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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 527925" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>i think sometimes we need to step back and acknowledge the huge amount of steps involved with good hygiene. </p><p></p><p>for someone with executive function issues it can be beyond overwhelming to turn on the water, undress, step in bath, soap up body, rinse body, slather on shaving cream, shave, rinse, wet hair, lather hair, rinse hair, pull plug on tub, get out, towel dry body, towel dry hair, comb out hair, put on deoderant, put on clothing, brush teeth, take pills, and so on....</p><p></p><p>the list of steps may come naturally to us as adults, but for a kid, its a LOT.</p><p></p><p>and i'd ignore the fact that she can do it at dads house if its not a regular thing...she probably has to concentrate so hard to do it that its not worth the effort on a daily basis.</p><p></p><p>it might help to write down steps if she's a reader, and post them visibly somewhere.</p><p></p><p>it also might help to seperate out tasks....if she can manage a bath today, great. if tomorrow she can seperately wash her hair, wonderful...if its a non-negotiable that she wear deoderant, well, then make it part of a non-bath routine--no one ever said you can't apply deoderant when you get dressed in the morning or before you put your pjs on...</p><p></p><p>i know its frustrating. but i'd imagine she's just as frustrated as you are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 527925, member: 8831"] i think sometimes we need to step back and acknowledge the huge amount of steps involved with good hygiene. for someone with executive function issues it can be beyond overwhelming to turn on the water, undress, step in bath, soap up body, rinse body, slather on shaving cream, shave, rinse, wet hair, lather hair, rinse hair, pull plug on tub, get out, towel dry body, towel dry hair, comb out hair, put on deoderant, put on clothing, brush teeth, take pills, and so on.... the list of steps may come naturally to us as adults, but for a kid, its a LOT. and i'd ignore the fact that she can do it at dads house if its not a regular thing...she probably has to concentrate so hard to do it that its not worth the effort on a daily basis. it might help to write down steps if she's a reader, and post them visibly somewhere. it also might help to seperate out tasks....if she can manage a bath today, great. if tomorrow she can seperately wash her hair, wonderful...if its a non-negotiable that she wear deoderant, well, then make it part of a non-bath routine--no one ever said you can't apply deoderant when you get dressed in the morning or before you put your pjs on... i know its frustrating. but i'd imagine she's just as frustrated as you are. [/QUOTE]
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