How to tell when non verbal child is very ill?

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DC is KS1 age, autistic, learning disabilities and non verbal. He has mild epilepsy but currently been weaned off medication because he wasn't even having absences anymore.

Last two three days he's been acting really strangely - crying continuously, pacing, calpol not working, large pupils then small pupils, not eating much, fast blinking and vacant periods, really very pale and dark rings around eyes.

He's just acting really unwell but there's no temperature or breathing difficulties or anything like that. It's so hard when he can't tell us what's wrong!

Is taking him to A&E an unreasonable thing to do??

You shouldn't have to feel silly taking him, its so hard to know whats wrong when they can't tell you.

Its not always useful but it might be worth filling out a DisDAT for him. There are pdfs of it online that you can print and they can be helpful, especially to have if he goes to any respite services or with people who don't know him like you do.

Awww good luck, my youngest used to try to put batteries in his mouth. Nightmare.

Thank you, I've been thinking about filling out the DisDat tool for a while, never got round to it - definitely going to do it now!

We r home after about 5 hours doctor was lovely u felt awful! But all fine and she was fine

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