Tag: pica
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Pica
Eating things that aren’t food is called pica. I ate paper as a child. I swallowed string. I did some serious damage to my digestive system eating mint flavored toothpicks. Ben inherited pica from me. I saw him picking at a cardboard box and putting tiny scraps in his mouth a few days ago. Yesterday…
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My Kids and Their Autism
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? I was a very free man when I met my oldest son for the first time and knew I had to take some responsibility. It was the beginning of a journey into understanding brand new human beings and realizing how much like me they were. Three…
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Strings
Growing up I had a problem with pica. That is when a person chews on and sometimes swallows things that aren’t food. When I was six I had a fuzzy blanket. The outside was a soft polyester and it was woven onto a cloth fishnet. I nibbled on that blanket for a good year. I…
Latter Day Sinner 