Guest guest Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 My son also chews holes in his shirts. And sometimes the knees in his pants. He was recently diagnosed with aspergers.But the chewing has been going on a long time. I'm glad to know other parents have this problem also! Kristy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 LOL... My son has chewed the rubber backings off all our remotes. We don't have one pencil in this house WITH an eraser. I saw just the other day where he chewed the side panel of the back car door, the inside by the window. How did I miss him doing THAT?????? ummmm...my son is 9! Tracey In a message dated 8/27/2009 7:52:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time (Mex, mmgreat2003@... writes: >> Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day.>OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 > > Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day. > OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 My son used to use a chewy tool, now he uses the more socially acceptable gum. Occasionally he will still go through a patch of chewing on his clothes, but it's no longer a major problem. (Knock wood!) Willa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 My son chews on things...or puts things in his mouth...like pennies, paper clips....tops of soda cans....in school he chews gum....I sent a note in just in case the teacher doesn't want him chewing gum... They also say when taking tests...chewing gum actually stimulates the brain... Jan Janice Rushen "I will try to be open to all avenues of wisdom and hope" From: happybrats3@... <happybrats3@...>Subject: Re: ( ) Re: chewing Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 9:00 PM LOL... My son has chewed the rubber backings off all our remotes. We don't have one pencil in this house WITH an eraser. I saw just the other day where he chewed the side panel of the back car door, the inside by the window. How did I miss him doing THAT?????? ummmm...my son is 9! Tracey In a message dated 8/27/2009 7:52:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time (Mex, mmgreat2003 writes: >> Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day.>OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Oh yes... coins, CHALK (GROSS!), paper, the hands off of Barbie dolls, erasers off pencils, MY NICE TOWELS!!!!! The list goes on. I'm wondering if giving the pacifier back (she's 6) would be completely inappropriate. I did find these chewy tubes to put on the ends of her pencils for school, so she didn't ruin every article of clothing she owns, and they are a God send. I think gum might be too much of a distraction for her in school because she loves to take it out of her mouth and stick it to things so she can see how far she can pull it before it breaks, so I guess we'll stick to the pencil tube things for a while. Fortunately, this child has one amazing reflex that pushes up anything she partially swallows - and there have been numerous things in her 6 years that could have obstructed her airway had she not the oopmh to cough them out. I recall so many people wigging out whenever she put something small in her mouth. They would wonder how I could be so calm about it - even way back then, well before I knew of the sensory drama that was to follow, intuition told me that her risk of choking was far less than risking a crazy meltdown if I made her spit out whatever it was for the sake of everyone else's comfort, so I never did. And she's NEVER choked. Plus, this child has introduced herself to numerous bacteria and good 'ol vitamin D (as in DIRT) and she's been the healthiest child in town. It's those kids who are constantly being sanitized and fussed over about avoiding germs that are always getting sick. Funny, isn't it? Andie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I've heard of those chewy tubes you mentioned in your other post. I had thought about getting some, but it said at the bottom of the page in big bold letters that children with autism should only use them under the supervision of a professional. Do you, or does anyone know what in particular the hang up is with this sort of thing? What would I need to be aware of or watchful of before giving something like that to a 5yo? I am just leery of giving a thoughtless 5yo chewing gum. He tends to just toss whatver he is done with up in the air as he abandons it, or other random things. I chewed pen caps when gum wasn't acceptable, and I sure don't want my son doing that. > > > > Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! > > > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day. > > > OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 We have chewy tubes, bracelets, toys, vibrating chewers, gum, chewy candy/food...and NONE of it tastes as good as shirt collars, apparently. Or other, non-chewy toys. I think the supervision warning is really just about choking/eating pieces. It's not like baby teething toys, where they're unlikely to every bite a piece off. An industrious 5 year old really could bite chunks off, which could be dangerous. Amnesty > > > > > > Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! > > > > > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day. > > > > > OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 My son likes to chew hard uncooked pasta. He eats it, but it's not bad to eat though it might provide too many carbs. There is a certain amount of exercise involved in trying to chew that stuff up, though! It's annoying when the noodles end up on the floor but they're hard and dry and they can't stain carpeting. So get out the vacuum cleaner because that's what it's for. Miriam > > > > > > > > Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! > > > > > > > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day. > > > > > > > OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 LOL! I though I was the only one with DS who eats uncooked macaroni, uncooked rice, spaghetti, et all! I have to hide the low carb noodles because they are expensive and he goes thru a box like a snack. To satisfy some of the chewing behavior, I got some cord that is a little stretchy at Walmart in the Crafts Section and some aquarium tubing from the pet section. I cut the tubing into about 2.5 inch sections and threaded three of them on the cord and made him a chewy necklace. He thought it looked kind of cool, sort of like some of the handmade hempy and leather things his friends wear, the cord would break easily enough so not a choking hazard. It saved a lot of fingernails, shirts, paperclips, pens, phone antenaes, remote controls, straws, and on and on for stuff he chewed! Sue in TN > > > > > > > > > > Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! > > > > > > > > > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day. > > > > > > > > > OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 This is brilliant, and something I’m going to have to try, as I’m getting tired of buying new Nintendo DS pens because my boy chews them to PIECES! They aren’t cheap, either! This has increased dramatically as of late… EVERYTHING goes into his mouth. Oy! Gonna have to get crafty with the necklaces Thanks for the idea! =) From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Mimi Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 12:36 PM Subject: ( ) Re: chewing LOL! I though I was the only one with DS who eats uncooked macaroni, uncooked rice, spaghetti, et all! I have to hide the low carb noodles because they are expensive and he goes thru a box like a snack. To satisfy some of the chewing behavior, I got some cord that is a little stretchy at Walmart in the Crafts Section and some aquarium tubing from the pet section. I cut the tubing into about 2.5 inch sections and threaded three of them on the cord and made him a chewy necklace. He thought it looked kind of cool, sort of like some of the handmade hempy and leather things his friends wear, the cord would break easily enough so not a choking hazard. It saved a lot of fingernails, shirts, paperclips, pens, phone antenaes, remote controls, straws, and on and on for stuff he chewed! Sue in TN > > > > > > > > > > Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and winter! > > > > > > > > > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the knees of her pants would help get her through the day. > > > > > > > > > OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 LOL! Don't even ask how many cellphones we've bought. Thank goodness they now come without that tempting antenna. But all of our cordless phone antennas are chewed beyond recognition. Sugar free gum helps too, but plastic water bottle caps? shirts? Yuk! Good luck. I think we made up some story about a girl gave him the necklace for luck or something in case any peers asked. He's 25! Sue in TN > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter > has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've > gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and > winter! > > > > > > > > > > > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the > knees of her pants would help get her through the day. > > > > > > > > > > > OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his > shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 My 15 y.o. chews paper towel wads and towels and shirts...especially the hoodie strings!! HE also has braces, so I HATE that he does this!! I am always on him about it...We go through about a pack of gum a day around here between the 2 aspie boys!! My 2 year old and I have to try and sneak a piece in here and ther, LOL Kelley, IL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well, apparently Gymboree leggings taste really good - my daughter > > has eaten holes in the knees of every ridiculously expensive pair I've > > gotten for her! Needless to say, she won't be wearing Gymboree this fall and > > winter! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On second thought.. she doesn't eat her lunch at school. Maybe the > > knees of her pants would help get her through the day. > > > > > > > > > > > > > OH my god how funny parker does that too he has somany holes in his > > shirts and sleves ....We bought a mouth garde and he chews on that > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'm pretty sure I've posted about this before, but we're part of the chewing club. My 6 y.o. daughter chews holes in EVERY pair of Gymboree leggings I get for her. She's chewed arms and legs off of Barbies, tails and paws off of Littlest Pet Shop critters, erasers, the pencils themselves (just found a whole brand new pack of colored pencils that now have that familiar textured grip), straws or caps from anything and everything, balls of paper, pieces of ribbon, SHE'S EATEN CHALK a number of times. I think I'd better go hide the cats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 On Jun 1, 9:13am, " " wrote: } } I've heard of those chewy tubes you mentioned in your other post. I had th= } ought about getting some, but it said at the bottom of the page in big bold= } letters that children with autism should only use them under the supervisi= } on of a professional.=20=20 } Do you, or does anyone know what in particular the hang up is with this sor= } t of thing? What would I need to be aware of or watchful of before giving = } something like that to a 5yo? } I am just leery of giving a thoughtless 5yo chewing gum. He tends to just = } toss whatver he is done with up in the air as he abandons it, or other rand= } om things. I chewed pen caps when gum wasn't acceptable, and I sure don't = } want my son doing that. I used to chew pen caps. Utterly destroyed them and I hate to think what chemicals I ingested. I have *never* seen a chewy tool website with a disclaimer. I can only guess that someone wanted to cover their ass in case there was ever a complaint or something. Willa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 I just wanted to say that we started giving our 5 yr old son " P & Q " chew toys from Fun and Function website. They have been great. He chews on them alot & seems to get a lot of gratification from them. They are bright orange & fairly easy to keep track of....allegedly " safe " in terms of chemicals for chewing on. Our son won't chew gum, & these have stopped him from gnawing through his clothes & car seatbelts. I can't imagine a reason why they would be unsafe for a parent to give to their child. Good luck! -- > } > } I've heard of those chewy tubes you mentioned in your other post. I had th= > } ought about getting some, but it said at the bottom of the page in big bold= > } letters that children with autism should only use them under the supervisi= > } on of a professional.=20=20 > } Do you, or does anyone know what in particular the hang up is with this sor= > } t of thing? What would I need to be aware of or watchful of before giving = > } something like that to a 5yo? > } I am just leery of giving a thoughtless 5yo chewing gum. He tends to just = > } toss whatver he is done with up in the air as he abandons it, or other rand= > } om things. I chewed pen caps when gum wasn't acceptable, and I sure don't = > } want my son doing that. > > I used to chew pen caps. Utterly destroyed them and I hate to think what > chemicals I ingested. > > I have *never* seen a chewy tool website with a disclaimer. I can > only guess that someone wanted to cover their ass in case there was > ever a complaint or something. > > Willa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Our daughter's feeding issues are different from yours, but we benefitted greatly from expert advice. We loved the folks at the DS clinic at Children's Cincinnati. Wld highly recommend them. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 1, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Rubke Family <pilgrim1950@...> wrote: > I am in a pretty pickle. I guess it's about time to ask for advise on one > of our problems. is 22 hears old. When he eats he doesn't chew > much. He swallows most of his food whole. He is missing many of his > permanent teeth. He still has most of his baby teeth. This runs in our > family. My hubby's baby teeth lasted almost 60 years. But back to > 's problem. How do I get him to chew more. If food comes up some > of it is the same as he swallowed it. Example slice of apple. I need to > get someone to help him. I know that speech teachers work on this but I'm > not sure if he would follow instructions. He eats very fast. He is always > done before some of us even get started. Anybody have any suggestions. I > need to address this as soon as possible. > > Blessings, > Becky R > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 We have the same problem here with the lack of chewing is 15. I look forward to hearing what people have to say. Kym...mom to 5 including (15 w/ ds) Chewing >I am in a pretty pickle. I guess it's about time to ask for advise on one > of our problems. is 22 hears old. When he eats he doesn't chew > much. He swallows most of his food whole. He is missing many of his > permanent teeth. He still has most of his baby teeth. This runs in our > family. My hubby's baby teeth lasted almost 60 years. But back to > 's problem. How do I get him to chew more. If food comes up some > of it is the same as he swallowed it. Example slice of apple. I need to > get someone to help him. I know that speech teachers work on this but I'm > not sure if he would follow instructions. He eats very fast. He is > always > done before some of us even get started. Anybody have any suggestions. I > need to address this as soon as possible. > > Blessings, > Becky R > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hi Becky, My daughter Ana, 20 years this August, had problems with chewing. She had two rows of teeth in some areas, because her baby teeth wouldn't fall out.  She started to have more pain and sensitivity.  Also her baby teeth were pushing her permanent teeth backwards giving her problems with  her bite.  Ana gets dental check-ups every six month, so dentist decided that it was time to solve this problem and we went to the university hospital for removal of her baby-teeth and coating of molars. They used general anesthesia, otherwise they wouldn't be able to do it.  Ana's bite has improved a lot, and the pain and sensitivity are gone.  As Eleanor says, expert advice would be of benefit to your specific problem.  Bonnie, (in Belgium) >________________________________ > De: Eleanor Green <eig6@...> >Para: Rubke Family <pilgrim1950@...> >CC: upsNDowns <upsNDowns > >Enviado: Lunes, 2 de julio, 2012 4:21:05 >Asunto: Re: Chewing > > > >Our daughter's feeding issues are different from yours, but we benefitted greatly from expert advice. We loved the folks at the DS clinic at Children's Cincinnati. Wld highly recommend them. > >Sent from my iPhone > >On Jul 1, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Rubke Family <pilgrim1950@...> wrote: > >> I am in a pretty pickle. I guess it's about time to ask for advise on one >> of our problems. is 22 hears old. When he eats he doesn't chew >> much. He swallows most of his food whole. He is missing many of his >> permanent teeth. He still has most of his baby teeth. This runs in our >> family. My hubby's baby teeth lasted almost 60 years. But back to >> 's problem. How do I get him to chew more. If food comes up some >> of it is the same as he swallowed it. Example slice of apple. I need to >> get someone to help him. I know that speech teachers work on this but I'm >> not sure if he would follow instructions. He eats very fast. He is always >> done before some of us even get started. Anybody have any suggestions. I >> need to address this as soon as possible. >> >> Blessings, >> Becky R >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Alot of our kiddos have chewing and swallowing issues. Has he ever been given a swallowing test. That is the first thing I would do. I would look for a university hospital or teaching hospital to see if I could find an eating disorder clinic. Some speech centers also have feeding issue therapists. Hope this helps.  Loree Chewing  I am in a pretty pickle. I guess it's about time to ask for advise on one of our problems. is 22 hears old. When he eats he doesn't chew much. He swallows most of his food whole. He is missing many of his permanent teeth. He still has most of his baby teeth. This runs in our family. My hubby's baby teeth lasted almost 60 years. But back to 's problem. How do I get him to chew more. If food comes up some of it is the same as he swallowed it. Example slice of apple. I need to get someone to help him. I know that speech teachers work on this but I'm not sure if he would follow instructions. He eats very fast. He is always done before some of us even get started. Anybody have any suggestions. I need to address this as soon as possible. Blessings, Becky R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 The way all this was explained to me is that we all chew like cows and the food is moved around and around in our mouths. Our kiddos create a bolus of food because they do not have the strength in the tongue r the ability to move it properly to chew like a cow. They teach them how to do this. I know it sounds basic but it makes sense.  Loree Re: Chewing  We have the same problem here with the lack of chewing is 15. I look forward to hearing what people have to say. Kym...mom to 5 including (15 w/ ds) Chewing & gt;I am in a pretty pickle. I guess it's about time to ask for advise on one & gt; of our problems. is 22 hears old. When he eats he doesn't chew & gt; much. He swallows most of his food whole. He is missing many of his & gt; permanent teeth. He still has most of his baby teeth. This runs in our & gt; family. My hubby's baby teeth lasted almost 60 years. But back to & gt; 's problem. How do I get him to chew more. If food comes up some & gt; of it is the same as he swallowed it. Example slice of apple. I need to & gt; get someone to help him. I know that speech teachers work on this but I'm & gt; not sure if he would follow instructions. He eats very fast. He is & gt; always & gt; done before some of us even get started. Anybody have any suggestions. I & gt; need to address this as soon as possible. & gt; & gt; Blessings, & gt; Becky R & gt; & gt; & gt; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hi, my son has the opposite problem to a certain extent. He loves the crunchy chewy food and doesn't like the easy to swallow things, like applesauce. They make these things called chewy tubes which are used to help people strenghten and practice their biting. Maybe something like that would help him by practicing and getting his bite stronger? Of course the trick is to get him to want to practice. . . . Like people have said, a speech or Occ therapist might be able to help you decide which way to go to get him interested in biting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 My 10 yr old daughter used the chewy tubes when she was younger and we found them again this spring! She was so excited to have them back....chewing like crazy! Re: Chewing  Hi, my son has the opposite problem to a certain extent. He loves the crunchy chewy food and doesn't like the easy to swallow things, like applesauce. They make these things called chewy tubes which are used to help people strenghten and practice their biting. Maybe something like that would help him by practicing and getting his bite stronger? Of course the trick is to get him to want to practice. . . . Like people have said, a speech or Occ therapist might be able to help you decide which way to go to get him interested in biting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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