Emetaphopia, sensory issues, dypraxia, suspected ASD

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Hi

Am hoping I can get some advice/suggestions. As the title says ds (9) has dypraxia, suspected ASD (awaiting CAHMS assessment) and a lot of sensory issues (specifically to this (I think) a hatred of food in sauce and that slimy mushy texture).

Every time he has thrown up (not many, but too many for him) he has become more fearful of being sick. The latest time was two Thursdays ago, when he woke after going to bed, sat up and threw up everywhere (I think down to total overexcitement as it was his birthday the next day and he had been extremely wound up about it for weeks). He barely ate or drank the next day (even things like dry biscuits) and ever since has eaten much less than normal, maybe half a meal, before saying his tummy hurts. He insists on having a bucket next to his bed, in case he wakes up and is sick again. He was worried about going to Cubs last week, as it was after Cubs the week before he was sick, and only went after I reassured him that Akela would call me if needed. He also keeps going on about being sick.

Has anyone any ideas to help? Anyone with any good social stories that may help? Anybody who can prevent me from slowly going mad??? (I hate him being in distress about it, I also hate the constance of the topic).

There is lots you can do to help sensory processing disorder - unfortunately none of it is cheap or quick.

My main recommendation is retained reflex therapy, other than that you could do sensory integration training.

Both not quick or cheap.

Not sure what you can do immediately... Hopefully someone else will be along soon.

Could you give him anti-nausea medicine?

poor thing, i am a Emetaphobe (and have a lot of ASD traits but no dx) so i can sympathise, my phobia started from a very young age and each time i am sick it seems to get worse. I am having therapy and i am using techniques of distraction, i tried CBT but it doesn't always work on the ASD brain (as we tend to always think the worse and find it hard to change our thoughts). With me the feeling of just feeling sick sends me into panic, i now take anti-sickness tablets (and always have a supply at home), i'm not sure if children can take these? some people take travel sickness tablets.

To me being sick is not being in control of my body, not being able to control things and also a sensory overload (smell, taste, texture and the dizzyness).