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Regular physical aggression, out of the blue

christi

Hi Everyone,

New here. I wondered if anyone out there was as frustrated and worried about this.

My son is 27 and has 'out of the blue' rages for no apparent reason, he becomes very violent, upset and loud. This usually lasts for around 5 - 10 minutes , he cannot explain why or what triggered the behaviours. He is Autistic with moderate learning disability. he is echolalic. His Echolalia and physical aggression have esculated severely over the past few years. We have had tests to rule out any epileptic activity and I am now wondering if Bi Polar or Schizophrenia is an issue for him or any other Autistic adults? I have mentioned Bi Polar to my sons LD Phsychiatrist but this has not been taken any further. My son has had various medications to try to help with the aggressive attacks and is on Sodium Valproate and Risperidone which do not appear to have any effect. It is very upsetting to see him during these ongoing 'attacks' and i do not know of anyone in the same situation. Any advise greatly appreciated.Frown

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  • Hi 

    Thanks everyone.I value your comments. they have made me think hard. I have booked another appointment with the psychiatrist. I feel my son may have some 'flashbacks' of things that may have upset him a few years ago whilst he was living with his father abroad. the trouble is he cannot communicate his anxiety/ fears etc. if you ask him anything he will say something random nothing to do with the question. His communication just revolves around his echolalia (repeating what he has heard) We all try to reasure him when he has a 'meltdown' that he is safe, loved etc. he remembers alot from his childhood and often will say something related to that i.e what a particular teacher said to him or another child, but says very little about his life since. He mentions things that happened before he went abroad aged 16 but very little since. He was living with his dad from 16 until 4 years ago. He is 26 now. his violent aggression started 5 years ago (the reason I managed to get him back). Its complicated I know but it really upsets me that i cannot get to the bottom of what his thoughts and fears are and get him to understand whatever has frightened him is all in the past.

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  • Hi 

    Thanks everyone.I value your comments. they have made me think hard. I have booked another appointment with the psychiatrist. I feel my son may have some 'flashbacks' of things that may have upset him a few years ago whilst he was living with his father abroad. the trouble is he cannot communicate his anxiety/ fears etc. if you ask him anything he will say something random nothing to do with the question. His communication just revolves around his echolalia (repeating what he has heard) We all try to reasure him when he has a 'meltdown' that he is safe, loved etc. he remembers alot from his childhood and often will say something related to that i.e what a particular teacher said to him or another child, but says very little about his life since. He mentions things that happened before he went abroad aged 16 but very little since. He was living with his dad from 16 until 4 years ago. He is 26 now. his violent aggression started 5 years ago (the reason I managed to get him back). Its complicated I know but it really upsets me that i cannot get to the bottom of what his thoughts and fears are and get him to understand whatever has frightened him is all in the past.

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