Re: Transdermal. Any concern?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

IMHO I would suggest having the OT find alternatives for those items

or refusing to allow them. Ask the OT to come up with different

choices and tell her about your daughter not being able to digest

rice, beans and flour. A good OT will work with you to get the proper

services in place to meet the needs of your child. Also, depending on

how far along you are on the diet - there are other interesting things

your daughter could touch and be legal - like pumpkin insides and

seeds - for some reason Cody loved this exercise. Maybe a

hypoallergenic/dye free shaving cream - Cody loved this too.

I don't know why your daughter gets OT services, but for my son Cody

(now 3yo - dev delays, SID, nonverbal) he had OT starting at the age

of 1 and continuing until this past Sept. when he started at a special

needs elementary school program b/c of being stuck in oral stage &

chewing/swallowing/sensory issues - he mouthed everything to learn

about it (and still does on occassion).

His OT had him do the same things - and every single time he would put

his feet or hands into the uncooked rice - he would also scoop a

little bit into his palm and it ended up in his mouth. I caught him

chewing it several times. He still puts playdough in his mouth and I

often find it in his poop. With the beans, he tried to eat them, but

b/c they were so big and not easy to gum he wouldn't chew but just

spit back out.

We moved to having him touch different textured toys; chew on " chewie

tube " ; using the brushing protocol on his feet, hands, arms & legs;

and using a Nuk brush as well as doing Beckman oral motor exercises,

among other things. I gave him Zinc to help reduce chewing and

appropriately made toys to chew on - he has a Nuk brush on a bungie

type cord to attach to his pants for when he's teething his molars

(which are still coming in).

You have alot of say in what happens during OT services - so I would

suggest you tell your OT (who should understand about GFCF & dietary

issues) about your daughter's current diet and try to work out another

method of getting your daughter tactile sensory input.

Hope this helps.

Peace,

Bobbie

Cody, 3yo SCD 15days

Dev Delay, SID, nonverbal (although he gets more verbal every day!)

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> Is there any infraction about touching SCD illegal foods? Or is it a

> non-issue since it is not going into the gut?

> The reason I asked is because my daughter's OT wants her to play

with

> rice and beans and playdough, etc.

Only if it is ingested, (including if she sucks her thumb, puts

fingers in mouth etc.). So, if she is likely to eat them it would be

a good idea to find substitutes.

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> Is there any infraction about touching SCD illegal foods? Or is it a

> non-issue since it is not going into the gut?

> The reason I asked is because my daughter's OT wants her to play

with

> rice and beans and playdough, etc.

Only if it is ingested, (including if she sucks her thumb, puts

fingers in mouth etc.). So, if she is likely to eat them it would be

a good idea to find substitutes.

Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> Is there any infraction about touching SCD illegal foods? Or is it a

> non-issue since it is not going into the gut?

> The reason I asked is because my daughter's OT wants her to play

with

> rice and beans and playdough, etc.

Only if it is ingested, (including if she sucks her thumb, puts

fingers in mouth etc.). So, if she is likely to eat them it would be

a good idea to find substitutes.

Sheila