my 2 yr old daughter does this. she licks our pants, the sliding glass door, almost everything.. and everything is in her mouth.
i will say this, think really hard about your daughter's behaviors.. is her behavior disrupting your family life? is she fearful of noise,crowds, have aversions to textures? i just thought my daughter had quirks, but it got to the point where it caused anxiety for us to go out in public b/c we knew she was gonna have a meltdown and be inconsolable.
at her 2 yr appointment i just mentioned this to the dr and after talking more in depth about her behaviors, the dr diagnosed her with SPD and we started with the FIrst Steps in our area.
if your gut 'mom' feeling thinks that something is wrong, get it checked out.. dont wait. early intervention is the key. read about SPD,educate yourself..
Oct 18, 2009 Rating
i understand by: Anonymous
My daughter does the same thing and as she got older the signs started showing she licks lotion off her hands, toothpaste she could just eat, things like that. some time it's for them to learn what's is food and what is not food. but when she got older it seem so be a oral spd thing. you will know when she gets older. My daughter did it so much that i had to lock things away to keep her out of them for her safety. she is 8. so when they get where there old enough to reach on the tops of things, you had to lock them away.
Oct 18, 2009 Rating
Maybe or Maybe Not by: Anonymous
Almost any behavior that we do not see in adults COULD be a sign of a problem. The thing is all kids do weird and unusual things from time to time. One odd behavior does not mean there is something wrong. However, if this continues and other things that seem odd happen, you need to look more closely.
