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6 year old refusing to wear clothes

sky31

Hello everyone,

I am looking for some help/advice on what to do about my 6 year old son refusing to wear any clothes.

He is non-verbal and uses PECS to communicate but recently he has started to not want to wear any clothes. I have tried different items of clothing, different materials but this problem seems to have come out of nowhere. He has a meltdown if I even pick up any of his clothes and hides them around the house.

I can no longer get him to leave the house for some fresh air which he used to love going for a walk.

If anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated!

thank you

stay safe

  • What a poor child! Something must have been triggered this behavior. Perhaps some piece of clothing has caused him pain, and now he doesn't want to wear clothes at all so that he doesn't feel distressed again. Children are susceptible to discomfort. My nephew used to throw tantrums at the sight of turtlenecks because one time, such a thing gave him allergies. The material was of poor quality. Now we choose his clothes carefully so that nothing like that happens again. Especially we're afraid to order from online stores because you can get a pig in a poke. But so far the clothes are of high quality, for example, the ones from miniolie, which is essential for the child's health.

  • Hi ,

    I'm sorry to hear that your son has been exhibiting some challenging behaviour recently. You might find it useful to have a look at the following information from the NAS website on behavioural strategies:

    http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour.aspx

    You may be interested in seeking some professional support regarding the behaviour. You can search for professionals in your area we are aware of on the Autism Services Directory: www.autism.org.uk/directory.aspx


    You may like to contact The Autism Helpline who can provide information and advice on behaviour and strategies. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm). Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor.

    I hope this is helpful,

    ChloeMod.