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For Craig, Risperidone has been shown to be effective in alleviating some of the symptoms of stereotypy, inappropriate speech, and social withdrawal (Volkmar et al., 2014). Risperidone is FDA approved for children ages 5-16. Dosing for patients less than 20kg begins at 0.25mg per day increasing to 0.5mg daily after 4 days. This dose should be maintained for at least 14 days after which increased at intervals of at least 2 weeks in increments of 0.25mg/day until effective dose is reached. For patients weighing at least 20kg, dosing begins at 05mg/day for at least 4 days then the dose may be increased to the target dose of 1mg/day to be maintained for at least 14 days before considering increasing the dose again. May increase the dose by 0.5mg/day not more frequently than every 2 weeks. (Stahl et al., 2019).
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