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09 Jul 2013, 12:30 pm

http://www.kennedykrieger.org/overview/ ... -disorders

Anybody see this in yourself or kids?



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09 Jul 2013, 12:41 pm

I've read that before...it is definitely interesting, but it does not apply to me. Actually my mind goes all fuzzy when I have a fever -- so stuff like language and attention just become more compromised than usual.


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09 Jul 2013, 3:21 pm

Interesting!

I have seen a few posts on a different web forum (ADD forum) with people reporting improved ADD symptoms when they have a fever.

I haven't had a fever in several years, but I will keep in mind to check for improved mental functioning next time I have one. Unfortunately, fevers also often come with other symptoms like headaches, which might negate the effects.


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09 Jul 2013, 3:25 pm

This used to be true for my son when he was a baby, but no longer. When he was tiny when he was unusually docile, I knew to temp him.



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09 Jul 2013, 3:42 pm

I might be quiet and still during a fever but that is because I feel horrible. I appear to be concentrating longer because it takes that much longer for me to figure out what is going on because my brain is fuzzy. Not sure if my eye contact is better but I never cared about that, only other people care about silly things like that.


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09 Jul 2013, 6:04 pm

My stimming stops when I'm sick. I can tell I'm getting better because it starts up again.
It's at the expense of feeling like crap, though. I think I'll take stimming.

It also stops when I'm in shutdown.


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10 Jul 2013, 11:33 am

That they think it's preferable "improved behavior" makes me cry.
This research is not talking about "improved mental functioning", quite the opposite.



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10 Jul 2013, 8:33 pm

Anomiel wrote:
That they think it's preferable "improved behavior" makes me cry.
This research is not talking about "improved mental functioning", quite the opposite.


That was kind of my impression as well. All of my kids will be "better behaved" "calmer" "show fewer stims" when they are feeling too miserable to move. I don't consider that a good thing.