This sounds like my son. He’s has asd and adhd.
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Have him test for autism
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My daughters the same, I swear it’s just kids, coz my nephews and niece are the same too
Are you sure he doesn’t have any vision problems have you taken him to the eye Dr? If you have I would take him to see his regular Dr.
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My 10 year old daughter does this and she has high functioning autism. Sensory processing disorder is also common with autism and it sounds like he has spd also.
On his next checkup talk to his dr about it and see if you can get an evaluation
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Not trying to make light of the situation or sound sexist but men tend to do that too. I’ve noticed you can point a direction and they’ll literally look everywhere except where you point. It can be right upfront of them and it’s like they have blinders on. My son is 14 and still does this. I’ll walk up to the item and he’ll be like “oh” and laugh. And no he has no medical issues. He plays football and tracks fantastic however if it’s bothering you then follow your gut and take him to the dr.
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No man can see where your pointing 
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My son is autistic and does the same thing
Test him for autism. I can’t believe you are just seeing this at 8. Was this happening at 3,4,5,6? Get him tested.
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How about getting him seen by a specialist?
My son was in occupational therapy for many years to help with sensory processing disorder, which is what the hypersensitivity mentioned sounds like. While in OT we discovered that he had midline defects, which sounds like the other issue mentioned. I would ask your pediatrician for a referral to a developmental pediatrician. From there, if autism is suspected (only mentioning since so many ppl went to that) then a referral for a pediatric neuro psychologist can be sent.
He’s 8…trust me…its normal. I can say get me a rice Kristie bar by the microwave and it can be the only thing on the couner and still tell me he can’t find them…lol
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My sons 8 & 6 are pretty much the same. It’s really frustrating. My two year old daughter, on the other hand? She knows exactly where I’m pointing.
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Shit I am 38 and I have the same problem. It takes me forever to see what people are pointing at🤷♀️
My 8 year old struggles sometimes with this, and so do I. Try giving visual cues, like by the right side of the door or to the left of the red towel. It’s helpful to have some further guidance then just a point.
My son’s are 5 and 13. Both of them do this. I think it’s a boy thing lol. Their dad does it too. He will literally turn in circles looking for what I’m pointing at until I tell him to actually LOOK at my finger to see where I am pointing to 
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Both my boys and husband do this, lol they’ve gotten better, but not by much!
I’m like that and I’m fine…just curious is he left handed, bc I am and the brain works different bc we run on a different side of the brain
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My husband is 38 lmao and he… can’t see where I’m pointing. He literally looks everywhere but lmao. Pisses me off I have to get up and be like bro… look. He’s like oh nd laughs but no… bro… it’s all men. Lmao
My son has this problem and after taking him to a vision doctor who did exams to check how his eyes tracked things we found out his eyes don’t work together like they should. He did testing where my son sat in front of a monitor and dots moved around the screen and it traced how his eyes moved and followed the dots. It was really interesting
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It could be his vision. I’d take him to an ophthalmologist.
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Ask him to point at things and see if he will take turns with you.
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Has he been screened for autism?
4 of my 7 kids couldn’t do that at that age . Honestly I still think what the hell are you trying to show me when someone points to something and I’m 46. Lol
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I would make an appointment with a pediatrician, they will know the right specialists who will pinpoint what is going on.
My daughter does this too it’s frustrating but I feel like it’s the age since she is only 2 1/2
Get a peripheral vision test done.
He went thru a traumatic experience. Look into therapy for him.
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Definitely look into therapy… definitely sounds like it could turn into hoarding over time if not addressed while he’s young
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I don’t know if this is the same but when I was younger and my parents would give me money for something while hanging out with my friends like freezes or candy I wouldn’t throw out the bag once I was done cause they bought and paid for it so I felt bad it’s super weird to think about now but I just kept everything !!! It was a weird guilt of mine lol I’m sure he’ll grow out of it
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My son is now 6. When he was 4 he did this with 
he would find on the ground. He would always bring them inside the house too. Lol. He got over it though. I believe it’s just the age.
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The fact his dad never treated him well might have something to do with it and the fact that you knew it was happening to him and did nothing and kept him in that environment and now you want to know whats going on with your son? Children are like sponges they soak it all in, you never saved him from his father, so he feels he can save these things cause nobody is! You have some accountability here ane maybe see a child therapist
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Maybe he needs to speak with someone. In my opinion it sounds like he’s struggling with your separation.
He’s trying to control something in his life because he doesn’t have control of anything else. It sounds like it can develop into hoarding. May be some OCD too. I’d seek help
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I would take the boy to see a therapist. His father did him no favors. But that’s water under the bridge now. It’s time to address the problem and make this boy feel he’s important too. To make him feel he’s as good as his brother. I don’t know if he’s shaping up to be a hoarder or not. I do think he’s assigning emotions to objects in the hopes they will love him. Does he have a pet? It might be helpful to get him one. Pets show affection and unconditional love. They’re supportive and can spend all their time focused on your son. Kids who have emotional issues are often helped by animals. I would recommend a dog. I hope you are home a lot so the dog gets plenty of attention. Cats are good if you are out of the house all day. But dogs are not so aloof. They are more attentive. See what you can do about getting your son into counseling. And maybe get a dog.
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He needs to see someone for sure. there is separation anxiety and then there is anxiety that turns into OCD and hoarding and he sounds like he might be well on his way to either. You also need to DEMAND from his father WHY he has always shunned him and treated him cruelly but not his brother. Why the difference? And honestly, I would also get counselling for his brother and yourself as well: witnessing hostility towards the other parent and/ or a sibling from one parent can actually be extremely harmful to a child as well and can cause issues down the road. Do not assume because HIS turmoil is not at or near the surface like his brother’s is, that he is not struggling. He could be manifesting in less noticeable ways or he could even be bottling it up and if the former, he can only mask for so long before it starts to crack, which can happen any time between within the next little while and well into his adult years with his own family, or if the latter, he WILL explode eventually and these issues with your younger one will seem like a game of patty cakes compared to THAT fiasco. Get both boys help, demand answers from their father and get yourself some help. I am not gonna place blame on you: there IS a certain- albeit one that no one WANTS to admit or cop up to- amount of being normal and being human to try to make things work for a time and HOPE that time will allow for bonds to form and wounds to heal before something has to give. If you have left or are in the process of leaving, I commend you and I understand your desire and even willingness to try to give things time for a possible better footing before throwing in the towel. However, now you have two boys who desperately NEED professional help and even if it does not SEEM like it now, so do you in your own right. So now, you need to focus on getting answers and getting you and your kids healthy and I wish you the best of luck and best wishes with all of that.
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have u took him to talk to someone
It could be ocd And anxiety schedule him an apt I use to do things like this all the time when I was younger I’ve been diagnosed with depression OCD and anxiety it caused me to never wanna be away from my mom being in fear something bad was gonna happen
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Maybe counseling would help
It sounds like he needs to get into therapy. He lived with and knows his parent didn’t love him. That affects him deeply.
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I have a perfectly normal childhood, no traumatic events, nothing super unusual. Good parents, pretty well off. BUT I randomly started getting attached to everything like this. (Real example) If I was looking at dresses in a store with my mom, if I tried one on and we didn’t like it or put it back for a better one, I felt CRUSHED for that other dress. I felt like I was hurting it’s feelings. Same with rocks at a park (another real example). If I even touched one, I had to bring it home because I didn’t want it to feel left out because I was grabbing other rocks and left it behind.
No idea where this stems from. Someone got close to explaining it to me at one point, I was placing some sort of human behavior or emotion on the objects, giving them feelings and thoughts. I still will do this occasionally and catch myself and have to literally remind myself that the cheddar block of cheese at the grocery isn’t going to be upset that I chose Gouda instead. 
I’m sorry. I don’t know if this helps but it didn’t affect my life long term. I don’t hoard things and I mostly grew out of it as I began to recognize that it was kinda silly.
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I would speak with an OCD therapist that specializes in ERP therapy.
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He needs a therapist. He’s protecting things bc he doesn’t feel protected. Doesn’t mean something happened to him, specifically, but he could have seen something or taken something wrong.
Usually that happens when a child didn’t feel safe so he’s making things around him safe.
Talk with him… At his level. And TALK TO HIM. Not at him.
But 100%, get him to a child therapist.
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So sorry you’re all going through this. Therapy will help.
He’s afraid of loss and that fear has spiraled out of control. I’m not qualified to diagnose, but it sounds like he might be trying to hoard to protect himself emotionally. He needs therapy immediately.
Sounds like he has attachment issues definitely need to see someone
I believe hes expiriencing a sense of abandonment from his father. Espicially if he was never a good one. Speaking from personal expirience. I did this alot as a kid and had severe dependent personality disorder, it only got better within the past year.
Some kind of therapy I imagine would help him cope with his anxieties he’s experiencing. Poor lil guy, best wishes to u.
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Maybe he is starting understanding that his father doesn’t love him as he loves his brother.
I will definitely take him to therapy / counseling .
Kids get attached to the weirdest thing.
My best friend son is 3 and he is obsessed with pineapples, he takes his pineapple everywhere, one time his mom cut one and he freaked out.
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I agree with getting him counseling. Call his Pediatrician for a referral. Don’t go through the school for help. You don’t want them to put a label on his psychological issues if you don’t have to!
Maybe he has some form of PTSD? Poor little man I’m sure the professionals will get to the bottom of it. Best of luck!
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Children have a fear that something will happen to the parent that is there for them. Sounds like he needs some TLC.
It could be abandonment issues. Because his dad left, he’s trying to hold onto everything that he can. Please get him some professional help.
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Sounds like his dad leaving effected him a lot more than you want to admit judging by the sentence about his father was. I’m sure there were tender moments he remembers. Seek out some therapy for him and speak with the father.
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I went through a separation anxiety phase when I was young. My dad left and I would literally follow my mom around the house. I was so afraid she was going to leave me. He’s probably afraid of the same. He’s turning to these outside objects to turn to if you leave him too. Sounds crazy but I can understand where the poor kid is coming from. I would just try your best to reassure him that he’s safe and you will never leave him. Good luck. 
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Loss is hard on children. I would start with the school counselors… they can lead you
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What does his individual therapist say
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It can be a phase at this age. We were always finding mouldy fruit and veg in mine’s room which had been a friend or pet. It’s worse I think because ads make everything seems sentient. Oddly seeing things go mouldy was what helped, although ten years later they still have issues eating cute things. Make sure food is food. Don’t make it talk or make it into cute shapes. Maybe discuss where food comes from, go fruit picking, grow things in pots. There is an issue usually associated with autism that causes this too so it might always be a bit of a problem in being able to throw things away. My advice on that is never black bag their mess or threaten to throw stuff away, and get them to work through what they want to keep and what they would like another child to have. I don’t think Toy Story helps either! If they feel things aren’t going in the bin, they’ll be better at saying goodbye.
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A Christian counselor would be helpful. I’d be real careful of non-Christian counselors!
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Please take him to a phychiatist to be evaluated. I’m not a Dr so I’m not 100% sure but I feel like he’s acting this way because he’s seeking a close relationship he sees his brother having with his father. He needs that special 1 on 1 relationship his brother has with their father. You can’t give it to him because you have to share yourself between your boys. IF I’m right, not saying I am, seek a professionals opinion, possibly getting him a mentor like a big brother/sister, adopted grandparent could help. Just becareful. People are crazy these days.
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Little guy has anxiety. Poor baby! My nephew was like that and always talked about not wanting to die. They put him on medicine and it worked. He’s 17 now and nothing bothers him lol. I know some moms don’t want medication for their kids, and that’s ok too. That’s just my experience. Prayers for this little guy though
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let him choose his food hell get over this he just want attition now because of dad leaving just roll w it
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The divorce is going to be hard on him, its a whole lot of change happening quickly. Best is reassurence a lot that you will be there. His world has turned upside, he is going to be extra clingy for a while until he adjusts. A good counsler could really help him.
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take your son to a child therapist, !!!
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Please have him see a therapist
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He needs counseling for sure, your separation is effecting him and this is how he’s dealing with it.
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Anxiety. Change. Stress.
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I went through a phase like this as a child. It was caused from anxiety and ptsd. Therapy is what helped me as a child.
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Therapist, sounds like dad’s leaving may have made some abandonment issue type stuff
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My oldest did that but he has autism he would color a piece of paper and then would roll it up and carry it everywhere he would even sleep with it
Why haven’t you taken him to the pediatrician yet? It sounds like something neurological is going on and he needs to be seen. Especially if it’s getting worse like you’ve described.
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Tics happen for a lot of reasons.
You need pediatrician advice not facebook advice
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Mine does a lot of that… anxiety
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Definitely see a pediatrician and ask for a referral to a neurologist. My son was diagnosed with Tourettes about a year ago. We had to log everything for two years before we could get the official diagnosis. He is 10. His tics started around 5-6, throat clearing, little noises, when he didn’t “outgrow” them is when we started the process of the possibility it being Tourettes. We let the tics happen and just embrace them. He does take control meds but only on school days.
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What does the pediatrician say?
It’s most likely Tourette’s. My niece was diagnosed with that when she started school. She would do the clearing of the throat thing as well. She grew out of it for the most part. I think it has to do with nerves.
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Mine did too so far has outgrown says common for boys
See his DR. Ask for a referral to a neuro Dr and child Cognitive Specialist. It could be a myriad of things but he won’t get the correct help without a correct diagnosis.
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Sounds like Tourette’s. Get it checked out.
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Stimming. Sensory. Overload. Pay attention, take notes. You will see triggers
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So my son is on the autism spectrum and has ticks without the tourettes. Ask to speak to a gp and they should refer him to a pediatrician x
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The grabbing of the boy zone is common at this age. Buy him looser underwear. Sometimes this helps.
The other stuff…. Take videos and show them to your pediatrician.
Lots of kids have ticks.
Could be medication side effects, Autism, ADD/ADHD, Anxiety, general awkwardness, or a variety of many more things.
The best thing you can do is get a refferal to a psychiatrist. They will be of tremendous help to your little one.
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My son sucks his lips to the point they get red and raw and not even chapstick helps it heal I have to use Vaseline or coconut oil, and he clears his throat constantly and does a lot of echoing (copying things everyone around him says under his breath) he was diagnosed with ADHD/possible autism (the psych evaluator said she expected us to be back by third grade at the latest and he’ll likely be diagnosed with autism, he’s finishing off first right now and things have escaladed more)
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Get it checked out. Took my way to long to get my child diagnosed
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