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Autism Vox

May 8th, 2008

Antipsychotics in Kids, Weight Gain, and Parental Worries

The decision to put an autistic child on medication is never easy for a parent to think about. When the medications in question are antipsychotics (like Risperdal) and antidepressants (like Zoloft), and when the child is disabled and has little or no language to explain how he feels while on the meds, a parent has […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 11 comments

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