wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 He smells EVERY.SINGLE.THING. EVERYTHING. Always. Its almost getting to the point that it is starting to interrupt what he is doing because he has to stop and smell something (if he is coloring, he has to smell the paper, each crayon, if he is looking at a book he smells every.single.page. :confused: What the heck???? I have never seen a kid do this before. He has tourettes, ADHD- but what is up with his smelling EVERYTHING??? :001_huh: Any ideas??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I don't smell everything but I do smell ALL food and drink items first. I don't even notice that I do it. He may have a strong need for olfactory stim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 In some perfume places they have little bags of coffee beans to "clear your palate" or whatever - maybe stick a bowl of beans on the table? I'd mention it to the ped just in case it could mean something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 My middle dd, who is a bit quirky, is a smeller too. She always has been. Sometimes it gets on my nerves, but I've learned to overlook it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I think it is a pretty common sensory/ OCDish thing. Considering his other dx, I am not really surprised. Bring it up next time you see the dr. That treats the turrettes. :iagree:My son went through this for a while. Now he is touching everything with his foot.:confused: He has a tic disorder and is a bit OCDish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 <sigh> Oh yes... he is OCD. Lets just say Pattern Blocks take forever to complete. Do you know how long it takes a 6 year old boy do a picture and have every single pattern block in its exact place? :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I have a ds like this. He is getting better. He used to smell me and lots of other things all the time, it made him feel better. One day he was running out to play with a friend and he said, "I'm going to smell Josiah!" I said, "Wait a minute, you can smell your mom but you CANNOT smell your friends. This would be put into the category of: One of those things I never thought I'd have to say. He still smells the cat a lot. It seems to calm him. Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I think it is a pretty common sensory/ OCDish thing. Considering his other dx, I am not really surprised. Bring it up next time you see the dr. That treats the turrettes. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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