DRUGS PUT FOSTER CHILDREN AT RISK

Which is easier?
1) To medicate an autistic child
2) To physically restrain an autistic child
3) To pay $200 per hour to a therapist to talk an autistic child through problems.

Guess which option MCFD has used with Ayn Van Dyk?

Because it is prescribed to them, children in foster care are more likely to take multiple antipsychotic medications for longer periods of time than any other group of children. These types of medications include stimulants, antidepressants and mood stabilizers. Taking multiple antipsychotics is not generally considered standard medical practice for children. But that doesn’t appear to give medical practitioners connected with MCFD pause for reflection. A greater number of children with physical, mental and developmental problems are being placed in foster care and are already on the medications. And what if the drugs are used "off-label," that is, for purposes other than those for which they have been approved? Is that happening?