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Behavioral Training For Pill-Swallowing Difficulties In Young Children with Autistic Disorder
Difficulty with swallowing pills is a common problem, leading to noncompliance with treatment recommendations. Many young children with autistic disorder (AD) who also show comorbid symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have difficulty swallowing pills. This pilot study describes our experience in teaching pill-swallowing skills to 4 children with AD who also had comorbid symptoms associated with ADHD.
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/cap.2004.14.601;jsessionid=nxKBYUqo-wt_ |
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Comments on mixing methods & getting kids to take stuff
Links to public posts from the Autism-Mecury board on this subject.
http://home.earthlink.net/~moriam/HOW_TO_buy_DMSA.html#mixing_dosing |
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Helping Children Swallow Pills
Here are some suggestions that might help:
http://www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledetail.cfm?id=428 |
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Helping Children Take Medicine
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/child_health_safety/pdf/flyers/PE398.pdf |
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Helping the Medicine Go Down
First of all, not everyone CAN swallow a pill. Some children truly do not have the mouth and throat control to swallow a solid pill. This can be seen in the very young child. It can also be the case in an older child with a developmental delay that affects his ability to swallow or speak. If a child cannot swallow a moderate mouthful of water without it dripping out of his mouth, he may have a physical problem with the swallowing reflex. If you are not sure whether your child has the physical ability to swallow pills, consult his/her doctor or a speech therapist.
http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/parenting/medicine.htm |
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IDEAS ON HOW TO EASILY TAKE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
Some people have difficulty taking many supplements at once or many times during the day. This becomes very challenging. All of us at Kirkman get asked regularly for ideas on how to administer the supplements so they are easier to take. Here are some ideas which we have compiled from our discussions with customers.
http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/about/buttons/taking_supplements.html |
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Ideas to help your child take Supplements
Here are some suggestions for ways of getting supplements and medications (as needed) into your child’s bellies:
http://www.tacanow.com/Ideas_to_take_supplements.htm |
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Mixing Suggestions
These ideas have been used successfully with enzymes by families giving enzymes to their children, and most may work equally well with other supplements.
http://www.enzymestuff.com/discussionmixing.htm |
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Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup
The Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup allows the user to simply drink any pill size safely and naturally, eliminating the need to place a dry pill in your mouth. Accepts all size pills on the market today. Designed for children ages 4 and up, adults, seniors, and handicapped people who have pill swallowing difficulties.
http://www.oralflo.com/howthecupworks.html |
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Pill Swallowing Made Easy
Parents, however, can help children learn to swallow pills automatically. The secret lies in patience and in a system that teaches the skill by using gradual steps with candy "pills" of different sizes.
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/pill_swallowing.html |
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Pill swallowing protocol
This protocol was adapted by the St. Mary’s Hospital Family Clinic Team, London, from the method originally described by Mark Kline and colleagues, Houston, Texas.
http://www.bhiva.org/chiva/protocols/swallowing.html |
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Pill swallowing tips
swallowing the various sizes and numbers of pills can be a challenge for any child regardless of age. Here are some tips, techniques and resources that may help you individualize a plan that works for your child’s specialized needs. By no means is one method recommended over another one. Try what works for your child and experiment with other methods when you need to accommodate a need by making a change in technique.
http://www.bpkids.org/learning/reference/articles/120703.htm |
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Primer on Pill Swallowing
Guidelines on teaching children to swallow pills, intended for medical caregivers. The technique is based on the behavior modification principle of shaping, ie, teaching a child to do a difficult task by starting with a simple task and moving progressively to more difficult tasks.
http://bayloraids.org/resources/pillprimer/ |
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Streamlining the pill-taking process
Keep in mind that many people have a problem getting pills to go down and try the following suggestions:
http://www.baptistonline.org/health/healthieryou/pharmacy/PillSwallow.asp |
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Swallowing Pills
For those that have children that don’t like swallowing pills, some suggestions from our forum:
http://add.about.com/cs/medications/a/swallowingpills.htm |
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