20Shopping&utm_campaign=AP%20Google%20Shopping%20Feed&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=5635&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsoycBhC6ARIsAPPbeLv1Hwhi_jXeIotHK_3ote5HuxKnNvy61zcMH2gaxEkbTcFkOtlRrAAaAlZIEALw_wcB

I would suspect he may also need to just re-think better ways of relating with the world around him and some wisdom on how-to with good boundaries and thought-full engagement which produces healthy outcomes. Orwell's essays are an easy read. Erich Fromm as well, The Art of Loving and The Revolution of Hope. 

Thats just what I needed someone who has been on the "front line" Best regards

NAS83382 said:

Where do you get all your knowledge and insight from?

Travelling some very long and dark corridors of my own mind whilst simultaneously walking the awful horrors on the road of "real life."

Yes I am mum and single parent since my son was 6. Everything emotional like his dad going, his Granddad going in a home and his brother also Autistic and was in hs room for 12 years with his OCD, and Josh the one that is trying to be himself again OCD and anxiety just zoomed up through all this. His brother is back on the scene last few years and is supporting me. Yes we are both worn out.

Yes it can be a bit of a bogged down thing thinking of the chemical side, but obviously that is all part of it. Doctors that are against these drugs say that the drugs were made first and they give them to people and then identify the people with the drugs, the drugs change things that dont need changing if you know what i mean.

Where do you get all your knowledge and insight from? Thanks i will keep calm especially at 3am when Josh needs encouragement to sleep

Hi there.

I approach your question from a different angle.  I'm not sure that anyone's brain "goes back", I think it just continues to evolve, adapt and overcome whatever it has/is encountered/encountering.

If your lad managed to survive 17 years without medication, 13 years on medication..........then there is every probability that he will manage the next chapter of his life OK too.

He might need quite a bit of time (for HIMSELF) to allow his brain to readjust.  It might be upsetting and difficult for you to be a bystander during the process, but just love and support him.  Give him time.  DO NOT HURRY him.

Autistic people are very resilient.  Your son probably knows that he can't "go back" and that he needs to cope with the "here-and-now" that he faces.

Don't worry yourself too much about the technicalities of brain chemistry and wiring.  I strongly suspect that your most important role for him at this time (and only you can fulfill this role) is to be a mega-mum = calm, supportive, caring and patient.

Best of luck to you both.

"PS sorry if I misgendered your role above - I sense that you are a mum - but my advice applies if you are a dad equally well."