Pharmacotherapy in Autism Spectrum Disorder

We present psychotropic medication use in children with ASD from low-income families who lacked specialized behavioral therapy. Most children received psychopharmacological intervention. One-third underwent a polypharmacy regimen. Polytherapy regimen was associate with ASD level 3 and epilepsy. Age and epilepsy increased the odds of a polytherapy regimen. The most used classes were antipsychotics, followed by antiseizure and antidepressants. The most used psychotropic medications were risperidone and periciazine. The combined use of valproic acid and risperidone was the most frequent combination