Re: Bye baby teeth... Hello New Ones!

[Guest guest]

I did a social story where the story went that the baby teeth had to go to the brand new babies being born and my daughter got brand new big girl teeth. We would put the tooth under the pillow and the tooth fairy would take the tooth and leave a toy - (money didn't mean anything). Since she had always had someone's (mine or the dentist's) hands in her mouth with oral care she wasn't as sensitive plus in those days she had a very high threshold. She didn't require even any tylenol and she learned to rinse & spit which helped alot. Good luck. Our children surprise us with their adaptability.

To: sList Sent: Mon, January 24, 2011 1:58:08 PMSubject: Bye baby teeth... Hello New Ones!

Hello Everybody, I know I might be freaking out too early but I have a motto: information rules!My autistic son Mateo is 5 1/2 and I know he is getting close to that time when he is going to start changing his baby teeth for permanent ones. I know all kids are different and some start early others late, so you never know. He is verbal, and his issues are more on the social skills/pragmatic language side than anything else, however he is and always has been EXTREMELY sensitive to anything and everything that has to do with his head, hair, face, mouth, ears and eyes. He has sensory issues and is always a challenge to try to heal him when he gets hurt. So, for those of you whom have already gone through it, how did you deal with the "falling" teeth and the new ones issue? What helped?I would really appreciate any advice you can provide.Take careCarolina

[Guest guest]

Some children, including my own, may be susceptible to some tics during this time. Like sniffing, coughing or other facial tics...particularly if they are sensitive.

Just so you don’t freak out if you see it. It’s still important to rule out any medical issues that could also cause tics (dairy, PANDAS, clostridia) and then treat those conditions.

From: caro30_co

Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:58 PM

To: sList

Subject: Bye baby teeth... Hello New Ones!

Hello Everybody, I know I might be freaking out too early but I have a motto: information rules!My autistic son Mateo is 5 1/2 and I know he is getting close to that time when he is going to start changing his baby teeth for permanent ones. I know all kids are different and some start early others late, so you never know. He is verbal, and his issues are more on the social skills/pragmatic language side than anything else, however he is and always has been EXTREMELY sensitive to anything and everything that has to do with his head, hair, face, mouth, ears and eyes. He has sensory issues and is always a challenge to try to heal him when he gets hurt. So, for those of you whom have already gone through it, how did you deal with the "falling" teeth and the new ones issue? What helped?I would really appreciate any advice you can provide.Take careCarolina