I recently came across an article that might be helpful...it was a
case study on a boy with a phobia of buttons. I read it to my 8 year
old son and he said the boy sounded just like him. Here's the
information on the article:

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2002 Nov;41(11):1376-9.

Case study: disgust and a specific phobia of buttons.

Saavedra LM, Silverman WK.

Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.

We haven't had much success helping our son with his button phobia
(he saw a psychologist for a year) but I figure if we try again with
another doctor I'll share this article with the doctor since it
suggests a different approach. Maybe you could share it with the
headmaster to show it was a legitimate phobia?

Good luck with your situation - I know how difficult it can be!


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