another hypermobility question....

[rummum]

I hope i don't offend anyone by saying this but the EP that daughter saw recently said it was normal for children on the autistic spectrum to be hypermobile...
is this true for you
your thoughts please...

Well my son is hypermobile, not as much as me, but he is very bendy all the same.

both mine are - funny timing, they had the physio come into school the other day as part of this whole 'multi disciplinary review' blah blah thing going on and she talked about it. Didn't realise it is normal for them! Wonder why that is.

its can be conected with other problems.

such as?

oops, that hypotonia, ignore me

from the hypermobility assication

It is probably more correct to refer to Hypermobility Syndromes (in the plural) as a family of related genetically-based conditions which differ not only in the particular protein affected, but also in the degree of difference of formation. Thus at one end of the spectrum are the diseases with the potentially serious complications such as Marfan Syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Vascular Type (formally EDS IV). At the other end are what is now called on good evidence Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (BJHS) and Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobile Type (formerly EDS III), which may be one and the same. These may cause troublesome and persistent problems, but do not affect the vital organs and thus do not pose a serious threat to life.

just bumping this for the evening girls....

are you or your kids hypermobile... are they on the autistic spectrum...

or is the EP talking out of her a**e

rummum my dd is hypermobile and the paediatrician said she,s showing autistic traits but dont know if it is because of hypermobility or because autism is already in my family

HTH

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DS is Hypermobile and has Dyspraxia

I am hypermobile and have no other related problems, but it has affected my back and neck and ankles, and I have the beginnings of arthritis. It is a genetic thing as other members of my extended family are hypermobile too. DS1 is very hypermobile and has GDD and low tone (on the lower end of normal, apparently) but he is not autistic or on the spectrum and all the professionals are agreed on that.

right thats sorted then
the EP was talking out of her a**e