I've been talking about Elliott’s anxiety issues for quite some time now.
I wrote about his issues with germs as well as his unusually high anxiety level. As time passed by, these issues have begun interfering with his daily life and reducing the quality of it as well.
In my experience, kids with Aspergers are prone to issues with anxiety. Does that mean that every child or adult with Aspergers struggles with anxiety? No it doesn't.
Having said that, my kids are perfect examples of Aspergers coupled with anxiety.
We had Elliott to see Dr. Reynolds last week. Elliott was diagnosed with *generalized anxiety disorder*. Which, as I understand it, means that he simply is overly anxious all of the time.
After a long discussion and a whole lot of thinking, we decided to try medication.
While it's true that Elliott is harder to raise as a result of all the anxiety, our main concern is for the quality of *his* life. I mean, he worries so much about everything and his stress level is way to high for a kid his age.
We decided, based on Dr. Reynolds advice, that medication would be tried. Basically, he will be starting an extremely low dose of Zoloft as soon as the script is ready.
In low doses, Zoloft aides in the reduction of anxiety.
It's not an easy choice to medicate your child. However, when done for the right reasons and managed by a good doctor, medications can benefit even the life of a child.
I hope that this will provide Elliott with some much needed relief from the constant worrying and through the roof anxiety.
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