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Just to give you hope, my son who also used to be very, very picky about everything he touched or ate, is doing very well. So well in fact that on a recent mission trip, my husband was very surprised when it was reported that our son (now 14) got a little upset when he got wet paint on his hands. The other kids claim he "freaked out". I had to remind my dh of what our son was like as preschooler. Had he gotten wet paint on his hands then, he really would have freaked out. Not just asked if he could please go wash his hands, but a total melt down that might have lasted hours. Poor dh had actually forgotten all about all that stuff. That's how good the boy is doing now. Oh and it turns out that he did not actually freak out, but did ask to wash his hands. It was not a little bit of paint, but someone painting above him dumped (accidently we assume) a whole pan of paint on his hand, which was sideways so the paint covered his hand front and back, all the way to the elbow. I don't think I would have liked it either, but a child who has overcome a lifetime of sensory issues would hate it, but he was actually pretty calm. They were just surprised at his reaction because he normally does not react to anything. You never know his feelings from his face. We joke that he would make a good vulcan becuase he does not show emotions, so for him to show any discomfort or displeasure was shocking to his friends.
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