Chewing

October 18, 1999

Hi everyone-

I am reading about this issue with interest. Maggie can chew and swallow

and all is well in that area BUT both she and her sister have decided that

eating is not for them any longer. I am getting frustrated and a little

worried.

Both of them will eat fruit all day but it reeks havoc in their diapers. I

just cleared up two rounds of horrible diaper rash. Sara will eat about two

bites at any meal and then that is it. Maggie does a little better but not

much. I spend a considerable amount of time coming up with interesting and

nutritious meals, no avail. I bought a cookbook called, " 365 Foods Kids

Love to Eat " , the book is awesome but is not helping.

I am worried about nutrition but they are both still on formula so I think

that those needs are being met, but the not eating meals is driving me nuts.

My resolve is to keep preparing meals, offer them, have them sit in their

chairs for the length of a meal and hope they don't develop

rickets..............just joking.

So, is it okay they are eating so minimally? Any suggestions?

, Quinn 3, Sara and Maggie, 11 months

Chewing

Eileen,

This is a huge problem area for . I am curious what is Helen able to

eat if she still doesn't chew much? Do you remember any breakthrough foods

that helped her? What would be an example of something sticky sweet? I am at

such a loss on this as we still have to feed and he fights us every

step. I don't know if its something we inadvertently started or whether he

is just being stubborn. He can't/won't feed himself finger foods and no one

has been able to get him to do this. One big problem is that he doesn't

really care about food - neither does Greyson so there isn't anything that

is tempting or anything that could be a bribe. With your girls being older

any thing you might remember would be appreciated. thanks.

October 19, 1999

Hi! We had a similar problem w/. He wouldn't

chew all the time & would swallow stuff whole. Had a

scary choking episode! We started working w/SLP right

after that and I have tons of hand-outs for massage

techniques (in the mouth & on the face) that help

facilitate a chew. Also, we started out feeding him

crunchy foods first & that would get him chewing and

he'd maintain a chew throughout the rest of his meal.

Now our problem is drooling! The SLP we have now

showed me some facial exercises (again, both in the

mouth and on the face) to help decrease drooling. If

anybody wants copies of these exercises, e:mail me

your snail-mail address & I'll get them too you!

Judi-Mom to Sam & , 33mos. Identical Twins

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for . I am curious what

is Helen able to eat if she still doesn't chew much?

Do you remember any

breakthrough foods that helped her? What would be an

example of something sticky

sweet? I am at such a loss on this as we still have to

feed and he fights

us every step. I don't know if its something we

inadvertently started or whether

he is just being stubborn. He can't/won't feed himself

finger foods and no one

has been able to get him to do this. One big problem

is that he doesn't really

care about food - neither does Greyson so there isn't

anything that is tempting

or anything that could be a bribe. With your girls

being older any thing you

might remember would be appreciated.

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October 16, 2000

Tried that with , didn't work. I don't know if 's is sensory related

to his mouth (and the chewing) or his hands. I tried giving him sandpaper to

rub, didn't work. I have a " worry stone " that you rub between thumb and finger

that I've been thinking about giving him (I'm waiting, because if he breaks it -

it's onyx - I have to go back to Arkansas to get another one, that's the only

place I've seen them).

Loriann

October 16, 2000

Now that you put it that way.........maybe I will give it to him....lmbo (I use

butt)..

Loriann

October 16, 2000

yea, I caught the misspelling.......

Loriann

October 16, 2000

well lori, look at it this way, if david breaks the rock(zonyx ) just an

excuse to come back to the states sooner....lmao and leave the beaches and

cockroaches of hawaii behind......lmao

October 16, 2000

lmzo!!! laughing my zonyx off, heheheheheh

October 17, 2000

ita....

hahahaha, I like the idea of going home sooner.....

We got it at the Booger Hollar Trading post for something like .49......

I have relatives in ville (right off I-40), and Dover. My uncle is a

doctor in ville. Small world. I also have a great uncle in ?

something like that, we're not real close.

Loriann

Wife to Dewight

Mom to , 10 years, Down Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ADHD,

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

And , 15 months and Strong Willed

October 17, 2000

Loriann, I'm from Arkansas. If he breaks it, I'll get you another one!

ita

October 18, 2000

Loriann, we live in Redfield, which is halfway between Little Rock and Pine

Bluff. We go to Eureka Springs a least once a year, so we sometimes go

through Dover and Russelville. Been to Booger Hollow several times!

ita

October 18, 2000

thanks for the vibrating teether info, got nathan one today after he got 1st

place in special olympic bowling, and ofcourse went to " madonalds!!!! " for a

" haaammburger " and a " pop " lol, and we named it he " chewy " he likes it has

chewed on it off and on through out the afternoon, it even has a loop thing

on the end so i put one of his shoestrings through and it hangs around his

neck. thanks for the help and the messager site too, am going to check that

out soon. shawna.

October 18, 2001

In the past we have had a " chew tube " for JJ, better he chew that than us.

But he has not been offered the tube for the last few weeks, guess he didn't

need it. And the only med he is on is ProzacWeekly, and he has been on

Prozac for a while so that should not be the difference.

& Garry, parents of (11 ds), (10 ds), JJ (7

ds/autism/celiac), (7 ds/ADHD/Celiac), and Esther (4 ds). All adopted.

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>Subject: chewing

>Date: Thu, Oct 18, 2001, 1:35 PM

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>My son also chews his cuffs off of his sleeves. He's even managed to chew

>the cuff on his jeans jacket. Quite a feat. If he's in a chewing mood and

>doesn't have long sleeves he'll go for a coller or neckline. Is there any

>rhyme or reason as to when your child does it? We don't seem to detect a

pattern.

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>jamie

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January 26, 2005

hi....

my daughter (16 as/bp/social anxiety) has to chew on things too. She chews voraciously on gum or a chewy "toy" like a teething ring or pacifier. If not that, it's her tongue, making it bleed. It's a sensory need, added to dealing with huge anxiety on a daily basis...chewing helps her. It's nothing embarrassing...this is something she needs. I think one of the biggest hurdles is that we as parents need to get over "it" and just let them do what they need to do to feel better.

maralee

My son also chews on things…he was sent to his room for time out and I thought my husband was going to explode when he saw my son chewing his pokemon card. My husband asked, “Why are you doing that? I sat thinking; he doesn’t know why…sure enough that was his response. Scrambling for words he muttered “I don’t know” It was not what my husband wanted to hear either. My husband didn’t think I believed my son chewed the card so he brought in for “evidence”. I believed him, I just already knew before my son spat it out he didn’t know why he was chewing on it. I don’t know why he chewed the card neither does he….but I know it was just one of those things he wasn’t sure of what he was doing. I’m becoming a real reader on both of them. I fringe when my husband doesn’t understands why he is doing this maybe not sitting right etc….because I know my son’s response will only make my hubby madder. I often but in and say he meant this before my husband say’s anything else to him thinking he will lay off a bit but problem is he doesn’t believe me when I say, he really doesn’t know. Why I understand this is beyond me, why he can’t or doesn’t is beyond me at times. Maybe because I just know my son…..funny I just don’t have a clue what he will do next but I can tell you why he done this and not understand it. Ha-ha…does that make sense?

August 23, 2007

My understanding of why we ask persons to chew their food well after placement

of the lap band is so that food does not become caught at the point of the band.

>>> " kimbo083 " <kimbo083@...> 8/22/2007 5:23 pm >>>

Any suggestions regarding chewing after the lap band? It is to my

understanding that we are not recommending them to chew chew chew

anymore because the lap band is geared towards more solid foods and you

don't want the foods just sliding on down. Anys suggestions would

help. Thanks!

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October 29, 2007

Dd, 18, went through quite a spell where she was chewing on the

inside of her cheek, in spite of feeling sick to her stomach from it

bleeding. As far as I know, this has passed. She also would pull

skin off her lip with her teeth. I think it finally passed when it got to

be very painful, not that that would always be a help to some kids.

F

July 1, 2012

I am in a pretty pickle. I guess it's about time to ask for advise on one

of our problems. is 22 hears old. When he eats he doesn't chew

much. He swallows most of his food whole. He is missing many of his

permanent teeth. He still has most of his baby teeth. This runs in our

family. My hubby's baby teeth lasted almost 60 years. But back to

's problem. How do I get him to chew more. If food comes up some

of it is the same as he swallowed it. Example slice of apple. I need to

get someone to help him. I know that speech teachers work on this but I'm

not sure if he would follow instructions. He eats very fast. He is always

done before some of us even get started. Anybody have any suggestions. I

need to address this as soon as possible.

Blessings,

Becky R

July 1, 2012

We have the same issue here. is 18 now and rarely chews - he works his

tongue back & forth and swallows everything whole. He is also always done

before everyone else. I have no idea how to address this.

Dawn

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