Better after fever?

[Guest guest]

My son is sick with a cold and had a high fever on Friday night. There has been

an obvious improvement in his behavior since (less hyper, less stimming, more

verbal and relational). This has happened before and it usually only lasts a

few days. I didn't give him any medication for this illness, just the usual

supplements. Can someone refresh my memory on why this happens with some kids

on the spectrum? Thanks much :-}

[Guest guest]

My recollection is that the fever addresses a persistent low level /sub clinical

viral infections. For us this was very pronounced when my son was younger. I

believe it was after reading this book where this was described that we

determined our son to be a " viral kid. "

Children with Starving Brains: A Medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum

Disorder by Jack Zimmerman PhD, Binstock and Jaquelyn McCandless

(Paperback - Feb 1, 2009)

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> My son is sick with a cold and had a high fever on Friday night. There has

been an obvious improvement in his behavior since (less hyper, less stimming,

more verbal and relational). This has happened before and it usually only lasts

a few days. I didn't give him any medication for this illness, just the usual

supplements. Can someone refresh my memory on why this happens with some kids

on the spectrum? Thanks much :-}

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[Guest guest]

It appears that most of the autism we see is from immune dysfunction.

The fever is representing that the immune system is working close to

normal again. It could be that since the immune system is working

correctly, it's in balance - not attacking self. It could also be that

many and some docs say nearly all, with autism have pleomorphic

bacteria, which hibernates upon fever. When things like Lyme or

Bartonella are in hibernation mode, they cause little symptoms. The

spirochete mode is the most cause of the symptoms. My kids typically

got better upon a fever. Now that they are in managed recovery, they

get a little tired with a fever. I'll never forget when one of mine was

on his regression road, he kept getting high fevers, 104 and even 104.7

once. He would play as if nothing was wrong with him. Back then, I

didn't know about all this, but I knew it was very odd for kids to do

this. In the old days, kids and people get listless with fevers. You

would never see a kid with a fever of 104 out of bed because they would

be extremely fatigued. So, yes there are many reports on the autism

forums of children losing symptoms only while the fever is present.

Also, many report losing symptoms while on certain antibiotics, or on

vacation. These are the amazing signs that let us know that our kids

can be recovered.

Love and prayers,

Heidi N

My son is sick with a cold and had a high fever on Friday night. There

has been an obvious improvement in his behavior since (less hyper, less

stimming, more verbal and relational). This has happened before and it

usually only lasts a few days. I didn't give him any medication for this

illness, just the usual supplements. Can someone refresh my memory on

why this happens with some kids on the spectrum? Thanks much :-}

[Guest guest]

My son had flu two weeks ago. His tmax was 102. I cannot say that his symptoms

were better during fever, it is just that he was not stimming during the time.

He was very quiet. After the fever resolved, stimming increased. Speech is the

same as before. What does that mean? He spiked a fever after a long time. Now to

me he seems restless and moves a lot and although strep test was negative, I

feel like there could be a component of Pandas. Has anyone experienced increased

stimming and restlessness after a febrile illness?

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> It appears that most of the autism we see is from immune dysfunction.

> The fever is representing that the immune system is working close to

> normal again. It could be that since the immune system is working

> correctly, it's in balance - not attacking self. It could also be that

> many and some docs say nearly all, with autism have pleomorphic

> bacteria, which hibernates upon fever. When things like Lyme or

> Bartonella are in hibernation mode, they cause little symptoms. The

> spirochete mode is the most cause of the symptoms. My kids typically

> got better upon a fever. Now that they are in managed recovery, they

> get a little tired with a fever. I'll never forget when one of mine was

> on his regression road, he kept getting high fevers, 104 and even 104.7

> once. He would play as if nothing was wrong with him. Back then, I

> didn't know about all this, but I knew it was very odd for kids to do

> this. In the old days, kids and people get listless with fevers. You

> would never see a kid with a fever of 104 out of bed because they would

> be extremely fatigued. So, yes there are many reports on the autism

> forums of children losing symptoms only while the fever is present.

> Also, many report losing symptoms while on certain antibiotics, or on

> vacation. These are the amazing signs that let us know that our kids

> can be recovered.

>

> Love and prayers,

>

> Heidi N

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> My son is sick with a cold and had a high fever on Friday night. There

> has been an obvious improvement in his behavior since (less hyper, less

> stimming, more verbal and relational). This has happened before and it

> usually only lasts a few days. I didn't give him any medication for this

> illness, just the usual supplements. Can someone refresh my memory on

> why this happens with some kids on the spectrum? Thanks much :-}

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