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Hi I am new here and I’m not sure if this is the right place for advice but if not if somebody could point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it please. 


My 5 year old son was diagnosed with ASD last year he is non verbal so communication is very hard (we are currently trying picture cards) 

He will not wear any clothes around the house no matter how many times I put them on him even just pjs he will take them off, but he will wear them if we are going somewhere. 

I have recently noticed that when we go out he will pull his trouser legs up to his thighs and will not let me pull them back down and with the cold weather this has been concerning me. He will not have a blanket or cosey toes over him on the pram either so I’m worried about how cold his legs are getting. If I try to pull them down he has a meltdown and pulls them straight back up. Could anybody please help me understand why he does this and if there is anything I could do to stop this as we have been avoiding going out due it being so cold as are worried about him, but I also have another child and he wants to go out so it’s effecting him also and I’m just a mum trying to make both my boys happy so any help would be very much appreciated please.

Thank you in advance x

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  • Could be sensory issues with clothing textures. Could also be problems with temperature regulation that are also common with autistic people. I really struggle with regulating my own body temperature, and I often feel far too hot in situations when other people are comfortable or even cold. One of the biggest struggles of working in an office for me was the temperature.

    Before lockdowns when I had to go into the office it was a continual struggle between me and everyone else because I was always too hot and everybody else was cold and asking for the heating to be turned up. In my own home I generally have it quite cold (16-17°C) and I sit around in underwear.

    When it comes to sleeping I struggle in other people's houses or hotels because I find the bed coverings too warm and I need the windows wide open. I like to have bear arms/legs exposed.

    I can't cope in shops because I find they are always too hot. I don't know if there is some specific reason that they heat clothing shops to 25°C or more but I get very stressed out in such an environment and almost have panic attacks and need to get out after a few minutes. For this reason I went years without buying new clothes. I have many bad memories of it.

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  • Could be sensory issues with clothing textures. Could also be problems with temperature regulation that are also common with autistic people. I really struggle with regulating my own body temperature, and I often feel far too hot in situations when other people are comfortable or even cold. One of the biggest struggles of working in an office for me was the temperature.

    Before lockdowns when I had to go into the office it was a continual struggle between me and everyone else because I was always too hot and everybody else was cold and asking for the heating to be turned up. In my own home I generally have it quite cold (16-17°C) and I sit around in underwear.

    When it comes to sleeping I struggle in other people's houses or hotels because I find the bed coverings too warm and I need the windows wide open. I like to have bear arms/legs exposed.

    I can't cope in shops because I find they are always too hot. I don't know if there is some specific reason that they heat clothing shops to 25°C or more but I get very stressed out in such an environment and almost have panic attacks and need to get out after a few minutes. For this reason I went years without buying new clothes. I have many bad memories of it.

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