Weaning ASD son off dummy - any thoughts/tips/horror stories to share ?

[knightsofcovonia]

My son is 4.5 and would have his dummy 24/7 if allowed, but we keep it to night only, 95% of the time.

I reckon it's time to ditch it but I'm dreading the fallout. Does anyone have any similar experience and how long did it take for your child to accept ?

I have a 3.5 daughter (NT) in the same position - do I do both of them at once, or one at a time ? Help !

I have successfully weaned DS1 (NT) and DS2 (ASD) off dummies. DS1 was 2 and DS2 was 3.

The way I done it was at first take it off them during the day, only give it to them for a nap if they still have one during the day. Do this for about 2 weeks so they get used to not having it at night. Then take it off them at night time. I told them that their dummies were lost when they asked for them, and they soon forgot about it. DS2 was a lot more harder than DS1 though.

I'd do your daughter first and then your son, as your son will take longer.

Hope this helps.

my ds will be 4 26th this month and last few weeks we've discussed the dummy fairy when my ds is 4 half ive told him dummy fairy will visit him and take his dummies to all the babies who have none

we have been saying this every day i take his dummies and tell him there for bedtime only

could you do a chart and draw a fairy maybe ask him what toy he would really like cross off the days until dummy fairy comes and on that day get him to help box them up and send them with the dummy fairy at night and in morning his new toy has arrives as a thank you from all the babies

well thats my plan anyway lol

i would say maybe do it together so he doesn't see her dummies around it will be easier for him to,accept if she doesn't have them otherwise its temptation and in his face

and they are doing it together they can both have a chart to cross off the days

they will miss them i know that my ds will he'll get upset but i'll have to remind him his a big boy now and the lead up may help accept that they will be gone i think i'll miss them more as i know there his comfort but his accepting it more that they will be gone and the build up should help

Found this web page...might help a bit

www.squidoo.com/wean_off_dummy

this page

OH if anyone finds a failsafe plan please let me know. He is 6 & still has dummies.

He gets huge sensory pleasure from them, sniffs them, rubs them around his face etc, he has 3 or four in his hands whilst rubbing & sniffing & one in his mouth.
He really does use them as his way of calming

II have managed to limit his time with them lightly, he is only allowed the at home or if on a long car journey.

His psych told me not to llok on them as baby dummies anymore but rather his stim/sensory thing. I'm sure she just said that to make me feel better

Dd1 (as) is 5.2 and still has her dummy, i'm not brave enough to take it off her. (she only has it at night).

My dd was 8 and the only thing that got her to stop was the sn cobs sleep over. They were mixing with a ms group and very unusal for dd she didn't want the others to see so left it at home and never asked for it again. Have to say that sometimes I wish we could have it back

sorry i meant the special needs cubs*