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May or not be ASD related?

NAS75657

My six year old was settling down to sleep when he became very distressed saying his ears were hot, they were very red. His Dad and I asked if his ears hurt? did he need Calpol, he refused and had a meltdown every time we asked if he had any pain. He kept wanting me to hold his ears. In the end we got an appointment with a doctor, which we cancelled as my son fell asleep, the redness went, he woke up this morning everything was fine. So far today anyway. Just wondered is this ASD related or just a medical phenomenon that has no relation to ASD?

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  • By the sounds of things the situation began before bedtime as this is often a reaction to many things like allergies, illness, temperature, medication etc... I have never in over 20 years researching autism come across anyone or any source associating the temperature of someone's ears and autism.

    The hot ears could of been something beneath the surface presenting itself. It could always occur again so I would still talk with a doctor and try to figure out what caused it and what made it stop. 

  • in reply to Daniel

    Thank you. If it happens again and causes any problems for my Son then I will make a doctors appointment. It isn’t anything I had heard of that relates to Autism but I just wondered if it was something rare I hadn’t heard of, just the way it remedied itself.

  • in reply to NAS75657

    I agree. I would get him tested for allergies as soon as you can. Most (all?) autistics have co-occurring dietary health issues and these can cause all kinds of strange reactions, many of which can mild and become increasingly severe. There are many possibilities for this. A lot of research is being done in the advance of agriculture. Much of it is quite amazing but might be playing a role in the difficulty Autistic have, as we tend to have strong reactions to unnatural things (hormones or antibiotics in food supplies for instance). We may not have answers for 20 years, but the best course could be to simply steer clear of a thing, and it's much better to find out with a mild reaction before you need the ER. It's no small matter that as technology has advanced, the numbers of autistic individuals in need of diagnostic has risen. 

    Can you recall in detail everything he ate/drank that day? I'd write it down to make a note as well.  

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  • in reply to NAS75657

    I agree. I would get him tested for allergies as soon as you can. Most (all?) autistics have co-occurring dietary health issues and these can cause all kinds of strange reactions, many of which can mild and become increasingly severe. There are many possibilities for this. A lot of research is being done in the advance of agriculture. Much of it is quite amazing but might be playing a role in the difficulty Autistic have, as we tend to have strong reactions to unnatural things (hormones or antibiotics in food supplies for instance). We may not have answers for 20 years, but the best course could be to simply steer clear of a thing, and it's much better to find out with a mild reaction before you need the ER. It's no small matter that as technology has advanced, the numbers of autistic individuals in need of diagnostic has risen. 

    Can you recall in detail everything he ate/drank that day? I'd write it down to make a note as well.  

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