My wonderful 16 year old autistic son suffers with Dermatillomania. He picks at the skin on his hands, feet, chest, legs, arms and around his fingernails until they bleed. He is on Fluoxetine for anxiety which has helped a lot but he still picks, makes himself bleed and in turn is leaving scars. I have read about the benefits of Vitamin B Inositol and was wondering if anyone has tried this or has any other offers of help.
Thanks for that. I have done a search and have a few ideas to start with. He always seems to need something to fiddle with so I have ordered a medicalert beaded bracelet to start with hoping that he might fiddle with that instead. I am going to chat to his psychiatrist about the meds he's on an also see if there is a good cream so use on his wounds to help healing and soften hard skin too. 
Thanks for that. I have done a search and have a few ideas to start with. He always seems to need something to fiddle with so I have ordered a medicalert beaded bracelet to start with hoping that he might fiddle with that instead. I am going to chat to his psychiatrist about the meds he's on an also see if there is a good cream so use on his wounds to help healing and soften hard skin too.
