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My daughter won’t let us see her at all

NAS71186

Hi there, my daughter was diagnosed with autism and sensory processing disorder 3 years ago, it all got a lot worse once she started puberty, I always knew she had autism but I found it incredibly difficult to get a diagnosis. Since my daughters body changed she started to hide, it’s been over a year now since I actually seen her, she’s almost 14 now and hides completely under a thick blanket and won’t let anyone into her room unless she’s completely covered, things got really bad 3 years ago so she’s never been able to attend high school. I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if anyone has any advice, I’ve mentioned to her health care team that I do suspect some kind of body dysmorphia but then again, getting answers these days isn’t easy. Advice, tips and any similar stories would be much appreciated. 

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  • That must be so painful for you. It did make me think of the book I'm reading, The Protective Shell in Children and Adults. Not an easy read full of psychoanaltical concepts and I doubt of practical help, but might bring some sollace or sensemakingfor you. It also made me think of Dibs, In Search of Self. I definitely had a lot of body angst, I was in my late thirties before i could take my tshirt off at the beach, and still it's hard. ASs can have a difficult relationship to their body but I've read it's different psychologically from classic dysmorphia. A lot of eating disorders are ASs, we're over represented. Gosh, what a worry for you.

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  • That must be so painful for you. It did make me think of the book I'm reading, The Protective Shell in Children and Adults. Not an easy read full of psychoanaltical concepts and I doubt of practical help, but might bring some sollace or sensemakingfor you. It also made me think of Dibs, In Search of Self. I definitely had a lot of body angst, I was in my late thirties before i could take my tshirt off at the beach, and still it's hard. ASs can have a difficult relationship to their body but I've read it's different psychologically from classic dysmorphia. A lot of eating disorders are ASs, we're over represented. Gosh, what a worry for you.

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