Has anyone heard of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma?
It is a blood disorder where white blood cells attack the organs, such as the spinal chord, skin, and digestive track. My son (18 months old) was diagnosed with it because of a spot on his back and some increased white blood cell levels in his stomach. Evidently it is a 1 in 200,000 kind of diagnosis.
The reason I bring it up is that the doctor said it might explain some of his ASD-like characteristics as well as medical issues, such as hypersensitivity to gluten, casein, lactose, and other complex carbohydrates. They make him sick and "fog" his mind, making him draw inward.
27 Mar 2008, 10:07 am
