mamamoo wrote:
we have noticed that our 17 yrs old aspie every now and then tastes his feces.
How did you notice? Does he not use the bathroom alone, with the door closed?
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he doesn´t want to talk about it,he only asked for help when he had hemorroid problems
What does a hemorroid problem have to do with tasting his feces?
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so any thoughts, anyone?
Seems like sensory-seeking behavior...but if it's connected with health issues, like the hemorroids, people with ASDs sometimes being unable to tell when they are ill due to the brain processing physical sensations atypically, this may be his way of analyzing his health.
Also, Pica is sometimes observed in those with ASD:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_%28disorder%29