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‘My son eats the walls in his bedroom and destroys everything he sees’ (Picture: Swns)
A desperate mother begs her son to help for help in the case of rare, nickname ‘Ralph is washing’, destroying their homes and eating the walls of the bedroom. 29 -year -old Leigh Murphy is constantly on duty with Steven Steven to prevent potentially harmful items around the house.
The young lad was diagnosed with an unusual eating disorder called PICA, which triggered the desires for unreformed objects just four months ago. Steven’s diet contains sand, mud and even bedroom walls and releases dangerous electrical wires in this process.
Leigh and her husband, 28 -year -old Steven, are currently living in a specially rented property, and for the last three years, they have been begging to provide a council house where they can change to create a safer environment for their sons. They hopes to fill the bedroom to prevent him from eating gypsum, in a wet room and the ventilation holes – he makes it a air, but he can’t try to climb.
“This is the terrible – there is no safe space to put it.
“He destroys everything. Very powerful. He’s just rolling me. Terrible. Where are we going here? I will go in and have wires hanging from the wall.” Steven’s grandmother, 48 -year -old Lesley McCrann, noticed that Steven could be autistic when he was just one year old. Lesley, who trained to become a social worker, has the experience of working with autistic children.
He explained: “I noticed the eye theme. He wouldn’t look into your eyes.”
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‘My son eats the walls in his bedroom and destroys everything he sees’ (Picture: Swns)
Steven has been surrounded by a multidisciplinary team for the last five years, but only in May 2025, officially diagnosed with autism, pica and mental obstacles due to waiting lists and shipping delays.
When Leigh was four and a half years old, Leigh decided to step back from the role of A & E clinical support worker.
Lesley said: “There is no consciousness of danger.
“You can’t take your eyes from him for a second.
“He eaten things that shouldn’t always have – at home, in the garden or in school.
“He just eats something involved.
“The new thing chooses the walls in the bedroom.
“There are large holes on the bedroom wall. There are electrical cables hanging from the wall.”
Steven’s bedroom is naked outside his bed for food or pulling everything.
Leigh explained: “The carpet is eating his own poop.
“There is a constant throat.
‘My son eats the walls in his bedroom and destroys everything he sees’ (Picture: Swns)
“You can’t turn your back for a second.
“You turn your back for a second to check your dinner, and the wallpaper comes out of the wall.”
The family has been trying to secure a council house for the last three years, but remains on the waiting list.
They are currently residing in a two -storey special track with three bedrooms that they cannot change to meet Steven’s needs.
They need to lock the door at night for their safety.
Lesley said: “The house is not enough for Steven.
“Steven’s life is in danger.
“He pulls the electrical cables off the wall.
“HE [Leigh] He really needs support. “
Leigh stays at home with Steven, who is unable to speak except in situations where Lesley is ready to provide help, and his husband Steven works as a full -time elevator assembner.
Steven joins a private education needs school (you) from 9 am to 3 pm, but Leigh feels “on the edge” because Steven should keep the house stainless without leaving anything he can catch or bite.
Leigh said: “We called him a wreckage.
“We have only two sofas and televisions in the living room – that’s all.
“Everything was locked in the kitchen.”
Parents also care about their nine-year-old daughter Isla-Mae and says she can’t invite her friends because of Steven’s behavior.
Lesley said: “Very sensory.
“You have to remove the bathroom – shampoo and bubble bath. Everything is pulled or bitten.
“Very fast and very powerful.
“There’s nothing in the bedroom because it’s ruining something.
“He pulled a radiator from the wall.”
Leigh can now see that Steven retired at 21:00 at 21:00, but wakes up at 1 o’clock and remains awake until the next evening.
‘My son eats the walls in his bedroom and destroys everything he sees’ (Picture: Swns)
It will allow a new house specially adapted to the family to know that Steven is safe.
Leigh said: “Just knowing that you are entering your room and a safe space will mean that I can sleep.
“I will know that it is good for six years.
“I’m running in the air.
“Steven is very happy even when creating confusion.
“He’s a very loving pee boy.”
The representative of the Northern Lanarkshire Council said: “We understand the situation of the family and work closely with social work colleagues to support their needs.
“The type of property required, an adaptable bungalow in Cumbernauld is very short and belongs to housing associations instead of most of the houses in the region.
“We do not have a suitable council house at the moment, but with the family agreement, we are busy with our common hosts to explore each option. This is considered as a priority, it may take time to find the right property.”
