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Obsessive Biting

Mrs. Bojangles

Hi I have a 8 year old daughter who is diagnosed with ASD and her teacher told me she's started biting frequently throughout the day. I noticed she does it at home too, at tea she bites her knife and fork, she bites pencils and has started biting her skin. I don't think it's stress related and I don't think it's a reaction to anything as she seems to enjoy biting things. I bought my daughter a chewelry necklace so she can have it within easy reach all day but she's not using it but continues biting everything else within reach.

I don't know what to do about it. I've tried talking to her and encouraged her to use the chewelry necklace but she's not shown any interest in it and I worry she's going to damage her teeth the way she keeps on biting things.

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  • My granddaughter Clare who is now 12 is a biter. She loves to chew everything and my daughter bought her a chewelry necklace but at first that didn’t work too well. She took Clare to the GP and they suggested trying a different chewelry item and a fidget toy, to distract from biting items and herself.

    This worked for my granddaughter and my Good Lady and I have different chewelry and fidget toys at our place now, for when she stays over.

    I would recommend talking to the GP about this as they will be the best ones to advise you on how to help your daughter and may be able to assist if she is lacking in a certain vitamin or the like.

    My best wishes to you.

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  • My granddaughter Clare who is now 12 is a biter. She loves to chew everything and my daughter bought her a chewelry necklace but at first that didn’t work too well. She took Clare to the GP and they suggested trying a different chewelry item and a fidget toy, to distract from biting items and herself.

    This worked for my granddaughter and my Good Lady and I have different chewelry and fidget toys at our place now, for when she stays over.

    I would recommend talking to the GP about this as they will be the best ones to advise you on how to help your daughter and may be able to assist if she is lacking in a certain vitamin or the like.

    My best wishes to you.

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