Until very recently, my wife and I had not found a medication that works to keep Anthony from getting rather violent in an instant. We are now using one called Abilify, though, and it seems to be working. We have even gone a couple of mornings with no outburst whatsoever when we get him out of bed to go to the bathroom and change his clothes.

However--and this could turn into a very large "however"--Anthony generally goes five or six days between bowel movements. Now, we are up to eleven days since the last one. The doctor did not mention constipation as a possible side effect, but the medication packaging does indeed have that on the list. I have given him stool softener a few times in this interval, with no effect. He also seems even less interested than usual in eating, which obviously doesn't help. Tonight, we made a concerted effort to give him a lot of water and as much food as he would eat. Nothing just yet.