This should work fine for my family. My autistic son loves his chewers. My plan is to work on one side of his mouth while it's propped open with a chewer.
My son is 5, mentally his understanding is 8 months, physically he's closer to 8 and hates things near his mouth. This would not only be traumatic but probably impossible. I was interested but honestly this won't work for my family.
I don't understand why you would even force a saliva test on children with autism knowing how utterly frustrating and exhausting this process is. if you want people to participate then you should have come up with a blood test to make life - already difficult for families on the severe end of the spectrum - a wee bit easier. Oh and that tip about modelling the process with one of your other kids, wish it were as simple as all that. I really wonder about you guys now.
I agree. A blood sample is 1000x simpler. I have gone to LabCorp numerous times to have bloodwork done on my son who has autism. It was a breeze. THIS is a nightmare trying to get saliva samples.
This should work fine for my family. My autistic son loves his chewers. My plan is to work on one side of his mouth while it's propped open with a chewer.
My son is 5, mentally his understanding is 8 months, physically he's closer to 8 and hates things near his mouth.
This would not only be traumatic but probably impossible. I was interested but honestly this won't work for my family.
I don't understand why you would even force a saliva test on children with autism knowing how utterly frustrating and exhausting this process is. if you want people to participate then you should have come up with a blood test to make life - already difficult for families on the severe end of the spectrum - a wee bit easier. Oh and that tip about modelling the process with one of your other kids, wish it were as simple as all that. I really wonder about you guys now.
My daughter is Autistic and Blood would not work she freaks with needles. Just saying nothing is gonna be perfect for everyone.
I agree. A blood sample is 1000x simpler. I have gone to LabCorp numerous times to have bloodwork done on my son who has autism. It was a breeze. THIS is a nightmare trying to get saliva samples.
we went with the saliva route because a blood test would definitely be traumatic. This won’t be easy but definitely better than blood test.