Re: Re: Chewing on sleeves and stimming, is

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Hi is, Thanks for the info. How much zink are you supplementing daily? I too have

noticed an increase in chewing with DS since I stopped supplementing 20 mgs per day about 2 months ago, but even with that amount of zink, my son would mouth things, just not as much as he has been doing in the past few weeks (Thanks for your info!!!Trixie To: mb12valtrex Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 12:22 AM Subject: Re: Chewing on sleeves and stimming

Hi everyone,

Sorry I have not been on the forum regularly. Just finally got a chance to check messages. Wanted to share that I also believe that zinc plays a big part in this. I had taken my son off zinc about 6 months ago and he started mouthing objects as well as chewing on his jacket and picking food particles or other small objects from floor and chewing them. I checked his zinc/copper ratio and it is 0.6 when it should be at least above 0.8 Now I have started zinc about a week and a half ago and it is already a little better. Another symptom that comes with zinc deficiency is gagging for my kid.

Also, iron deficiency can play a part in it also. My son has low normal iron stores and I need to work on getting it better. Another cause of excessive mouthing in my kid is yeast flare. But low zinc/copper ration is the most important one.

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