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Clothing and sensory overload, what actually works for you?

Scott

I’m autistic and for years I struggled with clothing without really understanding why. Labels, seams, certain fabrics, tight collars, heat and the general feeling of some clothes against my skin could become really distracting or overwhelming.

Since my diagnosis, a lot of those experiences have made much more sense to me.

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  • I remove irritating labels, and much prefer natural fabrics that "breathe" and move with me as being the most comfortable.

    "Formal" clothes that shape and hold me in a certain posture - like suits - I can put up with for a while. It can seem a bit like "masking" to me so I can find wearing them tiring.

    To a certain extent I am aware of the social effect of my clothes choice - sometimes I am more happy about wanting to be seen or not - so that makes a difference in what I choose to wear

    Beyond these things what makes the biggest difference to me is whether they are clean and fresh or not.

    Which reminds me that I have some washing to put away!

    Best wishes

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  • I remove irritating labels, and much prefer natural fabrics that "breathe" and move with me as being the most comfortable.

    "Formal" clothes that shape and hold me in a certain posture - like suits - I can put up with for a while. It can seem a bit like "masking" to me so I can find wearing them tiring.

    To a certain extent I am aware of the social effect of my clothes choice - sometimes I am more happy about wanting to be seen or not - so that makes a difference in what I choose to wear

    Beyond these things what makes the biggest difference to me is whether they are clean and fresh or not.

    Which reminds me that I have some washing to put away!

    Best wishes

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