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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 540134" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Let me guess.</p><p>Most of this shopping happens in the evening.</p><p>difficult child 1 has sensory processing disorder (SPD)... and probably has some challenges (whether known or not) with dressing.</p><p>So, you're taking a kid who's already brain-dead, and asking him to do something that requires neuromotor planning and execution that maybe beyond what he can handle.</p><p>Of course... this happens at 10 on Sat morning too, right? Expected that. Because... the other pattern is so engrained that he now expects there to be problems, so doesn't try.</p><p></p><p>Tricks:</p><p>Get a small sewing tape and carry it with you. Memorize his current inseam, allow for growth... and you can tell if the length is right without putting them on.</p><p>Pant waist - I've never done it but know people who swear by it: button the front waistband, fold it in half again, and wrap it around his neck. if it meets, it fits, Overlap is too big, gap is too small. Theory is that your waist is always 4x your neck.</p><p>Shirts - turn his back to you, take the back of the shirt, and see if the shoulder seams land at the right place. Can check sleeve length for long sleeves at the same time, as well as length of the shirt body.</p><p></p><p>There, he just "tried on" all those clothes, with no work.</p><p><grin></p><p></p><p>I had to learn all this because, with difficult child's Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), it really WAS too much effort to try on multiple items in the store. A jacket - fine. Shoes - OK. Anything else... we learned the tricks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 540134, member: 11791"] Let me guess. Most of this shopping happens in the evening. difficult child 1 has sensory processing disorder (SPD)... and probably has some challenges (whether known or not) with dressing. So, you're taking a kid who's already brain-dead, and asking him to do something that requires neuromotor planning and execution that maybe beyond what he can handle. Of course... this happens at 10 on Sat morning too, right? Expected that. Because... the other pattern is so engrained that he now expects there to be problems, so doesn't try. Tricks: Get a small sewing tape and carry it with you. Memorize his current inseam, allow for growth... and you can tell if the length is right without putting them on. Pant waist - I've never done it but know people who swear by it: button the front waistband, fold it in half again, and wrap it around his neck. if it meets, it fits, Overlap is too big, gap is too small. Theory is that your waist is always 4x your neck. Shirts - turn his back to you, take the back of the shirt, and see if the shoulder seams land at the right place. Can check sleeve length for long sleeves at the same time, as well as length of the shirt body. There, he just "tried on" all those clothes, with no work. <grin> I had to learn all this because, with difficult child's Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), it really WAS too much effort to try on multiple items in the store. A jacket - fine. Shoes - OK. Anything else... we learned the tricks. [/QUOTE]
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