Chewing (ASD's symptom)

          My Autistic son, Sean, shows sensory issues by chewing objects. He also shows sensory issues to texture such as blankets, clothes, pillows by rubbing it using his fingers. Talking about chewing objects, he chews almost everything in his grab such as pacifier, straw, paper, clothe, plastic, toy and etc. Otherwise, he'll put his finger in his mouth and play with his saliva. I have to clean him after that. Watch this video (below).   At first, I thought it was only cause by his itchy gums, as my mom used to say so, but it's not. Some children with autism like to chew, These children chew, not because they want to destroy clothing, or other objects, but because they may like or need the sensation that they get by chewing. Here are some tips on how to decrease chewing in children with autism. click here.

Sean likes to chew his pacifier, he chews it most of the time. We have to change his pacifier often, like once a day. Picture shows that we have to keep stock for standby. hehe...

chewing his toy

chew tablet's cover...hmmmm...

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