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Clothes

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Does anyone's child have a problem with clothes? My son has to have all tags cut out of pants and clothers , he don't like his socks on , and has started saying his coat hurts him and wants to not wear it , I keep catching him taking his trousers off saying either there too big or hurt , won't wear certain jumpers , he has only took his sock off once at nursery but at home he constantly doing it 

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  • When I was a child I found that some clothing did hurt, specifically seams, tags and scratchy material. I would pull off shoes and socks at every opportunity as they were too constricting. Its still the first thing I do when I get home.

    IMHO best to let the child wear what they are happy in and help choose clothes to buy.  I was constantly miserable in clothes that caused me pain and discomfort. There was one t shirt in particular that felt like I was wearing a Brillo pad. It can be hard for NT people to grasp how distressing and painful clothes can be when your skin is extra-sensitive.

    Even now the feel of the material is crucial when I'm buying clothes and all my favorite things to wear are soft and snuggly.

    This site looks American but perhaps there are autism-friendly clothes sites in the UK

    www.friendshipcircle.org/.../

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  • When I was a child I found that some clothing did hurt, specifically seams, tags and scratchy material. I would pull off shoes and socks at every opportunity as they were too constricting. Its still the first thing I do when I get home.

    IMHO best to let the child wear what they are happy in and help choose clothes to buy.  I was constantly miserable in clothes that caused me pain and discomfort. There was one t shirt in particular that felt like I was wearing a Brillo pad. It can be hard for NT people to grasp how distressing and painful clothes can be when your skin is extra-sensitive.

    Even now the feel of the material is crucial when I'm buying clothes and all my favorite things to wear are soft and snuggly.

    This site looks American but perhaps there are autism-friendly clothes sites in the UK

    www.friendshipcircle.org/.../

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