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My son is stimming so much it is stopping him from learning anything. He is running close to things and watching out of the corner of his eyes at the things he passes such as rails on bar chairs, table tops, anything at his eye level. And anything he gets in his hands he turns over and over in circles. First it was just shapes like squares or triangles. Now its everything, balls, cars, books, my cell phone. I can't stop him from doing it. I have put up so much stuff and he just keeps finding new… read more
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Members shared thoughtful insights on managing stimming behaviors in a young child, with many cautioning that stopping one stim often leads to... Read more
Mainstream doctor will just do routine exam (physical exam and urine or blood culture which is 50% accurate). Most won't even do that unless you insist. Need to go to DAN doctors who will usually do the indirect urine test (organic acid test) and/or stool test. Some docs do live cell microscopy to look for systemic infection.
There is a home antibody test candia5 that one can do with a blood prick. This test claims to have high sensitivity (75%). We didn't do this so not sure how accurate. We did the indirect organic acid urine test which is sensitive but non specific.
We had the eye stim when our son was 2 yrs old but long gone now. Another thing to try that other parents found helpful in this regard is omega 3 (Nordic natural) with vitamin A. For us, it always correlated to yeast though.
My son does the same thing. I stopped putting his favorite twirly toys down where he could get them all the time. I did that for a couple reasons...1. I thought it would help him stop doing that. 2. I thought it would encourage communication if he saw them in a clear box on a shelf. Little bugger just decided he would play with his spit. Now he just spits everywhere. Spits in the air to see it fly, and dribbles onto his hand. It's much worse than twirling toys. Now that spitting is his favorite stim, He doesn't like to twirl things as much. So just a warning...if you try to stop one stimming behavior, he will most likely replace it with another, and it could be much worse. Sorry I don't know how to really help.
@A MyAutismTeam Member how do you check for yeast overgrowth?
I would check for yeast overgrowth for sure. Unfortunately most docs don't know how to test for it.
Okay sorry to keep asking questions but I am new to all of this and really feel like I don't know where to begin, what tests to have done, what kind of Dr. I read I should take my son to a Gastroenterologist, a DAN Dr. I've been told by someone to see a Neurological clinic, a dietitian, and a behavioral pediatrician. Well that is a lot of doctors. What I want is someone to check my son for any deficiency that he might have. I would also like him to be checked for yeast overgrowth. Although I have no idea how I would ever change his diet to solve that problem if he has it because like I said he has a very limited diet. He will only eat certain foods. Mostly grilled cheese, chicken fingers, fruit cups, yogurt, dry cereal, pizza, french fries, oatmeal, bananas, and gerber snacks he still loves. Yep all foods full of carbs. If you even try to put a green bean in his mouth he gags. He did it last week, just touched his lip and he almost threw up. I have no DAN doctors around me would have to travel 3 hours to one and was told first visit was $320 dollars and they dont take insurance. Someone please tell me where to begin. Oh and I would love to do the spit test but hes only 20 months old hes behind in so much it could be years before he learns to spit. Help me someone.
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