Autism and Acne

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to say thanks for anyone who has been involved in my discussions so far, I really appreciate this forum and its helping a lot so wanted to say thanks. I am pretty new still but its definitely been nice to read the replies and hear from others who understand. 

Sorry to make another discussion but I thought it may be of interest to some of you. I hope it's ok to post this. 

I wanted to ask if many of you who have Autism also experience bad acne? 

I personally do and its due to the need to touch my face a lot as a comfort and also scratching when I am stressed out, which has caused me acne. It has improved recently as I have adopted a good skincare routine and making sure I keep to it every morning and every night (shea butter soap bar to wash, toner, serum, moisturiser and face sunscreen) (not sunscreen at night of course).

I was curious to hear from others if you experience a similar thing and what might help acne. Mine has improved a lot but still sometimes bad I wondered if anyone knows what else might help. I also use moisturising facemasks sometimes when its super bad which seems to help. I understand everyone has different skin type (dry/oily/combined) so what may work for one person, may not work for another, but it's good to try new things as it may work and help. 

Thanks,

Al