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8 year old boy with autisim picking his nails and skin around fingrrs untill they are bleeding
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973741 tn?1342342773
Has anyone talked to you about anxiety?  This is something to talk to his doctor about.  Try above for a fix to stop the actual chewing/picking but talk to his doctor about it. Good luck
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535822 tn?1443976780
Try to replace the habit with something, maybe something else he can chew on , there are products out there one is called Mavela Stop and another Omega3  both are cream you put on well mavela may be drops .Its a tough one maybe do some research see what other patents do .
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