Published on 12, July, 2020
Looking to see if this is something familiar to others.
My son is autistic and is 12. Twice in the last week he has had a weird thing happen where he says he feels like there’s a giant gobstopper in his mouth and he finds it hard to breathe and then there’s loads of saliva which he has to spit out.
I don’t know if it’s a stress thing - he’s about to start high school. Though he says he doesn’t feel stressed. It happened once when shopping for school shoes, and once after a hair cut (which he does find stressful for lots of reasons)
Has anyone had an experience of something similar?
just keeping an eye on it just now.
Hello NAS89668,
Thank you for sharing this with the community. I am sorry to hear that your son has experienced this. It sounds like this may be a manifestation of anxiety, You may find it useful to have a look at our pages on Anxiety, which includes advice and tips on how to manage it and ways in which to seek support: should your son need it https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/anxiety
All the best,
Chloe Mod