Re: Soon to be middleschooler Aspie

[Guest guest]

What if he chewed gum or sucked a mint?

On 6/16/10 11:55 AM, " webbgurl " <pyt2k2000@...> wrote:

Hi all. Been reading and so glad to have you in this struggle. my almost 11 year old aspie sucks middle fingers so much they have ridges in them! he is particular with his food. pb & j, homemade mac n cheese, seedless buns, hot dogs, ketchup, and oreo ice cream, and apple juice keep him alive. He is supposed to be a middle schooler this year if he passes tests. What can be done to help him with his need to suck his fingers? He cannot suck his fingers at middle school!!! He doesn't care what other kids think, so even though they make fun he still does it! Help!!

[Guest guest]

See if you can limit him to at home? Will he tolerate that? Get him some

fidgets. See if you can get the school to allow him chewing gum. My son is

allowed to have gum. He chews on pens, fingernails, water bottles etc so I

thought gum would help him. Finding some way to help him comfort himself

without seeming so different is the key. A functional behavioral analysis might

help. Schools should always do these IMHO. It's important to find out the

causes and functions of behavior and then try to replace behavior with something

more appropriate.

Not that I'm any expert since my daughter pulls her hair out and I've been

trying to replace that behavior with something less problematic for years with

no success.

Miriam

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> Hi all. Been reading and so glad to have you in this struggle. my almost 11

year old aspie sucks middle fingers so much they have ridges in them! he is

particular with his food. pb & j, homemade mac n cheese, seedless buns, hot dogs,

ketchup, and oreo ice cream, and apple juice keep him alive. He is supposed to

be a middle schooler this year if he passes tests. What can be done to help him

with his need to suck his fingers? He cannot suck his fingers at middle

school!!! He doesn't care what other kids think, so even though they make fun he

still does it! Help!!

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