re: What would make a child

Quoting The Blissful Six:" I'd get a second opinion on the SPD."

we have done it through several Dr's for 8 yrs its not SPD.

Quoting Coupon Lady:" Its all been ruled out. IDK, its annoying constantly telling her and same teacher is tired of telling too, and when she talks to you her fingers are always in her mouth."

Um yeah, that's an SPD thing. My child does stuff like that all the time!

Quoting Elliot Grace's Mommy :" <blockquote><b>Quoting Coupon Lady:</b>" She is 10 years old.  "</blockquote> Oh...pica? Boredom? I ate tape when I was 10...I grew out of it"

so is like this. he has an oral fixation.

Quoting Sophie's dairy cow:" so is like this. he has an oral fixation. "

Some what I guess. She has seen Dr's several times for it, cause well its annoying lol to see her with stuff all thetime, they ruled everything out for her.

Quoting Coupon Lady:" Some what I guess. She has seen Dr's several times for it, cause well its annoying lol to see her with stuff all thetime, they ruled everything out for her."

so puts holes in his shirts smokes like a freight train chews on paper plastic bottle caps etc

There is a lot more to SPD than just putting stuff in your mouth...


Have you ever dialogued with her about why she puts stuff in her mouth.

If it's not SPD then I would wonder if it's anxiety.

Nervous....anxiety.....?

Quoting Fat-and-Happy:" There is a lot more to SPD than just putting stuff in your mouth... Have you ever dialogued with her about why she puts stuff in her mouth."

Oh yes I know, my 4 yr old has SPD.

She just says she does not know, lol so thats where we are.