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

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My son gets nutty when a new tooth is coming and and the old is falling out. His issue happens to be the pain. It is like he is a baby who is teething again so I have reverting back to what I did when he was younger and teething. I let him eat soft foods that will not hurt his gums and I give him Motrin to help with the pain. I notice a diferent in behavior when I give the motrin he is not as nutty.

Dawn

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

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My son gets nutty when a new tooth is coming and and the old is falling out. His issue happens to be the pain. It is like he is a baby who is teething again so I have reverting back to what I did when he was younger and teething. I let him eat soft foods that will not hurt his gums and I give him Motrin to help with the pain. I notice a diferent in behavior when I give the motrin he is not as nutty.

Dawn

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]

My son gets nutty when a new tooth is coming and and the old is falling out. His issue happens to be the pain. It is like he is a baby who is teething again so I have reverting back to what I did when he was younger and teething. I let him eat soft foods that will not hurt his gums and I give him Motrin to help with the pain. I notice a diferent in behavior when I give the motrin he is not as nutty.

Dawn

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

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I was as well freaking out and to my surprise my daughter (very sensitive as well when it comes to mouth & ears) actually wanted to (as she would say) "take tooth off". So I would wiggle it a bit every day until it came off. No crying, no nothing! So you might be surprised on how well he handles it!I'd say try to make it as easy as possible... Have him bite on his favorite "hard/semi-hard" foods, or chewy toys... And since he's verbal, you can tell stories just like the previous suggestions you've received.Hope my opinion helps!MónicaSubject: Bye baby teeth... Hello New Ones!To: sList Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 1:58 PM

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 care

Carolina

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I was as well freaking out and to my surprise my daughter (very sensitive as well when it comes to mouth & ears) actually wanted to (as she would say) "take tooth off". So I would wiggle it a bit every day until it came off. No crying, no nothing! So you might be surprised on how well he handles it!I'd say try to make it as easy as possible... Have him bite on his favorite "hard/semi-hard" foods, or chewy toys... And since he's verbal, you can tell stories just like the previous suggestions you've received.Hope my opinion helps!MónicaSubject: Bye baby teeth... Hello New Ones!To: sList Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 1:58 PM

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 care

Carolina

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Wow, feel like you are talking about my issues with my son. Can anyone offer more info about this topic?

Lin

To: sList From: carolina.harp@...Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:58:08 +0000Subject: 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

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Wow, feel like you are talking about my issues with my son. Can anyone offer more info about this topic?

Lin

To: sList From: carolina.harp@...Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:58:08 +0000Subject: 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]

Wow, feel like you are talking about my issues with my son. Can anyone offer more info about this topic?

Lin

To: sList From: carolina.harp@...Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:58:08 +0000Subject: 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

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If any one have any suggestion on how to prepare for the SSI mental evaluation for my 7 year old please let me knowTo: sList Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 7:35:47 PMSubject: Re: Bye baby teeth... Hello New Ones!

Thank you ladies, all very good ideas!. You are the best!--

Carolina

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My son had to do this as well even though we had a autism diagnosis. We went to the appointment and trusted that the person doing the evaluation was semi-capable of spotting disability when she saw it. She did, and we got SSI. The entire process took over a year. I am not sure how you could prepare for something like this, but if you are worried they will think your child is not disabled enough to get SSI you could always show up with a hungry, tired child who is in no mood to be messed with.

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

Thank you ladies, all very good ideas!. You are the best!

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Carolina