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Autistic Daughter and painful feet

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My 13 year old autistic daughter struggles with painful feet. She walks normally (she doesn't walk on tip toes). It is clear a large aspect of this is sensory - when she is stressed or tired her feet become painful much more quickly and the discomfort appears much greater also. However I suspect the pain is not just stress / tired related, as even on a good day she will complain her feet are sore much sooner than for a non-autistic person.

Is painful feet a common problem for autistic people? We are on a NHS waiting list to see a podiatrist, but besides trying to find footwear that is good for people with planta fasciitis, I wondered if there is anything else we can do that could help our daughter. The frustrating thing for us is it limits greatly her ability to exercise, and to control her anxiety (she can't relieve her anxiety easily through walking). Thanks for your help.

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  • I do not know if this is relevant. but I do two things to make my feet more comfortable - additional to autism I have feet that are broad and very high-arched, which makes finding comfortable shoes a challenge. Firstly, I tend to buy boots, the ability to tighten them around the ankle means I can get away with buying a size larger than my feet suggest, giving them more room. This allows the second thing I do, and that is to wear two pairs of socks, as the socks can slide one against the other it cuts down on the friction that the foot experiences - it is something that hikers often do.

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  • I do not know if this is relevant. but I do two things to make my feet more comfortable - additional to autism I have feet that are broad and very high-arched, which makes finding comfortable shoes a challenge. Firstly, I tend to buy boots, the ability to tighten them around the ankle means I can get away with buying a size larger than my feet suggest, giving them more room. This allows the second thing I do, and that is to wear two pairs of socks, as the socks can slide one against the other it cuts down on the friction that the foot experiences - it is something that hikers often do.

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