Salbaggio Report post Posted November 26, 2008 Levi has been ill since Saturday and I think it is tonsilitus as he has blisters on his throat, head aches etc. He has, up to now, been fighting off himself but I am taking him to the drs this morning as he has started burning up again. The weird thing is he has been sick on a couple of occasions but I don't think it is a seperate tummy bug, I think it is related to his general state of being unwell. It has just occured to me and dh to ask if anyone finds a tendancy to vomit easily with a ASD? I know this might sound a weird question but just about every illness he gets ends up with him being sick, I know this for sure as I am totally phobic of vomit and am so scared that I might pass this phobia on to either of my children. How do you find general illnesses? Do you find them more difficult to get over due to the added anxiety? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joybed Report post Posted November 26, 2008 I think you just vomit with a high temperature all of my kids do. Both myself and DS1 get tonsilits a lot and we both vomit. As a teenager i used to lose about a stone in weight every time i had tonsilitis as i couldn,t keep anything down at all, shame its not like that now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salbaggio Report post Posted November 26, 2008 I'd never associated vomiting with tonsilitus before so thanks for letting me know. I'm afraid I am at that awful stage where I am feeling inclined to read too much into everything! We are still very much learning about Aspergers and amazed how much of his behaviour is linked - things that we never would have guessed. Some kids are just prone to throwing up I guess whether they have AS or not Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lbj Report post Posted November 26, 2008 My diagnosed ASD son does not vomit any more easily than the next man. My six year old (no dx but many traits) vomits with non stomach based diseases, bad sights, bad smells and he's a magnet for norovirus etc. I'd made it through two children and 35 years without seeing so much vomit as has come from him (bless) janine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salbaggio Report post Posted November 26, 2008 Thanks for your reply and I apologise for the idiocy of some of the things I ask, they make sense at the time honest! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris54 Report post Posted November 26, 2008 -- son does not vomit any more easily than the next man-- Just dont stand to near the next man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted November 26, 2008 Connor is always sick if his temperature is not brought down and with tonsilitus the infection would create a temperature, What ever the illness my lad always tends to take longer than most to recover, but also tends to feel more pain than most (even the slightest scratch), which is a sensory issue with him either that or he just a drama Queen Hope Levi feels better soon, as that sounds a very nasty sore throat <'> Clare x x x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmuir Report post Posted November 26, 2008 Hi Some people with an ASD may also have sensory type issues. For instance, my son doesn't appear to feel the cold and would happily go outside in snow wearing a tshirt and a pair of shorts. In addition, I have noticed when he has bee ill that he tends to refuse pain relief (presumably because he doesn't need it) eg refused calamine lotion when he had chicken pox, etc. So, all in all, may have an unuually high or low pain threshold. Caroline. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
