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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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  • Thank you, Hope, Crystal, Onions and Scorpion - for your intelligent and informed replies.

    My feeling is that his immune system is subject to bacterial infections following several viruses because his immune defence is low. In one way this is nothing unusual - my older son always got ear infections when he had a cold. What is a bit different, is that these are serious and unusual infections - the last one being life threatening.

    Onions - I think I will take your advice, thank you.

    The SEN at my son's school wondered if there was a link between autism and immunity. It would appear not, but there does seem to be a pre-disposition on my partner's side [he also has ASC].

    Rosemary xx

     

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  • Thank you, Hope, Crystal, Onions and Scorpion - for your intelligent and informed replies.

    My feeling is that his immune system is subject to bacterial infections following several viruses because his immune defence is low. In one way this is nothing unusual - my older son always got ear infections when he had a cold. What is a bit different, is that these are serious and unusual infections - the last one being life threatening.

    Onions - I think I will take your advice, thank you.

    The SEN at my son's school wondered if there was a link between autism and immunity. It would appear not, but there does seem to be a pre-disposition on my partner's side [he also has ASC].

    Rosemary xx

     

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