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Autism Medication
Below is a list of drugs and autism medication commonly used to treat certain symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, as provided by the National Institutes of Health. Use the search feature above to quickly find the autism medication you're looking for. Children's Autism Medication Chart
*The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal as autism medication to treat irritability in autistic children and adolescents. This is the first time the FDA approved a drug to treat behavior-related problems associated with autism in children. The drug can be used to treat aggression, deliberate self-injury and temper tantrums. Risperdal is considered an atypical antipsychotic drug manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. in Beerse, Belgium. Recent research found another atypical antipsychotic drug called Abilify or Aripiprazole to be effective for reducing aggression, agitation and self-injury in a small group of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Stigler et al., 2004). Didn't find the autism medication you were looking for? Use this search feature to find it.
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This is the 4th edition of Medications. It was revised by Margaret Strock, staff member in the Science Writing Team, Public Information and Communications Branch, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Scientific review was provided by Wayne Fenton, M.D., Henry Haigler, Ph.D., Ellen Leibenluft, M.D., Matthew Rudorfer, M.D., and Benedetto Vitiello, M.D. Editorial assistance was provided by Lisa Alberts and Ruth Dubois.
More Autism Medication InformationFor more information on trade name drugs commonly used as autism medication click here. Autism Medication ResourcesFor more information visit Prescription Drug which offers a free online drug encyclopedia for most commonly prescribed drugs, includes links to detailed Prescription Drug Information, Side Effects, Interactions, Drug Picture and more.
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