Mum pleads for help with daughter's rare condition which sees her 'eating the house' - including the walls, sofa and GLASS

A mum has spoken out over her daughter's rare condition - which sees her eating household furnishings and items, and even GLASS.

Stacey A’Hearne, 25, is on constant high-alert over three-year-old Wynter, who will often be found munching on potentially dangerous items around the house.

She has previously caught her chewing on plaster off the walls, foam from inside the sofa, and gnawing on the side of a highchair. Terrifyingly, she has also watched the toddler smash photo frames and attempt to eat the shards of glass.

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The youngster was diagnosed with autism and suffers from unusual eating disorder pica - which sparks cravings for inedible objects.

The mum-of-two must be on 'high alert' due to the severity of Wynter's condition and hoping to help other parents of children with pica. Stacey, a full-time carer for Wynter, from Blackwood, Wales, said: “She is literally eating the whole house. I bought a brand-new sofa and she's taken chunks out of it.

“She's really fussy with normal food but she’ll sit and each a sponge. She's smashed about eight photo frames and tried to eat the glass. 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."

Stacey first noticed Wynter putting things in her mouth as a baby and didn't think it was anything serious. Wynter was hitting the usual milestones - like talking and walking - until around 13 months old, when things changed "overnight". She became non-verbal and her unusual eating habits began to escalate.

Stacey reached out to her health care visitor who made some referrals to the doctors who said