RE: Help with Saliva Behavior

[Guest guest]

Hi, my daughter is having a spitting issue she is 6. We tried ignoring it, making her clean it up, giving her a certain time and place to spit. The only thing that has been working is rewarding her for not doing it. We give her like 5 minutes without spitting at a time then she gets a starburst someting she loves. Then increase the time. Does this child get a lot of sensory play? Like water, shaving cream, finger painting? Thats what it sounds like too me. Noelle will play in hers also , but not as often as this child does apparently. I would increase the sensory input in his hands and mouth. Maybe blowing bubbles, sucking a drink through a straw. Is this just when hes bored? Maybe keeping him busy through large motor activies keeping his mind focus somewhere else. Autisic kids will get attention good or bad either way they receive attention they do not care!!!! Good Luck hope something works!!!

[Guest guest]

How about letting him chew on a wet wash cloth ? Here's a hot one ...CB has started to suck on the inside of my upper arm ! I suspect its because he has two more teeth loose, School (bad ) behaviors are back with a vengence...he's stressed, and we really havent had a regular week yet due to school meetings, he had a cold,but the school is again threatening to boot us. Wow, sometimes ya just cant get a break...Hang in there !

CB's Granny

[Guest guest]

Is there something he likes to do? Or stickers, smarties the little candies. Also do not forget to comment that hes doing a good job not spitting that you are so proud of him. Does he do this at home also? If so the parents must stick with whatever you decide to do , and make sure they are not giving him the same reward like I do not give my daughter starburst at home because she knows if shes good at school thats what she gets. If I were to give them to her at home she would just do whatever at school and get them at home. The parents may have him also tested if he has a lot of salvia could be medical issue!

[Guest guest]

Sensory type activities like playing with theraputty, silly putty; foamy soap, shaving cream - Offer an oral chew toy...

~Penny~

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-----Original Message-----From: Tia [mailto:t_nicole2003@...]Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 9:48 PMautism Subject: Help with Saliva BehaviorHi everyone:I work with a child who has a long/habitual and unsanitary behavior of saliva play. He reaches up to his mouth, pulls out saliva and plays with it, spreading it over objects, toys, and the therapist. We (therapist team) have tried ignoring and redirecting it, and now we are saying "hands down" and physically prompting him to remove his hands from his mouth. This isn't very effective, because he will flee when you say it, and go find somewhere to do it. Also, the wiping of his hands, or objects draws attention to it. I have gotten sick 2x since working with him, and I am open to any ideas, or any tips on parents who have dealt with this. I suggested overcorrection, but due to the frequency of this behavior ( about 15 times in a 30 min interval)and his level of comprehension--functioning, I don't think that would be very successful. All suggestions are welcome. ThanksTameika