Medication Support

Medication support is a treatment line used within the comprehensive rehabilitation program strictly as prescribed by a specialist physician and only when clinically necessary. Medications do not cure Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, or most neurodevelopmental conditions — they provide adjunctive symptomatic relief, addressing specific symptoms that significantly affect a child's learning, sleep, behavior, and safety. The rehabilitation work at the center remains the core of the program and is not replaced by medications.

At the H&B Neurolife International Rehabilitation Center (Shangrao), typical indications for medication support include: marked irritability, impulsivity, self-injurious and aggressive behavior; severe stereotypies, overarousal, sleep disorders; anxiety, depressive symptoms, and obsessive-compulsive features; ADHD with significant impact on learning; comorbid epilepsy (anticonvulsant therapy per the treating neurologist's plan); and symptom management in comorbid somatic conditions. The decision to add medication to the plan is made by a physician following a comprehensive assessment. The guiding principles are minimum effective dose, regular reassessment of effect, and gradual taper as rehabilitation progress emerges.

Strengths of this line at the center: medication support can stabilize a child's condition enough for rehabilitation sessions to become possible and productive; with pronounced symptoms (severe anxiety, aggression, sleep disturbance), without symptomatic correction a child often cannot work consistently in the program; regular reassessment allows doses to be minimized as rehabilitation progresses.

What matters for parents

The main principle is no self-medication. Self-prescribing, dose changes, or discontinuation without coordinating with the physician are unacceptable and unsafe. Parents are required to report any unusual reactions and adverse events. In comorbid epilepsy and other somatic conditions, the rehabilitation program is coordinated with the treating physician for the primary diagnosis — medication support at the center does not replace specific medical treatment.

Course medications

When prescribed by a physician, the program may use the following medications (route of administration and course length; prescribed strictly on an individual basis, by indication):

• Jingling Oral Liquid (静灵口服液) — oral, 1 vial twice a day; a 1-month course, then a 1-week break.
• Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) (鼠神经) — injection into an acupoint, once a day; a 10-day course.
• Mecobalamin (甲钴胺) — injection into an acupoint, once a day; a 1-month course.
• Ganglioside GM1 Oral Liquid (神经节苷脂口服液) — oral, 1 vial once a day; a course of 10 vials.

The specific medication, dosage, and duration are determined by a physician on an individual basis. Self-medication and self-adjustment of the regimen are not permitted.