I'm not someone that runs their kid to the doctor for fevers or colds, I try to treat at home mostly, then take kiddo to the doctor if something really seems off.
Today was one of those days where Tom seemed sick enough that I would be taking him. Luckily we managed to get a same day acute appt with his doc and sure enough, we were right.
Tom had woken up with a fever of 101.5, but no runny nose or coughing, but complained of joint pain and that his 'chin' was hurting. He was pointing to his throat, but didn't know the right word, so used the closest one he knew.
You know you're really on the road to autism recovery when your child can describe their symptoms to the doctor themselves, as he did today.
Anyway, after a rapid strep test popped positive after just a minute, despite no streaks or anything on his tonsils and only a mildly inflamed throat, Tomster's now on antibiotics. So glad I followed my intuition. Hopefully catching it this early will mean fewer days of antibiotics and a much quicker recovery.
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