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Holding Saliva In Mouth For Extensive Periods Of Time

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Jersey City, NJ

Hi. I'm an AU teacher with a student who has a new habit (past 2 weeks) of holding his saliva in his mouth. He hovers over the garbage when we bring him to the garbage. I have tried to use reward items and activities he typically loves but he does not budge when it comes to this. I have read that this can affect children's teeth and after the child coughed last week, it went all over everything and everyone. I have contacted home but his guardian is lost and desperate to change the behavior.

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April 27, 2015
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A MyAutismTeam Member

Apparently, there is nothing new under the sun as this issue has been tackled before.

http://www.myautismteam.com/questions/50b575746...

April 27, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

find out if he's vitamin d deficient. my son did that for hours but 10 days of high amounts of vit d supplements reduced the behaviour substantially.

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