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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 67855" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>We too have the shower problem with difficult child. He does not like the showering process for several reasons that have to do with his numerous sensitivities - the "feel" of the water, the smell of the soap and shampoo, the texture of the towels, etc. etc. I try to accomodate him by finding non-scented products (sometimes it is tough) and purchasing the absolutely thickest, softest Egyptian cotton towels (washed in no scent detergent). This helps, but he always , always has to be reminded.</p><p></p><p>The rewearing of clothes issue is known to us as well. It always has to do with the "feel" of the clothes. Recently washed clothing sometimes doesn't "feel" as good. I've tried to deal with this one by finding the clothes that "feel" good and buying lots of the same items. He may feel like he is wearing the same thing, and others may too, but he's not! difficult child could care less about what he wears "looks" like - it's all in the "feel".</p><p></p><p>difficult child also hates the way a comb "feels" in his hair and how a toothbrush "feels" on his teeth. We deal with the hair by keeping it short - the teeth are a whole different area. He got braces two years ago and I was so worried out this enterprise would work out. It has taken enormous work on our part. Now the braces are off and he has retainers to keep up with. (He lost one the first week). Have you read the book "Born on a Blue Day"? The fellow who wrote it is on the spectrum and he discusses his issues with toothbrushing at length. easy child read it too and said -"Now I understand why difficult child doesn't want to brush his teeth"! It was a lightbulb moment for him. True to the suggestion by the fellow in the book we never let up on the teeth. I've really resolved myself to constant reminders in this area, but I'd like to hear of successful techniques from others...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 67855, member: 3704"] We too have the shower problem with difficult child. He does not like the showering process for several reasons that have to do with his numerous sensitivities - the "feel" of the water, the smell of the soap and shampoo, the texture of the towels, etc. etc. I try to accomodate him by finding non-scented products (sometimes it is tough) and purchasing the absolutely thickest, softest Egyptian cotton towels (washed in no scent detergent). This helps, but he always , always has to be reminded. The rewearing of clothes issue is known to us as well. It always has to do with the "feel" of the clothes. Recently washed clothing sometimes doesn't "feel" as good. I've tried to deal with this one by finding the clothes that "feel" good and buying lots of the same items. He may feel like he is wearing the same thing, and others may too, but he's not! difficult child could care less about what he wears "looks" like - it's all in the "feel". difficult child also hates the way a comb "feels" in his hair and how a toothbrush "feels" on his teeth. We deal with the hair by keeping it short - the teeth are a whole different area. He got braces two years ago and I was so worried out this enterprise would work out. It has taken enormous work on our part. Now the braces are off and he has retainers to keep up with. (He lost one the first week). Have you read the book "Born on a Blue Day"? The fellow who wrote it is on the spectrum and he discusses his issues with toothbrushing at length. easy child read it too and said -"Now I understand why difficult child doesn't want to brush his teeth"! It was a lightbulb moment for him. True to the suggestion by the fellow in the book we never let up on the teeth. I've really resolved myself to constant reminders in this area, but I'd like to hear of successful techniques from others... [/QUOTE]
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