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3 1/2 year old Son has started gagging and making himself sick!

nikkimummy

Hi ya everyone,  i've never done this before but not sure who to ask!

My son (3.5 years old) recently got diagnosed Autistic and we are just in the process of sorting bits out for him BUT in the last year he has started with a new "thing"!!

Whenever he gets really upset he start making himself gag and be sick.  Also when he gets a cough he does it as well! 

Now i have read on the internet that this may be a sign of SPD.  My son is also an extreme tippy toe walker( currently having neuro plates made but with little hope), picky eater and routine mad.

Im not sure how to handle this sick business and need some advise if possible.  Obviously mine and hubby's initial reaction was to tell him off as it comes accross as he's being naughty but then i thought maybe this and his autism may be connected and if it is then having a go at him wont work.

Im really hoping that someone out there can advise whether you are a doctor or in the health care sector or a mummy/daddy that has been through this as all these new little "things" are starting to worry me. 

Many Many Thanks

Mummy to my perfect boy

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  • Hi there Nikki,

    My son is the same age as yours and does exactly the same thing. He mainly does it when he's upset to show his distane. However he also does it when he's ill. He is soon to have surgery for gromets, but i've also asked them to look for any throat issues that might be causing this, ie big tonsils, my daughter had enormous ones! or possible throat restrictions that may have come about from Acid Reflux (GERD) abnormalities etc. He suffered from it tremendously when he was a baby and think he still does to some degree, as he sounds like he sicks up a bit when he burps etc, sorry for graphic description. Acid Reflux can cause all sorts of problems and kids with ASD are renound for gastro issues. I'm not convinced it's purely Autistic and think it's possible it may be down to a more phsyical reason.

     

    Let me know how it all goes. Hope that we've been some help.

    Love Sam, Blake and Jess.

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  • Hi there Nikki,

    My son is the same age as yours and does exactly the same thing. He mainly does it when he's upset to show his distane. However he also does it when he's ill. He is soon to have surgery for gromets, but i've also asked them to look for any throat issues that might be causing this, ie big tonsils, my daughter had enormous ones! or possible throat restrictions that may have come about from Acid Reflux (GERD) abnormalities etc. He suffered from it tremendously when he was a baby and think he still does to some degree, as he sounds like he sicks up a bit when he burps etc, sorry for graphic description. Acid Reflux can cause all sorts of problems and kids with ASD are renound for gastro issues. I'm not convinced it's purely Autistic and think it's possible it may be down to a more phsyical reason.

     

    Let me know how it all goes. Hope that we've been some help.

    Love Sam, Blake and Jess.

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