Cyclical sensory/OC behaviors

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Greetings all:

I have a small problem I hope you might help me with.

My son is having an issue where he's constantly carrying balls or

other small toys around in both hands. As such, his play is very

repetitive (dropping/throwing, and then picking back up).

Additionally, he tends to be obsessive with these objects. As an

example, if he has a set of six balls, and you only give him four,

he'll raise hell until he gets the final two.

Here's where I'm hoping someone can help me: these behaviors seem to

run IN CYCLES. He'll exhibit this for a couple of months, lose it for

several months, and then WHOOPS! it'll be back. It HAS to be something

we're doing.

I'm positive there's a sensory component here. He's also been lying

down a lot more and hanging out in corners more often lately.

So here's my question: Have you seen behaviors like these in your

kids, and more importantly, did you figure out the 'key' for

addressing them? Due to the fact that these behaviors come and go, I'm

almost certain that it has to do with yeast flare-ups, mineral

depletion, or some othr external factor over which we have a modicum

of control. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

regards,