Guest guest Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hey, everyone. ;-) My son, Drew, is 13 and was dx'ed with Chiari at 5 1/2, and over the past five years or so, I have noticed more symptoms that I know I have mentioned before. One he's had for some time that I don't think I have ever previously mentioned is dry, itchy skin. He has picked at it and scratched for years, and now that I'm learning more about symptoms, I'm wondering if this is another one. Have any of you (or your kids) experienced this? I know we're just (FINALLY!!) coming out of winter, and I have had horribly dry skin myself (mostly from thyroid and D deficiency) but never did as a kid. Is this a Chiari thing? Is it possibly thyroid? Since his autism compromises his ability to tell me what he feels, I can only guess. Sigh. Thanks for any thoughts! LIZARD (hydrocephalus, epilepsy, hypoglycemia, hypothyroid, vitamin D deficiency); mom to Drew (high-functioning autism, 13 mm ACM I, no decompression yet, but showing signs it may be necessary soon) ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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