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This is my first question here so apologies if I’m not utilizing this correctly. But, if you think you have any advice for me at all please answer; I’m desperate. My son has always been obsessed with scabs. This has never been alarming to me, although in retrospect it should have been. My son has now escalated to cutting himself for these scabs. It does not seem he wants to die or even hurt himself. He said he just “loves the feeling of scabs”. Of course I then share the risks with him, but he… read more

January 8, 2020 (edited)
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A MyAutismTeam Member

It was a calming thing for my son to pick at scabs. We tried finding other things for him to do. The "chewy" sensory necklaces helped a bit. We glued velcro to the table by where he sits so he could pick it off. We bought every kind of fidget there was. He did like some of the slimes but it never totally stopped the picking. He's also allergic to the adhesive in bandaids so we couldn't just cover them up.

January 9, 2020
A MyAutismTeam Member

N-Acetyl Cysteine

January 9, 2020
A MyAutismTeam Member

Sorry, just realized spell check got me. It's NAC.

January 9, 2020
A MyAutismTeam Member

Is it a obsessive compulsive disorder?

January 8, 2020
A MyAutismTeam Member

My son does the same, really bad when he had a mosquito bite. His doctor suggested the supplement MAC. It took a while to work but really seemed to help.

January 8, 2020

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