Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello ,
I am the mother of an 18 year old daughter.
She does not like to shower or wash or bath .When she is having her period , she leaves her soiled pads on her bedroom floor.
She suffers from excessive saliva in her mouth and will just spit it onto the floor even though she has a bowl provided.
She is on medication for anxiety , but this behaviour only started 18mths ago and she is of the opinion that she is 18 and can do what she likes.
She will not listen to any advice or suggestions on how to help her manage can anyone suggest anything that I can try ?
Hello. I'm a 20 y/o autistic and I personally hate bleeding out from my insides every month so I understand how your daughter is feeling but technically she has a point about the whole "being an adult" thing.
have you tried explaining to her that the bleeding stops when she's in the shower/bath? maybe that could entice her to take one, somehow.
Also, I don't have a clue about the spitting thing so I'm sorry I can't help you with that.