Rare condition means Zach, 5, tries to eat absolutely everything

The five-year-old, who is autistic and cannot speak, has a rare condition which means he cannot tell the difference between food and inedible objects.

His constant need to chew means he tries to eat absolutely everything, from his school shoes to the plaster on the walls.

Mum Rachel, 32, said yesterday that Zach had eaten so much of his blind she’d have to buy a new one as it no longer covered the window at their home in Salford, Gtr Manchester.

Exhausted Rachel, who also has a two-year-old daughter called Isabella, has been keeping a diary of despair on Facebook — posting pictures of items Zach has managed to gobble through each day.

Rachel said: “Zach has pica disorder which means he will eat almost anything.

“He usually has about four hours sleep at night but it does vary, the rest of the time he’s making sounds and bouncing on the spot and eating anything in his room that he can get his hands on!



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