Chewy Tubes-anyone use them?

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DS3 is very much a sensory seeker and always has something in his mouth- even dips onto the floor to pick things up and pop in his mouth (yuck)

A few of the people at Uni use chewy tubes and i've had a look and they seem ideal, but the lady at Uni said they were only for kids with severe LD (DS3 is mod - severeasd, best described by the teacch term'concrete', or markedly functionally impaired).

Looks ideal tome,they ahve them on ebay for £8 and I can't see any reasons why not unless anyone knows one?

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DD has one and it has been a godsend at nursery, she happily chews it instead of anything else dangerous.

DD HHAATTED them. But couldn't tell you why. Although she doesn't have LDs. I would just try them!
In the end, DS used them for teething!!

I can't see why your ds shouldn't use them. We have them from our OT for home & a set for nurseries, but our ds doesn't really get on them very much. We did get a vibrating teether from Tesco a while back, and he loves it... but then that's the sort of stimulation he likes in his mouth (and stuffing loads of other things in!). In case it's of use, it was with the baby stuff (dummies maybe) and is shaped like a little bug/bee(?) and when you bite the top, it vibrates. DS can really chomp on it, and it has lasted quite a while!

I don't get why they should only be for kids with SLD - unless the person you spoke to was thinking that children with less severe learning difficulties can be reasoned out of chewing inappropriate stuff?

DS2 (who does have SLD) has two - one for home, one for school. I get them from Fledglings. They use it at school to stop him eating the Pritt stick, play dough etc - like a diversion I suppose. At home he uses it more like a comforter. I'd much rather he use one of these then chew on his fingers, as he used to do.

DS1 used one for a while when he was going through a clothes chewing stage that was driving me mad. He only ever used it at home and after about a month abandoned it voluntarily. The clothes chewing hasn't ever come back. He's dyspraxic but no LDs.

I would like one , i am an adult chewer, i often chew drinking straws. Worth a go.