My son is 3.5 years old. He has a VERY severe speech delay, he can only say about 50 words and that's only if he feels like saying them! He has been in ST and OT since he was 2. His OT has suggested that he has some "sensory issues' and gave me all sorts of activities to do with him (ie, brushing, tearing paper, shaving cream, face tapping, etc). He seems to enjoy them, but they don't seem to be feeding his sensory diet anymore. We are in the process of moving into a new home and while we are waiting to close (last week of Sept) we have been staying at my brother and sister-in-law's home.
He makes 'string boogers', at least that is what I call them. He started about a year ago. He would pick fuzz off of the carpet, blankets, toys, etc and roll it into a little ball, like kids do with boogers. He would then put them in his mouth for a while and then discard it and start all over again. It got to the point where we had to take anything away from him in his room where he could start doing this as he would sit and do this for HOURS on end. When we were packing up our home to move, the floor beside his bed was COVERED with his discards.
He has started this again where we are staying and it has alarmingly increased!!!! He got into the box spring under the bed and has been pulling the stuffing out of it and putting large handfuls in his mouth, I'm afraid that he might choke. He has also started getting fuzz off of the carpet and from rugs. I'm at a complete loss. I talked to his pediatritian and we did some blood work to check for pica. Everything came back fine.....
He is going to be screened for autism next month, due to meltdowns, lack of speech and other behavioral things. Has anyone experienced this before????? I feel like it is SOOOOO odd and I want to help him. I even gave him a teether in hopes he might like it.....