Geographic Tongue/Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)

Just wondering if many people suffer from teethgrinding or geographic tongue?

Also any tip on easing the conditions? Im in the process of waiting to get a diagnosis to find out if I'm on the spectrum, but just wondered if people on the spectrum sufferred from any of the above conditions as I do.

Parents
  • Yes, my little boy who is 5 has gone through phases of several months at a time of teeth grinding.  Our SALT was surprised when I said that I understood it was a "typical symptom" of autism despite the fact she's worked at several special schools especially with autistic kids.  Our boy is in one of his grinding phases at the moment which is supplemented with constant chewing of his clothes.  Any tips for managing this would be much appreciated.

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  • Yes, my little boy who is 5 has gone through phases of several months at a time of teeth grinding.  Our SALT was surprised when I said that I understood it was a "typical symptom" of autism despite the fact she's worked at several special schools especially with autistic kids.  Our boy is in one of his grinding phases at the moment which is supplemented with constant chewing of his clothes.  Any tips for managing this would be much appreciated.

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