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Immunity-why is this happening to my son?

we r the auties

Does anybody know - is there some link between autism and low immunity???

My 5 year old son had Discitis [a rare complication from tonsilitis which is an abcess in the disc spaces in the spine] when he was 20 mnths old - before we knew he had ASC.

I've just had one of the most frightening experiences of my life as he has had Meningococcyl septicaemia and been a very poorly bunny.Cry

Thankfully, it was caught in time and he is recovering well. But it seems very odd to me that he has now had 2 uncommon/rare bacterial infections, though the paediatrician has dismissed it as an immune issue and said it is bad luck.

Can anyone shed any light, point me in any useful directions for research, please? I've been to the healthfood shop and put him on a small fortune's worth of supplements! He is of course, quite orally fixated and so a lot of things go in his mouth. I have it in my mind that this is not the whole answer though....???? I have a funny feeling there is more to it....

Rosemary xx traumatised and forever to be paranoid now at the slightest sniffle Frown

 

 

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  • Hi Hope,

    Thanks for your reply.

    He seems to be prone to picking up viruses. He had 5 since the 2nd wk of Dec. and I think this is what allowed the meninococcyl bacteria to gain an upper hand. It apparently lives harmlessly in the respiratory tract of 10% of the population, but can be activated if the immune system is compromised. A similar thing happened with the Discitis.

    There does seem to be a genetic predisposition in his Dad's family, to be honest. Also, I have read in the BMJ that autism goes hand in hand with other genetic disorders so that you can end up with a cluster.

    Are you able to recall where you saw the gene cross-over post?

    Thanks again for your post. I am scared that I will lose my precious little boy to a nasty bug Cry

    Rosemary xx

     

     

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  • Hi Hope,

    Thanks for your reply.

    He seems to be prone to picking up viruses. He had 5 since the 2nd wk of Dec. and I think this is what allowed the meninococcyl bacteria to gain an upper hand. It apparently lives harmlessly in the respiratory tract of 10% of the population, but can be activated if the immune system is compromised. A similar thing happened with the Discitis.

    There does seem to be a genetic predisposition in his Dad's family, to be honest. Also, I have read in the BMJ that autism goes hand in hand with other genetic disorders so that you can end up with a cluster.

    Are you able to recall where you saw the gene cross-over post?

    Thanks again for your post. I am scared that I will lose my precious little boy to a nasty bug Cry

    Rosemary xx

     

     

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