Biting nails

Please send help yall my boy is nonverbal and has some tendencies of autism but we are holding off on testing until he hits 3 in case he’s just a little delayed but as we get closer I’m just not sure. He’s in speech and OT which is definitely helping BUT he has been a nail biter since he was about 1. He was never really an issue and I actually was happy I didn’t have to try to cut his little nails anymore (I know not my brightest moment I should’ve caught it early and maybe we wouldn’t be here now) but he is now biting them so much that he’s breaking skin. He likes to hold the tiniest piece of something between his fingers and it looks like it’s just trying to get something to hold so he’s biting his nails to get something. He bites plastic toys and hold that tiny piece for a long time before moving on and forgetting about it being there. I’ve tried tethers and stuff like that for him and he’s just not interested. I’m at a loss right now as to what we can do to help him. I don’t want him to keep biting and breaking skin and bleeding because he doesn’t seem bothered by it and keeps doing it. Please help!

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Nappy Sizes

Hey All,

I was just wondering what nappy size your little ones are in?

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