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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 292089" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Erin! I love the name! </p><p> </p><p>Since one of the diagnosis's is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), it could be a sensory issue that has him "stuck". The feel of the shower beating on him could be too much and could actually feel like "stinging" to him. It could also be the over perfumed or soapy smell of things that gets to him. </p><p> </p><p>Sensory issues are a witch to beat, but if you put it in their perspective they don't really feel the "pull" of social graces (you know, like stinking up a room!) so bathing doesn't matter to them.</p><p> </p><p>I'd sit down with him in a really relaxed setting (even at 12, conversations over an ice cream sundae will get some sort of result) and ask him why he hates bathing so much. difficult child 1 never hated it, but was a pain in the pants when it came to sending him up for his shower. Turns out he was afraid to be upstairs alone and that he thought he might fall in the shower and die. So, when he's getting a shower I "perch on the pot" and play a handheld solitaire game. Mindnumbingly boring - but now he doesn't stink!</p><p> </p><p>If he gives you the "I don't know" bit, ask specific questions: Are the towels scratchy, does the water hit too hard (a bath rather than a shower), the smell or feel of the soap, body wash, shampoo, etc. (take him shopping to pick his own products)?</p><p> </p><p>It's a pain in the posterior, but sometimes we have to cater to the whims because it's just not worth fighting about!</p><p> </p><p>Welcome to the crowd!</p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 292089, member: 3814"] Erin! I love the name! Since one of the diagnosis's is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), it could be a sensory issue that has him "stuck". The feel of the shower beating on him could be too much and could actually feel like "stinging" to him. It could also be the over perfumed or soapy smell of things that gets to him. Sensory issues are a witch to beat, but if you put it in their perspective they don't really feel the "pull" of social graces (you know, like stinking up a room!) so bathing doesn't matter to them. I'd sit down with him in a really relaxed setting (even at 12, conversations over an ice cream sundae will get some sort of result) and ask him why he hates bathing so much. difficult child 1 never hated it, but was a pain in the pants when it came to sending him up for his shower. Turns out he was afraid to be upstairs alone and that he thought he might fall in the shower and die. So, when he's getting a shower I "perch on the pot" and play a handheld solitaire game. Mindnumbingly boring - but now he doesn't stink! If he gives you the "I don't know" bit, ask specific questions: Are the towels scratchy, does the water hit too hard (a bath rather than a shower), the smell or feel of the soap, body wash, shampoo, etc. (take him shopping to pick his own products)? It's a pain in the posterior, but sometimes we have to cater to the whims because it's just not worth fighting about! Welcome to the crowd! Beth [/QUOTE]
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