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Post a new topicby princessjynx on Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:11 pm

My son is 20 years old, born with autism ...
In the last year, maybe longer, he has lost approx 80 pounds ( mind you he was a heavy person and needed to lose weight) but since the summer of 2009, he is losing approx 4 pounds a week...
he also needs a lot of prompting..like eating, drinking etc....I even have to feed him myself....he also
stares a lot....he has seen our family doctor..and is seeing his neurologist this week....is there anything in the way of medication that he can take to stimulate his mind....to have him eat , drink on his own....
also if anyone is experiencing this , please let me know what can be done...
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