drooling

[Guest guest]

I don't remember the drooling being so bad but I do remember the stage of

putting everything in mouth went on forever.

Ann

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Anne,

My son was also diagnosed at 20 months old and did quite a bit of drooling. I

worried obsessively over this, so please, don't you. I remebered that he

still had to get his 2 yr. molars and I waited till they were in and

observed. He still had drooling so I had his speech therapist check his mouth

to make sure he didn't have any oral motor difficulties. Everything turned

out fine. During times of heavy concentration and depending upon what he ate

seemed to be the time when the drooling was the most intense, but now he is

3-1/2 and I haven't seen drooling for at least a 8 months now. I also had my

speech therapist obtain some literature for me on the drooling issue. Hope

this helps you. Any more questions, feel free to email me.

Good Luck,

Patty

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My son still bites things (mostly cloth: duvet covers, his quilt, his ratty

old blankie). He is 6 and is starting to lose his teeth--but chewing/biting

on cloth has been a constant battle. He was a drooler, still seems to have

a lot of saliva (even though he's a mouth breather!)and the excessive

drooling must have stopped when he was 4 (he used to have a rash on his

chest from drooling).

Debbie

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In a message dated 4/14/02 9:56:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, amgregor@...

writes:

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> My 20 month old still drools a lot.......he has to wear a bib.....yes, he's

> always had a hard time teething, but this is obviously not all due to

> teething.

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> When your kids were younger, did they take a long time to stop drooling and

> continuously put things in their mouth...my son hasn't passed the point of

> having to put things in his mouth first.

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My 5 year old son drool exessively... he is neuro-typical. He just doesn't

seem to have the natural reflex to swallow. He swallows when eating and

drinking, but not as a rule. I often remind him to swallow. Wierd. He also

has trouble swallowing meat. He will swallow when reminded. ~Kris

[Guest guest]

> When your kids were younger, did they take a long time to stop

drooling and

> continuously put things in their mouth...my son hasn't passed the

point of

> having to put things in his mouth first.

Oral behaviors like putting things in the mouth, for my son mean he

ate a bad food. So I would first suspect your child is eating

something he does not tolerate. Also, many parents discovered that

adding zinc to the supplements stopped this behavior.

http://www.autismchannel.net/dana/handlick.htm

Dana

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Just for background.

In th old days when they used to give mercury to treat syphlis (sp?)

patients, they apparently used to gauge the dosage by observing the

drooling. Too much and they downed the amount....I'm afraid I don't know why

except to think it may have been an issue of aesthetics!

My French Homeopathist told me this and added that such patients also had

pronounced veins on thier faces...hmmm

hmmm

Best,

in Germany

[ ] drooling

> My almost 4 year old autistic son has been drooling a lot in the last few

months. He also seems to be in a " mouthing " phase, though he may drool even

without putting anything in his mouth. I hoped it would go away but it's

only getting worse. We are chelating with DMSA, but I haven't noticed it

getting worse at any particular times. Any ideas?

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> My almost 4 year old autistic son has been drooling a lot in the

last few months. He also seems to be in a " mouthing " phase, though he

may drool even without putting anything in his mouth.

Some kids have these issues when they are deficient in zinc.

For my #3, it was a food/supplement he did not tolerate, or a yeast issue.

Dana

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My daughter continues to drool. Is it common for children with

apraxia to drool? What can I do about it? She is way too old for

bibs (over 3 years old), but her shirts always end up soaked. She

always has a stream of drool hanging from her chin. The best advice I

have gotten so far is having her wear sweat bands and telling her to

wipe her drool on them. She does not do this independently.

I would love some advice on how to help my daughter stop drooling.

Stacey

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Hi -

Don't know if it's common for kids with apraxia but does your dd also have a

diagnosis of dysarthria by any chance? Weakened muscles in the facial area make

it difficult for our kids to keep their mouths closed all the time and to

swallow all that drool. Also, is your dd has sensory issues, she might not even

know she's drooling. Also, is she getting any new teeth? Colds? Lots of

things can explain the drooling. My Josh drools all the time - verbal/oral

apraxia, dysarthria, hypotonia, sensory integration. He's 8.5 yo. When he goes

through a stage when the drooling seems to be even worse than usual, I put on a

cool bandanna and he thinks he's a cowboy! We do work with him to remind him to

swallow and wipe - a visual cue is used by just touching one finger to my chin -

that way it's not so obvious or embarassing to him in front of other people.

Sherry

stillyriver2003 <stillyriver2003@...> wrote:

My daughter continues to drool. Is it common for children with

apraxia to drool? What can I do about it? She is way too old for

bibs (over 3 years old), but her shirts always end up soaked. She

always has a stream of drool hanging from her chin. The best advice I

have gotten so far is having her wear sweat bands and telling her to

wipe her drool on them. She does not do this independently.

I would love some advice on how to help my daughter stop drooling.

Stacey

[Guest guest]

Hi -

Don't know if it's common for kids with apraxia but does your dd also have a

diagnosis of dysarthria by any chance? Weakened muscles in the facial area make

it difficult for our kids to keep their mouths closed all the time and to

swallow all that drool. Also, is your dd has sensory issues, she might not even

know she's drooling. Also, is she getting any new teeth? Colds? Lots of

things can explain the drooling. My Josh drools all the time - verbal/oral

apraxia, dysarthria, hypotonia, sensory integration. He's 8.5 yo. When he goes

through a stage when the drooling seems to be even worse than usual, I put on a

cool bandanna and he thinks he's a cowboy! We do work with him to remind him to

swallow and wipe - a visual cue is used by just touching one finger to my chin -

that way it's not so obvious or embarassing to him in front of other people.

Sherry

stillyriver2003 <stillyriver2003@...> wrote:

My daughter continues to drool. Is it common for children with

apraxia to drool? What can I do about it? She is way too old for

bibs (over 3 years old), but her shirts always end up soaked. She

always has a stream of drool hanging from her chin. The best advice I

have gotten so far is having her wear sweat bands and telling her to

wipe her drool on them. She does not do this independently.

I would love some advice on how to help my daughter stop drooling.

Stacey

[Guest guest]

I don't know if my daughter has dysarthria or sensory issues. I don't

think she has sensory issues, but she certainly has all the symptoms

of dysarthria. I'm not sure if I can do anything differently than I am

doing now if she does have dysarthria. She is getting a lot of speech

therapy and I try to do things like drink through straws, blow

bubbles, etc.

Sometimes this is sooo frustrating. I just want her to be able to

communicate. The older she gets, the more people stare at her as she

drools or when she talks. She also has a port wine stain birthmark on

her cheek that people stare at. Sometimes I wonder if her birthmark

might be affecting her speech somehow. It is possible that she has

lessions on her brain, but she has never had a seizure so the

likelihood of Sturge-Weber Syndrome is very low. Her birthmark is on

the inside of her cheek and she often bites her cheek. I wonder if

her birthmark is on the nerves or muscles around her mouth, but

doctors say no.

She has made so much progress. She said absolutely nothing at 24

months. She is starting to say a few sentences!! YEAH!!! She is

developing a lateral lisp which is hard to correct. Oh well, at least

she is talking.

She can now say, " I love you sweet mommy. " Every morning I give her

hugs and say, " I love you sweet " and one day she said the same

thing to me! It made me cry. I have been waiting so long to hear

these wonderful words. Check out this quick video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1599824504667737895

(Her hair is standing up on top because she gave herself a reverse

mowhawk.)

Thank-you for all the suggestions and ideas! I really appreciate it.

Stacey

> My daughter continues to drool. Is it common for children with

> apraxia to drool? What can I do about it? She is way too old for

> bibs (over 3 years old), but her shirts always end up soaked. She

> always has a stream of drool hanging from her chin. The best advice I

> have gotten so far is having her wear sweat bands and telling her to

> wipe her drool on them. She does not do this independently.

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> I would love some advice on how to help my daughter stop drooling.

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> Stacey

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