Not sure what to think | Autism PDD

Both of my kids had sensory issues. It seemed like we would get one thing under control, and another would pop up. My oldest son hated wearing winter clothes when he was in Kindergarten. This was never an issue before, and it hasn't been an issue since. Both boys have chewed on their clothing. It seemed to go along with cutting new teeth.

I don't have any great advise. I just wanted to let you know that for us, the sensory stuff got better as the boys got older.

ETA - My NT nephew hated tags in his shirt. It's an issue he eventually outgrew. Luckily, a lot of clothing manufacturers make tagless shirts. I know Children's Place and Carter's are both tagless, and I'm sure there are lots more.

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lycas is the same with labels

they may itch or poke him

the rug lol

when my son everntually walked he walked the pattern of the carpet off it is just repetetive behaviour i have no doubt at all it will phased out and be replaced

with another

and chewing clothes lol

mine also do it

sometimes when they are worried sometimes just for the comfort a shirt dummy so to speak

or passafier

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My now 4 yr old had this problem with chewing his shirt last fall...in the end we discovered that he had some compression on his spine and neck area...took him to an osteopath and now the chewing and biting the sofa is gone after doing cranial/sacral therapy....the teachers in the meantime, recommended a chewy around his neck, he wouldn't wear it so we tied a bandana around his neck and he would chew on that!!! The rug thing sounds very repetitive or OCD-like...my 10 yr old has OCD too and he hits me whenever I interrupt his obsessions!!! I took him to the psychiatrist and were are starting him on anti-depressants (he does cognitive therapy as well)...the obsessions interfer with his ability to follow directions and make transitions as well!!!When my son first got dx. last year i jumped at getting him all the help he needed and in the last year he has made hude progress

. But lately i have seen some odd things going on. First his tags in his clothes he can not stand them i have to cut them all off they have never bothered him before. Second is he is eating his shirt collar all day he has it in his mouth The shirt is dripping wet all day. And third is we have a rug in our living room that has squares on it with differnt colors and for half the day he will only walk on the same color over and over again and if he steps on the wrong color he freaks out. What is going on. Why all of a sudden are these new things happening. I feel we are back to squareone all over again. Any help or advice.

T went through a TON of SID symptoms, in March and April. At the same time she had a lot of mood lability. Now, I barely detect them! But I figure they will be back at some point.

1) could be seasonal, ie, allergies

2) could be stress, ie academic demands

3) in our case, possible PANDAS? (google it) it is a post-strep infection thing in kids with autism and other neurological conditions.

I agree with prior posters - it's a rollercoaser. Some issues resolve, new ones appear.

I do need to say something about the tags in the clothing. Both my kids started wanting tags cut out around age 3 and by age 5 it was no longer necessary. My nephews were the same. My sister and I joke that any time you get a hand-me-down with no tag, just assume it will fit a 3 or 4 year old since that is the age most kids want the tags gone!

I agree with talk to the OT about what has changed and see if you can do something different with his sensory diet to make things better.

Kids can grow in and out of sensory issues. Speak to the OT.

The truth is, autism is not something that gets "done." It's with our chidren forever in one form or another. Just when one thing gets taken care of, another surfaces. I learned long ago to roll with the punches. My experience has been that unless some issue is interfering with my son's life TOO much, it's often best to simply ignore it. That issue will eventually go away, to be replaced by another. Lest this thought drive you nuts, I've also noticed that most ASD kids, over time, improve overall. It can be three steps forward, two steps back, but that is STILL a gain of a step.