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Practical advice on handling Menstruation in a severely autistic female.

missemma04

Hi,

I'm step mum to Eve, she's 13 and severely autistic with a mental age of 2/3 years.  She had her first period today. She won't allow me to put pads in her pants, tampons not an option.  Any advice?  She's seems generally unaffected, although stood in the bath, naked from the waist down, pointing at the taps after being to the toilet today.  I got a traumatised phone call from her dad - home with her at the time.

She doesn't understand the need for the sanitary pads, or the hygiene required, plus we have the risk of blood smeared walls, door handles, bedding etc since her hands are down there regularly......

Any help gratefully received!

Thanks!

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  • Hi there, am in exactly the same boat as you. My daughter is autistic, intelligent but cannot speak much, refuses to wear nappies and clothes most of the time. She has a lot of energy, never wants to sit still, very loving but struggles to do everyday things independantly. We have to do the same thing at night, wait until she falls asleep then put everything on, guaranteed it all gets taken off few hours later. It is really hard and am worried about her future too with regards to menstruation. I see this thread was started last year, just wondered how you got on and what you, or her parents decided to do to help her.

    Hugs x

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  • Hi there, am in exactly the same boat as you. My daughter is autistic, intelligent but cannot speak much, refuses to wear nappies and clothes most of the time. She has a lot of energy, never wants to sit still, very loving but struggles to do everyday things independantly. We have to do the same thing at night, wait until she falls asleep then put everything on, guaranteed it all gets taken off few hours later. It is really hard and am worried about her future too with regards to menstruation. I see this thread was started last year, just wondered how you got on and what you, or her parents decided to do to help her.

    Hugs x

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