In the fall of 2009, Amy Lutz and her husband, Andy, struggled with
one of the worst decisions parents could possibly face: whether
they could safely keep their autistic ten-year-old son, Jonah, at
home any longer. Multiple medication trials, a long procession of
behavior modification strategies, and even an almost year-long
hospitalization had all failed to control his violent rages.
Desperate to stop the attacks that endangered family members,
caregivers, and even Jonah himself, Amy and Andy decided to try the
controversial procedure of electroconvulsive therapy or ECT. Over
the last three years, Jonah has received 136 treatments. His
aggression has greatly diminished, and for the first time Jonah,
now fourteen, is moving to a less restricted school.
"Each Day I Like It Better" recounts the journeys of Jonah and
seven other children and their families (interviewed by the author)
in their quests for appropriate educational placements and
therapeutic interventions. The author describes their varied, but
mostly successful, experiences with ECT.
A survey of research on pediatric ECT is incorporated into the
narrative, and a foreword by child psychiatrist Dirk Dhossche and
ECT researcher and practitioner Charles Kellner explains how ECT
works, the side effects patients may experience, and its current
use in the treatment of autism, catatonia, and violent behavior in
children.
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