GUILTY UK - Rebecca Watts, 16, Bristol, 19 Feb 2015 #12

[ColourPurple]

My son takes medication for ADD/ADHD, and is diagnosed with an autism-type condition. He is also prescribed medication to aid sleep.

Its a controlled drug, which he takes on school days only to aid concentration. It is monitored and the dosage is altered now and again, if it isn't seen to be working. From what I've researched due to having my reservations about giving it to him, it isn't recommended that they are taken long term, and I think often a break is seen as beneficial. I also have heard of people being misdiagnosed in childhood, so perhaps the prison doctor deemed it wasn't the best course of action for him as an adult.

If he isn't sleeping, maybe he was taking a medication to aid sleep, which has been withdrawn. My son takes a hormonal sleeping aid, which isn't a sleeping tablet.

Ahhh melatonin? That's something that can aid sleep for those with autism and is controversial.

 

[Beesknees]

I know its only a rabbit, but what a miserable life that poor creature must have, living amongst all that rubbish.

My first thought when I saw the picture. Such a lonely sad life. 'Only' a rabbit but a live being. Tame, cute and flurry for that manner. Good for cuddle. I love all the animals and until now and with intention I have only killed mosquitoes! The awful mosquitoes that are so awful here in Southern countries mainly during Summer.

Mosquitoes are like criminals. A plague that is good for nothing and should be eradicated from the face of Earth :gaah:

 

[Clio]

@skyfieldnewsed ‏@skyrobcatherall · 3 mins3 minutes ago
Ireland says KD would speak to his girlfriend Jaydene Parsons on the phone "for hours". Impression that they were "nice people"

 

[Clio]

@skyfieldnewsed ‏@skyrobcatherall · 7 mins7 minutes ago
Asked more about "taking liberties" at work Ireland says he would take the work van out regularly because "I didn't have to pay the fuel"

 

[Clio]

ITV Becky Trial ‏@ITVBeckyTrial · 34s34 seconds ago
JI sys KD would often use his phone to search the internet - including for holidays to Disneyland Paris. #beckywatts

 

[YidArmyRach]

Ahhh melatonin? That's something that can aid sleep for those with autism and is controversial.

That's the one. Its not great. It works for about a week, then the effect wears off. I tend to give it to him after a few weeks without, so he can catch up on sleep (when he has developed circles under his eyes and is complaining about feeling tired). He doesn't naturally drop off till well after midnight - often as late as 2am. Taken on a daily basis, they take about 3 - 4 hours to work, so not the greatest.

As for ADD/ADHD medications, we've gone through a couple, but they tend to have more negative than positive effects He is very withdrawn and zombie-like on them, and his autism symptoms become more pronounced! Its a catch 22 situation. Currently he isn't on them, as I'm not convinced they do much good. I think, sadly, the powers that be would rather the cheaper medication than provide more costly help in the form of teaching assistants! Luckily for me, he has no behaviour problems, its more obsessional behaviour, unable to mix socially or talk to other children, fixations on rules and so on.

 

[sar2them1984]

ITV Becky Trial ‏@ITVBeckyTrial · 34s34 seconds ago
JI sys KD would often use his phone to search the internet - including for holidays to Disneyland Paris. #beckywatts

Ahhh that explains the holiday searches then

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[Clio]

Ahhh that explains the holiday searches then

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Jamie Ireland was browsing online for holiday destinations including Disneyland Paris, Amsterdam and the Dominican Republic, Bristol Crown Court has heard.

Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Becky-...tory-27997491-detail/story.html#ixzz3qQp0C9Ua

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[Tortoise]

[h=3]Accused 'played football at weekends and had a girlfriend'[/h]Ireland said he had a permanent job moving packages around the site of a firm in Filton, Bristol.
He began working the night shift late last year because it suited him better.
Ireland said: “I never sleep at night, I eat at night as well - I sleep in the daytime.”
He played football at weekends and had a girlfriend, the jury heard.
Ireland moved out from his mum’s home to share a house in Bristol with four men.
The jury heard there was very little supervision at work.
Ireland said he used to watch sport on his mobile phone and a lap top.
He said: “I was meant to be on the shop floor but I spent a lot of the time in one of the offices watching films on the lap tops.”
Ireland said he used to connect his mobile phone to a stereo system on the shop floor so he and the other two workers could play music and look things up on the internet.
He said: “I used to take my phone password off at work.”

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/becky-watts-murder-trial-live-6756998

 

[ColourPurple]

That's the one. Its not great. It works for about a week, then the effect wears off. I tend to give it to him after a few weeks without, so he can catch up on sleep (when he has developed circles under his eyes and is complaining about feeling tired). He doesn't naturally drop off till well after midnight - often as late as 2am. Taken on a daily basis, they take about 3 - 4 hours to work, so not the greatest.

As for ADD/ADHD medications, we've gone through a couple, but they tend to have more negative than positive effects He is very withdrawn and zombie-like on them, and his autism symptoms become more pronounced! Its a catch 22 situation. Currently he isn't on them, as I'm not convinced they do much good. I think, sadly, the powers that be would rather the cheaper medication than provide more costly help in the form of teaching assistants! Luckily for me, he has no behaviour problems, its more obsessional behaviour, unable to mix socially or talk to other children, fixations on rules and so on.

I think you could be right with melatonin being the medication.

 

[Clio]

Heart West News ‏@HeartWestNews · 49s50 seconds ago
JI says other people including KD would often use his phone during work to search online. Including holidays to Disneyland Paris #beckywatts

 

[Alyce]

Am just reading the Mirror updates - I bet there's going to be some changes in the working rules at JIs ex place of work .......sounds like a holiday camp

Ah I see Tortoise has just posted it up - amazing what they got away with and explains perfectly how they managed to go missing for hours with the van that night

 

[Tortoise]

[h=3]Ireland took works van out of premises 'four or five times a week'[/h]The jury heard workers had one 15-minute break and one 45-minute break.
But it was common for them to take a longer break.
Ireland said he took a works van out of the premises four or five times a week - sometimes bringing back food from Nandos.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/becky-watts-murder-trial-live-6756998

 

[sar2them1984]

Am just reading the Mirror updates - I bet there's going to be some changes in the working rules at JIs ex place of work .......sounds like a holiday camp

My friends hubby works at the same site bet he's going mad at JI lol

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[Clio]

ITV Becky Trial ‏@ITVBeckyTrial · 39s40 seconds ago
JI says he had searched for Swindon Designer Outlet so he could take his girlfriend there to get her a birthday present. #beckywatts

 

[Clio]

ITV Becky Trial ‏@ITVBeckyTrial · 48s48 seconds ago
He adds he had googled ‘where to go on holiday in March’ so he could take her somewhere to celebrate her 21st birthday. #beckywatts

 

[Clio]

ITV Becky Trial ‏@ITVBeckyTrial · 26s27 seconds ago
JI says he would offer people lifts in and out of town on the weekend to earn a bit of money #beckywatts

 

[YidArmyRach]

Really must take a break and do some housework. Its not as bad as SH/NM's yet, but another week of sitting on the laptop and my husband is going to start asking exactly what do I do all day!

 

[sar2them1984]

JI presents as a genuinely nice lad - from his evidence so far and viewing his social media ...mad to think one wrong move could result in something like this...

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[Edinlass]

I think it may be cannabis which he deems as medication needed to sleep, obv it's illegal tho. Just with him saying they regularly went out for a 'smoke' during work hours. They could all be cannabis users. Goes back to what people use the word smoke for, I wouldn't say I'm going out for a smoke if it was a cigarette but maybe this is the phrase he uses, maybe not JMO