illness

[harry]

hi im am new to this recently our son 2 1/2 years old has mild autism.
he talks and sings alot of programs and mimics some speech but cant put it into context he has a major fetish with shoes and will wake up in the night to put them on he takes us to what he wants but my big issue is he seems to be sick alot. hes been sick 14 out of 15 weeks with coughs colds vomiting diahorea ear aches and is now wanting to sleep alot and is verypale even more pale than before with dark rings around eyes and every doctor i go to seems to diagnose that situation and send me on my way i explain he has mild autism and been on anti biotics several times is this normal for children with autism to be sick alot, if so are there test to see why there immune systems so low help as i am getting lost with this
both my husband and i work full time and have been having to take time of work alot is there anyone else out there have you had to give up work cause of having a child with a disbility as i am confused about what is happening any ideas would be great

[melsmommy]

[QUOTE=harry]hi im am new to this recently our son 2 1/2 years old has mild autism.
he talks and sings alot of programs and mimics some speech but cant put it into context he has a major fetish with shoes and will wake up in the night to put them on he takes us to what he wants but my big issue is he seems to be sick alot. hes been sick 14 out of 15 weeks with coughs colds vomiting diahorea ear aches and is now wanting to sleep alot and is verypale even more pale than before with dark rings around eyes and every doctor i go to seems to diagnose that situation and send me on my way i explain he has mild autism and been on anti biotics several times is this normal for children with autism to be sick alot, if so are there test to see why there immune systems so low help as i am getting lost with this
both my husband and i work full time and have been having to take time of work alot is there anyone else out there have you had to give up work cause of having a child with a disbility as i am confused about what is happening any ideas would be great[/QUOTE]

Many autistic children have poor immunity to colds/infections. A few things you may want to try:

1. Vitamins, and lots of them! Try www.kirkmanlabs.com for high B6/B12 vitamins. Use vitamin C - I give my child 500 mg. a day, in addition to whatever is in the multivitamin (we use SuperNuThera with P5P from Kirkman LAbs) - just make sure you use Esther-C or buffered C, so as not to cause stomach upset. We also supplement with essential fatty acids and calcium.

2. Try an elimination diet. First, try eliminating milk and all milk products. Substitute with soy products (unless there is a known soy allergy or sensitivity, in which case you can try potato-based or rice-based products). www.glutenfree.com (?) has info on eliminating casein from the diet. If that helps, then try eliminating glutens. Many parents have reported less illness after eliminating the casein and gluten.

3. Probiotics, especially if your child has taken a lot of antibiotics. You need to replenish and replace the "good" bacteria in the gut that the antibiotics are destroying. Eliminating sugar and refined white flour may help, too, as too much of either can provide a breeding ground for "bad" bacteria in the gut. You may want to ask your doctor about testing for a yeast infection, or treating for one even if there are no signs of one. This has been known to help some autistic children who have been on too many antibiotics and who have a lot of diarrhea.

4. Check on amazon.com for a book by Jackie McCandless (sp?) - it's about biomedical treatments for autism. I can't remember the title exactly, but it details things you can do to improve immunity.

I hope this information helps.