When Joel was 5, Hubby and I made a bib out of a hand towel. (Literally cut a hole on the one side of the towel so it would hang around his neck). He wore that continuously for about 🤔a month. We had to literally be on him all the time when he made attempts to spit (in home and out of home). Place towel an inch from his mouth when he attempts to spit. Whoever has the authority needs to step in for this task. It's really important you show your child that spitting can be done just not on people. So, show him how it's done and he'll hopefully break outve spitting on people. Make sure the teachers are on the same page with what u guys are doing at home. 😉☺️Good luck hope it works for you. My son is now 9 and now prefers to spit in the trash can, outside, and sinks.

They said they couldn't put a mask on him, however the spitting on other kids has gotten better now he just spits in the air.

🤔never thought of a mask but it's worth a shot. My son was never a fan of the soft chewy stuff they have available. We have a couple of them in the house and he's always switching bck to his dinosaur toys to chew on. But ☝🏼👍🏻try it out and see if it'll work. For some it does, for others it doesn't. 🙌🏻👏🏻💯💪🏼💙

@A MyAutismTeam Member Thanks!! I will suggest that to his teacher tomorrow, I was thinking maybe have him wear a mask so if he spit he would end up spitting on himself to see if that will help. Do you know anything about chewlery?? Would that help? I've watched him at home and he seems to only do it when he's bored or wants attention. Not sure when he does it at school, I'll have to find out when I have a meeting with his teacher

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