High Fevers

My 7 year old daughter has Aspergers. She will run mysterious high (105+) fevers. The doctors can't seem to tell me the problem. This has been going on for 6 years now. One thing I have noticed is that when she has a miagrane or head injury (bumping head ect..) she will run fever every time. I am just wondering if this happens to anyone else. Any clues would be great.

Hi melkawood, and welcome to IAN.

I will be curious to hear what other families have to say regarding this issue. It is likely that the fevers are something unconnected to the Asperger's - that they are part of something else, but you will definitely need to consult your physicians to address this mystery.

Some of what has recently been written about fevers and autism connects high fever to an improvement of autistic behaviors, but that does not seem to be what you are reporting.

To read about high fever and a reduction in autistic behaviors, see: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18055656?dopt=abstract

Connie, thanks for the welcome. Interestingly her fevers do not change symptoms and it is definitly being watched closely by her dr. when it happens they do a full blood panel, urinalyisis, and if it happens with a head injury they do a ct scan. Unfortunatly results always come back normal. Leaving me and the DR baffled.

melkawood, it must be incredibly frustrating that no one has been able to figure out what is happening. I have had a similar experience in one of my family members: a set of mysterious symptoms that reappear at intervals for years now, and no one has been able to figure out. Some new specialists recently thought they had found a clue, so I hope that leads somewhere, and I hope you find some new information or help that provides answers in your daughter's case, too.

One thing I think it is always OK to ask when your medical professional is stumped is, "Is there a certain type of specialist who might have insight into this? Who might we add to our team for help or ideas?"