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What medications have you had success with for patients with high functioning ASD and co-morbid ADHD and anxiety?

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Psychiatry · Siu Psychiatry

First, separating the problem and likely cause of the presenting symptoms or symptoms that you want to treat will be important for such patients. ASD kids will have stereotypic behaviors that may look like OCD or anxiety but may not be. Separating this is particularly important because regular presc...

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Psychiatry · Lerner Joey Adam Office

There is probably no one correct set of medications for this combination of conditions in someone with high-functioning ASD. I have had the most success with lisdexamfetamine due to its long duration with a single dose for ADHD symptoms. Depending on the anxiety symptoms, I most often prescribe fluo...

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Psychiatry · MerriMacK Valley Counseling Associates

Prozac.

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