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Young boy autism ADHD feeling ‘sick’ no symptoms

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Son age 7 is autistic and has ADHD states he is feeling sick but has no symptoms of temperature or vomiting and is eating very well . Last 4 days states he is ‘sick’ and I’ve no idea how to help him he won’t deceive it or act out what’s up or draw how he’s feeling… any ideas???

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  • Anxiety, possibly. More than 90% of autistic people report problematic levels of anxiety. Anxiety can have physical symptoms, notably nausea and gastrointestinal cramping. Autistic people also have high incidence of alexithymia, which is an inability to sense, or make sense of, emotion in themselves. This can also extend to describing physical symptoms. Your son will sense that something does not feel right, but may have no ability to describe it.

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  • Anxiety, possibly. More than 90% of autistic people report problematic levels of anxiety. Anxiety can have physical symptoms, notably nausea and gastrointestinal cramping. Autistic people also have high incidence of alexithymia, which is an inability to sense, or make sense of, emotion in themselves. This can also extend to describing physical symptoms. Your son will sense that something does not feel right, but may have no ability to describe it.

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