Re: any tips for teaching pill swallowing?

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In a message dated 12/9/2003 9:21:26 AM Central Standard Time,

themillers@... writes:

Hi everyone:

Can anyone give me advice on teaching a high functioning spectrum child to

swallow a pill?

Thanks,

Both of my children have had this problem for Angel we used to have to put

her pills in a banana or ice creams you know something soft and sticky that she

would find a way to eat and vala she could take the pill and not even know it.

She has no problem with that now and we no longer have to put a pill in

treats for her to be able to swallow it. For Rebekah we tried apple sauce but

the

nurse then told her to get a big gulp of water slip the pill in her mouth turn

her head up and swallow lol Becky thought it was magic and now she can easliy

take pills too. If all else fails I would just crush it and put it in a small

protion of something yummy.

Tammy

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In a message dated 12/9/2003 9:21:26 AM Central Standard Time,

themillers@... writes:

Hi everyone:

Can anyone give me advice on teaching a high functioning spectrum child to

swallow a pill?

Thanks,

Both of my children have had this problem for Angel we used to have to put

her pills in a banana or ice creams you know something soft and sticky that she

would find a way to eat and vala she could take the pill and not even know it.

She has no problem with that now and we no longer have to put a pill in

treats for her to be able to swallow it. For Rebekah we tried apple sauce but

the

nurse then told her to get a big gulp of water slip the pill in her mouth turn

her head up and swallow lol Becky thought it was magic and now she can easliy

take pills too. If all else fails I would just crush it and put it in a small

protion of something yummy.

Tammy

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/9/2003 9:21:26 AM Central Standard Time,

themillers@... writes:

Hi everyone:

Can anyone give me advice on teaching a high functioning spectrum child to

swallow a pill?

Thanks,

Both of my children have had this problem for Angel we used to have to put

her pills in a banana or ice creams you know something soft and sticky that she

would find a way to eat and vala she could take the pill and not even know it.

She has no problem with that now and we no longer have to put a pill in

treats for her to be able to swallow it. For Rebekah we tried apple sauce but

the

nurse then told her to get a big gulp of water slip the pill in her mouth turn

her head up and swallow lol Becky thought it was magic and now she can easliy

take pills too. If all else fails I would just crush it and put it in a small

protion of something yummy.

Tammy

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This may sound really silly, but it's how I take all my pills even as

an adult. In one hand I have glass with something to drink (or if you

don't drink from a glass without spilling a cup with a lid and a

straw.) In the other hand I take the pill pinched between my thumb

and the finger next to it (or just balance the pill on the finger

next to the thumb.) I place the pill in the back of my throat -near

that little flap by the back of the tongue, then I leave the pill

there, remove my finger(s), and quickly take a drink from a glass or

even a sip from a straw , and the pill gets washed down the throat

easily. It's kind of an odd way, my husband makes fun of me every

time I have to take multiple pill because I do them one at a time the

same way, but it's pretty easy to teach where the pill goes (just

slowly push your finger back along your tongue until you touch that

flap, then you know where to put the pill) they can practice without

the pill, anyway -works for me. I guess it's important to note that

you aren't trying to gag yourself, don't arc to high or stick your

finger down your throat, but go slow along the tongue to the little

flap and you won't gag. Anyway, I thought it was worth mentioning,

good luck with the pills.

Val (you probably don't know who I am, I never post because my 2

year old seldom lets me alone long enough to compose my thoughts,

actually type coherently, and press the send button before we move on

to more pressing (in his eyes at least) matters.)

> In a message dated 12/9/2003 9:21:26 AM Central Standard Time,

> themillers@a... writes:

> Hi everyone:

>

>

>

> Can anyone give me advice on teaching a high functioning spectrum

child to

> swallow a pill?

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