Hi Terry,
difficult child had a developmental therapist for awhile. He was very helpful, but interestingly did insist difficult child was not aspie. He said his developmental delays were not because of AS or BiPolar (BP) either.
Anyway, maybe there is a developmental therapist somewhere near you who understand and treats kids with developmental disorders and can help you out with this obsession thing. Do you know why he likes these articles of clothing? Sorry I'm new here -- is it clothing, or other things as well? If it's clothing it might be just the pattern or the texture, as was mentioned. How long has he had the obsession?
Do you know about the AS message boards over at OASIS? This of course is the best message board, but OASIS is strictly AS. There is a board for parents of AS Teens.
Regarding the tools and my difficult child -- yes it's awful. He's also obsessed with dismantling anything and everything. He loves to take things apart. I was reading about some of the AS kids on this board who shred paper, and I was wondering if it was the same principle.
Jo xxoo
Jo
