Hello Kristina,
Thank you for stopping by our blog, always wonderful to have you by :)
We too have used Risperdal on K.C. since he was three. It worked wonders except for the weight gain which was huge. He's 8 now and we too are cutting his doses back very slowly since he's doing so much better when it comes to s.i.b.s.
I too remember in K.C.'s early years the doctor had advised we use Benadryl to get him to sleep. He was up very late that night and we didn't try that again.
Since cutting back he has lost 5 pounds! Were getting there!
You, Charlie and Jim are always in our prayers :)
P.S. The work you do in the Autism Community is awesome. I have learned so much from reading your blogs and have really found you to be a blessing in our journey.
Thank you, K.C.'s Mommy from http://www.autismschmatism.blogspot.com