Re: He's chewing on everything in sight!

[Guest guest]

> Yeah right. Like a boy with both sleeves in his mouth

> bouncing up and down and humming doesn't stand out.

Good point.

> And almost every boy in his class wears necklaces or

> friendship bracelets.

True. Very stylish these days.

Well, I tried the chewellry and

> he didn't like it.

Darn it.

The only thing that works at all is

> to redirect him with frozen food like perogies or

> french fries. And he does have a leather necklace that

> he chews at school. Meanwhile, I have to watch him

> like a hawk to make sure he doesn't put anything

> dangerous in his mouth (like those plastic bags,

> eek!).

>

> This is just a phase, right?

Let's hope so!

Sissi

[Guest guest]

> Yeah right. Like a boy with both sleeves in his mouth

> bouncing up and down and humming doesn't stand out.

Good point.

> And almost every boy in his class wears necklaces or

> friendship bracelets.

True. Very stylish these days.

Well, I tried the chewellry and

> he didn't like it.

Darn it.

The only thing that works at all is

> to redirect him with frozen food like perogies or

> french fries. And he does have a leather necklace that

> he chews at school. Meanwhile, I have to watch him

> like a hawk to make sure he doesn't put anything

> dangerous in his mouth (like those plastic bags,

> eek!).

>

> This is just a phase, right?

Let's hope so!

Sissi

[Guest guest]

> Yeah right. Like a boy with both sleeves in his mouth

> bouncing up and down and humming doesn't stand out.

Good point.

> And almost every boy in his class wears necklaces or

> friendship bracelets.

True. Very stylish these days.

Well, I tried the chewellry and

> he didn't like it.

Darn it.

The only thing that works at all is

> to redirect him with frozen food like perogies or

> french fries. And he does have a leather necklace that

> he chews at school. Meanwhile, I have to watch him

> like a hawk to make sure he doesn't put anything

> dangerous in his mouth (like those plastic bags,

> eek!).

>

> This is just a phase, right?

Let's hope so!

Sissi

[Guest guest]

Tuna

This is what we've tried which even though it didn't stop totally is has

helped. is now eating carrots and celery. Every time I see her

chewing I take whatever it is away and replace it with veggies. They cannot

be cut they must be whole or they are of course rejected.

Another thing I've been doing is putting whole freeze pops the kind that come

in the plastic sleeves? Put that in a container with a straw and she sucks it

down. This would also work with applesauce (but she's allergic) or yogert.

Milkshakes or fruit smoothies also.

We also do ALOT of oral motor work in the morning when we do lotion and joint

compresses. I needed to make this part of her day. (We do take weekends off

however). She was chewing on her hands also and I was very concerned. This

has stopped. She is still eating sand but she's just doing that to stick it

to me

Hugs

[Guest guest]

>

>

> has really opened up socially, but his chewing

> is reaching epidemic proportions.> This is just a phase, right?

>

> Tuna

>

>

Too bad the " chewy " (as I call it) didn't work. It really helped

Mitchel (and saved his clothes, and towels, and blankets..although my

kitchen chairs are pretty knawed..)

But yes, it seems to be a phase. Although Mitchel has phased in and

out of this about 3 times now. He's currently not chewing anything

and is fine. But a few months ago.. wow.. everything he touched was

chewed on. Good luck.

Kerri

[Guest guest]

I have no idea if it is a phase or not. I do know that Greggory's friend,

Andre(who is sooooooo totally NT) chews. In fact Tonya(his mom) was complaining

to me about how Andre chews on everything. He chews holes through his sleeves.

He chews on his clothes, he chews on his toys, he chews on his baseball

glove(which happened during practice and that's how we started talking about

this). She told me she caught a glimpse of Andre in the rearview mirror of her

car chewing on something and she turned her head to see him throw whatever it

was on the ground. I have no idea why he chews and neither does she. Greggory

was never a chewer and Alec has always been one. Weird.

Jacquie H

He's chewing on everything in sight!

has really opened up socially, but his chewing

is reaching epidemic proportions.

Things he's had in his mouth in the last 48 hours:

2 plastic bags

4 shirt sleeves and 2 collars

tape

countless sheets of paper

his shoe laces

3 bead bracelets

his fingers

his toes

my fingers (ouch!)

poster gum (which I use to put up posters in his room

because he likes to chew on tacks!)

He's driving me buggy! His OT suggested having him

brush his teeth more often and freezing his juice

before putting it in his lunch box. She didn't like

the idea of chewellry because " boys don't wear

jewellry " and she didn't want to " stand out " .

Yeah right. Like a boy with both sleeves in his mouth

bouncing up and down and humming doesn't stand out.

And almost every boy in his class wears necklaces or

friendship bracelets. Well, I tried the chewellry and

he didn't like it. The only thing that works at all is

to redirect him with frozen food like perogies or

french fries. And he does have a leather necklace that

he chews at school. Meanwhile, I have to watch him

like a hawk to make sure he doesn't put anything

dangerous in his mouth (like those plastic bags,

eek!).

This is just a phase, right?

Tuna

=====

mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

Normal is just a setting on the washing machine.

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[Guest guest]

I have no idea if it is a phase or not. I do know that Greggory's friend,

Andre(who is sooooooo totally NT) chews. In fact Tonya(his mom) was complaining

to me about how Andre chews on everything. He chews holes through his sleeves.

He chews on his clothes, he chews on his toys, he chews on his baseball

glove(which happened during practice and that's how we started talking about

this). She told me she caught a glimpse of Andre in the rearview mirror of her

car chewing on something and she turned her head to see him throw whatever it

was on the ground. I have no idea why he chews and neither does she. Greggory

was never a chewer and Alec has always been one. Weird.

Jacquie H

He's chewing on everything in sight!

has really opened up socially, but his chewing

is reaching epidemic proportions.

Things he's had in his mouth in the last 48 hours:

2 plastic bags

4 shirt sleeves and 2 collars

tape

countless sheets of paper

his shoe laces

3 bead bracelets

his fingers

his toes

my fingers (ouch!)

poster gum (which I use to put up posters in his room

because he likes to chew on tacks!)

He's driving me buggy! His OT suggested having him

brush his teeth more often and freezing his juice

before putting it in his lunch box. She didn't like

the idea of chewellry because " boys don't wear

jewellry " and she didn't want to " stand out " .

Yeah right. Like a boy with both sleeves in his mouth

bouncing up and down and humming doesn't stand out.

And almost every boy in his class wears necklaces or

friendship bracelets. Well, I tried the chewellry and

he didn't like it. The only thing that works at all is

to redirect him with frozen food like perogies or

french fries. And he does have a leather necklace that

he chews at school. Meanwhile, I have to watch him

like a hawk to make sure he doesn't put anything

dangerous in his mouth (like those plastic bags,

eek!).

This is just a phase, right?

Tuna

=====

mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

Normal is just a setting on the washing machine.

- Whoopi Goldberg

______________________________________________________________________

Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

[Guest guest]

I have no idea if it is a phase or not. I do know that Greggory's friend,

Andre(who is sooooooo totally NT) chews. In fact Tonya(his mom) was complaining

to me about how Andre chews on everything. He chews holes through his sleeves.

He chews on his clothes, he chews on his toys, he chews on his baseball

glove(which happened during practice and that's how we started talking about

this). She told me she caught a glimpse of Andre in the rearview mirror of her

car chewing on something and she turned her head to see him throw whatever it

was on the ground. I have no idea why he chews and neither does she. Greggory

was never a chewer and Alec has always been one. Weird.

Jacquie H

He's chewing on everything in sight!

has really opened up socially, but his chewing

is reaching epidemic proportions.

Things he's had in his mouth in the last 48 hours:

2 plastic bags

4 shirt sleeves and 2 collars

tape

countless sheets of paper

his shoe laces

3 bead bracelets

his fingers

his toes

my fingers (ouch!)

poster gum (which I use to put up posters in his room

because he likes to chew on tacks!)

He's driving me buggy! His OT suggested having him

brush his teeth more often and freezing his juice

before putting it in his lunch box. She didn't like

the idea of chewellry because " boys don't wear

jewellry " and she didn't want to " stand out " .

Yeah right. Like a boy with both sleeves in his mouth

bouncing up and down and humming doesn't stand out.

And almost every boy in his class wears necklaces or

friendship bracelets. Well, I tried the chewellry and

he didn't like it. The only thing that works at all is

to redirect him with frozen food like perogies or

french fries. And he does have a leather necklace that

he chews at school. Meanwhile, I have to watch him

like a hawk to make sure he doesn't put anything

dangerous in his mouth (like those plastic bags,

eek!).

This is just a phase, right?

Tuna

=====

mom to:

, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

Normal is just a setting on the washing machine.

- Whoopi Goldberg

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Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

[Guest guest]

rowan too - it started with chewing a hangnail on his finger a couple of weeks

ago. he has chewed and rechewed that same finger raw. he also chewed and

picked other fingers but not to the same extent. he has now taken up chewing as

a full time hobby - shirt sleeves, socks (whilst wearing them), he even chewed a

hole in the speaker of dh's truck this weekend. hence the new parenting phrase

" Are you eating my truck again?? " towels seem to be a particular favourite.

arrrrrggggggghhhhh!!

M.G.mum to

Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT)

Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD)

married to and living in Northern Ontario

[Guest guest]

rowan too - it started with chewing a hangnail on his finger a couple of weeks

ago. he has chewed and rechewed that same finger raw. he also chewed and

picked other fingers but not to the same extent. he has now taken up chewing as

a full time hobby - shirt sleeves, socks (whilst wearing them), he even chewed a

hole in the speaker of dh's truck this weekend. hence the new parenting phrase

" Are you eating my truck again?? " towels seem to be a particular favourite.

arrrrrggggggghhhhh!!

M.G.mum to

Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT)

Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD)

married to and living in Northern Ontario

[Guest guest]

If it is a phase, Ebony is still in it. She has always been a mouther. She

seems to love plastic too. She gets into my garbage bags all the time.

grrrrrrrr......

Good luck to you. Sounds like you are doing everything you can do.

Tamara

mom to Ebony, 5 years old, asd, adhd, bipolar

and , 2, polish (lol)

wife to Terry

>

>Reply-To: parenting_autism

>To: parenting_autism

>Subject: He's chewing on everything in sight!

>Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:34:19 -0400 (EDT)

>

>

>

> has really opened up socially, but his chewing

>is reaching epidemic proportions.

>

>Things he's had in his mouth in the last 48 hours:

>

>2 plastic bags

>4 shirt sleeves and 2 collars

>tape

>countless sheets of paper

>his shoe laces

>3 bead bracelets

>his fingers

>his toes

>my fingers (ouch!)

>poster gum (which I use to put up posters in his room

>because he likes to chew on tacks!)

>

>He's driving me buggy! His OT suggested having him

>brush his teeth more often and freezing his juice

>before putting it in his lunch box. She didn't like

>the idea of chewellry because " boys don't wear

>jewellry " and she didn't want to " stand out " .

>Yeah right. Like a boy with both sleeves in his mouth

>bouncing up and down and humming doesn't stand out.

>And almost every boy in his class wears necklaces or

>friendship bracelets. Well, I tried the chewellry and

>he didn't like it. The only thing that works at all is

>to redirect him with frozen food like perogies or

>french fries. And he does have a leather necklace that

>he chews at school. Meanwhile, I have to watch him

>like a hawk to make sure he doesn't put anything

>dangerous in his mouth (like those plastic bags,

>eek!).

>

>This is just a phase, right?

>

>Tuna

>

>

>

>=====

>mom to:

>, 8, ASD

>, 4, NT

>

>Normal is just a setting on the washing machine.

> - Whoopi Goldberg

>

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