Re: Potty issues/stimmies (corn sensitivity)

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It really IS hard to avoid corn. I'm allergic to it so I avoid it in all forms.

I also have diverticulosis and my docs have said no popcorn. I used to have

small amounts now and then, but with the two problems combined it just isn't

worth it. My allergy is VERY mild but it showed up on a skin test. The doctor

said he thought it might be just that my grass allergy was exacerbated by the

corn. One allergist even said there was no such thing as a corn allergy. No

idea what that was about. The original doc who tested me said, " Eat a big bowl

of corn and see what happens. " I did that and my mouth itched right away.

Nothing else happened but that was enough.

Miriam

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> > Â That is what I did with my daughter and it worked for us because

> she has a routine for everything . There were times she fought the issue

> , but when she realised it was a routine she was fine . Try making it a

> game that may help

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> > Beckie

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> > From: Lori Lashley LLashley@

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> > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 4:21:13 PM

> > Subject: RE: ( ) Potty issues/stimmies

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> > What’s the deal with this stuff??

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> > My 7yr old ds won’t go unless I make him. He says he

> can’t feel it at all. I make him go every day after school

> (or same time on weekends). He gets mad and says he doesn’t have

> to, but he’s not allowed to get up until I check and 99% of the

> time, there’s a significant amount.

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> > If I forget to make him go, he’ll stink and have stains in his

> underwear.Â

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> > Can you try forcing him into a daily routine?

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> > From: [mailto:AspergersSu

> pport@group s.com] On Behalf Of gngrbnks

> > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:20 PM

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> > Subject: ( ) Potty issues/stimmies

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> > My 7 yr old with AS loves to hold his poop. When he feels the need to

> poop, he will go off in a corner and cross his legs to keep it in. I

> hear him grunt and tell him to use the bathroom, and he will say he

> doesn't need to go, as his face is bright red with concetration. He does

> this everywhere, including at school. This was his first major symptom,

> and I've had him to doctors and counselors over the last four years.

> There are no medical causes, and apparently no psychological or

> emotional causes, other than the fact that he LIKES the feeling of poop

> needing to come out. Our Family Based therapists say he is " stimming "

> when he holds his poop.

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> > The problem is, I got the umpteenth call from the school today, that

> soon they will not put up with this. Kids are complaining that he smells

> of poop and pee and are making fun of him. He recognizes that kids don't

> want to play with him, but he thinks they just don't like him, not that

> he smells. I've tried a million and one different methods to break him

> of this, and nothing is working. The school does not feel at this point

> that he needs special classes, because his grades are okay. His

> therapists do not feel he meets the criteria for an in school

> therapeutic support staff. And at this point, I can't homeschool my

> kids. So what do I do?

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> > Has anyone dealt with this type of thing successfully? --Ginger

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