Hi,

my ds was diagnosed at 1 after a case of acute bronciolitis, and is also on childrens flixotide & ventolin. I too have broncial asthma, so I kinda know how he feels.
I noticed that everyone in this thread has mentioned the same medications, yet don't stree that your child is on something else, as there are about 20+ different asthma treatments & preventors out there. When I was a kid I was on atravent & ventolin, and then brichnael & pulmacourt.

Hang in there, it can be hard, I would recomend finding the best mask for you & your son, one with a valve is great, because then you know he is taking breaths. We count when we have puffers, you can count for each breath, or what we do is count to eight, to ensure the 4 breaths are taken.

Talk to your doc, ask if there is any harm in having ventolin on hand in case of an attack, and discuss an asthma action plan with them. You can obtain assistance & support from asthma australia, (you can download a plan template from them) and your local council/mchn should be able to point you in the right direction also.

If you are not happy with your doc, and think the current management isn't working, find another doc to review your son, trust your gut. You know your son better than your doctor does.