has a cold - acting better

[Johnsmom]

my pdd-nos 8 yr old is coming down with a cold. it sounds like chest and nose congestion and a cough. no fever. he has been in great spirits, funny and agreeable. it almost appears as if he is a little hyper too but it is not bothersome. can this be strep starting too or something to do with the fact that his body is trying to fight off a cold?

 

thanks

[thereishope]

Sometimes when a child is sick, parents have noted "the calm before the storm" so do be on guard and not totally surprised if you should see some PANDAS type symptoms ramping up in a couple days. When my child was in the early stages of recovery we would have setbacks with viruses, allergies, stress. As for sterp test, I decided that on how bad his behvaior got. I saw patterns in him and I was kinda able to gauge if it was an increase from a non-strep or if he needed to go in.