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School uniform

DSC

I was wondering how everyone else is coping.

Basically my son has to wear shirt, trousers and tie. He has motor skill issues and can't do buttons, zips etc.

The shirts I can modify by removing the top buttons and sewing on Velcro and replacing the buttons on top so the shirt looks done up. This way he can pull it over his head.

The trousers however is a completely different issue. After extensively researching this, it would seem that you can't get pull on trousers above age 6 (Not looked at specialist shop as the price goes up considerably). So now we are stuck with a zip and clasp. Any suggestions on what to do as I would like him to remain as independent as possible?

Dorthe

  • Hi DSC, I completely understand your issues because when I was at school I found school uniform was a complete and utter nightmare!!!! I hated wearing my uniform to the extend I spent an hour in my bedroom nearly in tears as wearing a formal shirt and trousers was an intense sensory overload and even wearing a tie my mum had to tie it for me and that was a struggle as pulling up my collar to tie it was so painful in the sensory zone, however the school was great and they were releasing a clip on version at Primary School and that was a godsend!!! Finally I was able to have the independance to put on my own tie with pride. However my mum made me over time learn to tie my own tie (as my high school did not have that option) which took years!!! So trust me everyone its not a walk in the park. Now there is websites which may i suggest that you can send it your school tie and get it coverted into a clip on!!! Plus in regards to buttoning up and zipping stuff like that my only best advice which is up to you is that you just teach your son over and over again and practice with him and I know that it will be a stuggle probably with tears ontop on both sides however he will learn and if he does it i would always reward him with something that he loves like an extra hour on the games console or a sweet if on the other hand he is not willing or not doing it correctly i would remove an hour and not give him a sweet so that he knows clearly that he needs to learn to do it himself as in years to come he wont have you all his life so its better that he learns now. I know that must sound tough however he needs to know life is tough but rewarding in the same way.