i am fairly new to mumsnet but have been "lurking" and reading with interest the sn threads. my problem is my dd3 who is 9. she has asd and attends a school for children with mild to severe learning difficulities. we have a lot of problems with her behaviour both at home and at school and i find we as a family are finding it hard to cope at times. i did see the gp last year who admitted he had little experience of autism and suggested thinking about medication. at the time it was left as that, but having been reading the threads on here have seen lots of families being helped by medication i was wondering if this may help us. although dd3 is not adhd, i do believe she may be mildly hyperactive. can anyone give me any advice what a child would need to be like in order for any medication to be suitable and as dd3 is asd if this would not be the right course to consider. any advice and info would be welcome, hope i havnt rambled on to long.