Nose Picking | Autism PDD
My son is 10 yrs. old (pdd-nos) and is constantly picking his nose. He is not making too many friends at school partly because of this. I told him to use tissues and blow his nose but he can't stop himself. I can't be with him all the time to stop him, so does anyone have any suggestions for this really nasty habit?
Mary
Ah, yes. Jasper is training for the olympic nose-picking team as well.
I've heard about replacement behaviors but I have no idea what they are. Still looking through google. Maybe something fine motor with the hands? That and constant reminders I guess.
karrie
Hello,
My son has PDD NOS & is also 10 (almost 11 years) and used to do the same thing, until......I talked to him about GERMS.....one of his absolute phobia's! Although sensory stimulation (& nose picking used to be one of his) is not always pleasant there are sometimes useful solutions and my son's OT was the one who provided us with ours. Maybe talk to his OT?
Good luck with this!
Thank you. Please keep the suggestions coming. Kids are teasing him and I don't want this situation to escalate. Jason is very sweet but he has two friends that keep telling him he should fight back when he gets teased but I keep telling him that fighting is wrong and to not pay attention to these kids. I just hope he never gets into a fight over this because Jason has never had a fight in his life and is the sweetest kid ever. He only has two friends and I notice when I see him in a crowd at school that kids laugh behind his back and that they don't approach him or talk to him. It breaks my heart but he handles it so well. His self esteem has not been affected and he's always happy. He has two sisters who he gets along with very well and cousins who love him and think he's cool. I just wish kids weren't so cruel.
C.R.
Does his school have a no tolerance policy? If they do then I would make sure the school knows that this is going on. Regardless I would let them know. I realize that he may still get teased even if the children are punished etc....but I happen to believe that eventually it will cut a lot of it out once these bullies start worring about the fact that they can't stay in school and what effect that has on their home life etc. I think that a lot of schools should have a program in place where these other children are informed and educated about other kids with special needs. I guess what I'm saying is that if you have to go to that school every day and make a complaint then that's what I would do. I wouldn't let up on them until something effective is done. These are the exact things that keep me up at night about my son. The worry over this is crazy. I am not there yet with Adam but I eventually will be. I am there with my older two (but they are NT) and Ican tell you (they are middle school) kids at that age are HORRIBLE to each other. I have no problems going down to that school everytime one of my kids comes home telling me this or that. I really feel for you. I wish there were more I could say or help with. I can't think of any more ideas than what I have though. It is good to hear that your son's self esteem is intact and that is to me the most important thing. Take care,
Karrie
Thank you all for your wonderful advice. I will try speaking to his teachers and O.T. first and if all else fails bring on the pepper. LOL
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