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<\/div>\nThe girl was diagnosed with pica and autism in January 2024. (Representational Pic)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A woman has pleaded for help with her three-year-old daughter’s rare condition, which sees her “eat the house”. Stacey A’Hearne, from Blackwood, Wales, said she has to stop her daughter Wynter from munching on potentially dangerous items – like plaster off the walls, sofa foam and the side of a high chair. The 25-year-old said that Wynter was diagnosed with autism and suffers from unusual feeding disorder called pica, which generates cravings for objects that are not safe to eat.<\/p>\n
“She is literally eating the whole house. I bought a brand-new sofa and she’s taken chunks out of it,” Ms A’Hearne was quoted as saying by Metro<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n “She’s really fussy with normal food but she’ll sit and eat a sponge. She’s smashed about eight photo frames and tried to eat the glass,” the women said.<\/p>\n “No matter what she finds a way to eat things that she shouldn’t. Luckily, she’s never really hurt herself as I very closely monitor her. But it’s a full-time job watching her,” she added.<\/p>\n Ms A’Hearne has seen Wynter waking up in the night to chew on her cot and blanket she is sleeping in.<\/p>\n