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Help with hair washing sensitivity

crazydarkside

Hi,

I have a 12 yr old with pronounced Aspergers, OCD and clinical depression.  He has always been reluctant to wash, esp his hair, and has recently verbalised that he finds it very incomfortable, as it is heavy and he doesn't like the feeling.  He won't get in the bath, and he won't wash it himself.  I put the shower on really soft, and not too warm or cold, and only use shampoo he has chosen, so he likes the smell  We are waiting for an occupational therapy appt to check his sensitivities.  Any suggestions??

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  • Hi Darkside

    Thanks for your comments on my thread :-)  

    I'm struggling to think of something to suggest.  My daughter has a similar issue with bathing and is stuck in a rigid routine of one bath a week.  We used to live in a house with no heating and in the winter, it was unbearable in the bathroom and she used to swim mid week and shower afterwards to it wasn't too bad but now she rarely swims and teenage hormones means her hair is greasy by day 4.  She once had hysterics because I hadn't rinsed the conditioner off properly and when she got nits, you'd have thought I was murdering her.

    Do you have a routine/bath night sort of thing?  I think I've worked out that part of my daughters issue with leaving the house, is the rigmorole of getting dressed.  She hates clothes (her sensory processing disorder is quite severe) and only has a few things she likes and feels 'comfortable' in.  Last night, we discussed if we should prepare clothes the night before and get dressed in the morning as opposed to just before we're going out to see if that works better.  We're off out today to the seaside for a few hours so fingers crossed she manages to get dressed!

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  • Hi Darkside

    Thanks for your comments on my thread :-)  

    I'm struggling to think of something to suggest.  My daughter has a similar issue with bathing and is stuck in a rigid routine of one bath a week.  We used to live in a house with no heating and in the winter, it was unbearable in the bathroom and she used to swim mid week and shower afterwards to it wasn't too bad but now she rarely swims and teenage hormones means her hair is greasy by day 4.  She once had hysterics because I hadn't rinsed the conditioner off properly and when she got nits, you'd have thought I was murdering her.

    Do you have a routine/bath night sort of thing?  I think I've worked out that part of my daughters issue with leaving the house, is the rigmorole of getting dressed.  She hates clothes (her sensory processing disorder is quite severe) and only has a few things she likes and feels 'comfortable' in.  Last night, we discussed if we should prepare clothes the night before and get dressed in the morning as opposed to just before we're going out to see if that works better.  We're off out today to the seaside for a few hours so fingers crossed she manages to get dressed!

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