Vicky and others: tough nut kids and autoimmunity

June 28, 2007

Hi Vicky and others, I have just been reading what someone else posted

on another list and it all tied up rather tighly (in my mind at least

lol).

I think you should check for something called Hashimoto's

Thyroiditis and/or Hashimoto's Encephalopathy asap.

This is a condition in which bodyÕs own antibodies attack the thyroid

gland and can lead to all sorts of problems in the body, including but

not limited to patchy hair loss and seizures followed by rage attacks.

I have no idea how you could test for it in real world, could a gp order

such a test? Could they be convinced to? Testing for thyroid function IS

NOT ENOUGH and sometimes can be misleading as all the thyroid markers

could be 100% fine and you could still have these problematic antibodies

getting away undetected. You would really need Hashimoto's specific

tests!

This condition can be triggered by recent viral or bacterial infection

(herpes?), but can also run in families à maybe test yourself too? Or

could be both present from birth but then made worse by outside factors.

It is also the most frequent autoimmune condition present in families of

autistic kids!! I really believe it can greatly contribute to autism,

and also to calcium managment problems (through affecting parathyroid

gland amongst other things).

Hashimoto's Encephalopathy is very often MISDIAGNOSED, not many docs

even know about it. Symptoms can be varied from person to person, also

in severity, but include areas of cognition, speech, fine motor function

(clumsiness!) and growth problems. have a look at this:

makes me wonder how many cases of autism could actually be misdiagnosed

HE?? Especially in tough nut kids, very likely involvement of

autoantibodies making them more severe and less responsive to standard

biomed treatmentsÉ

good news I guess would be that this sort of condition often responds

very well to steroids or immunosuppressant treatmentÉ

hth

Natasa

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