Published on 12, July, 2020
My daughter has recently been diagnosed with ASD, but has been picking at her face and spots for a while now when she gets stressed. For example, her spots were bad at the end of term and improved steadily over the holiday - however since Friday she has had flare ups and this morning has marks all over her face where she has picked them. She doesn't like the feeling of uneven skin, so she picks the spots and then the scabs.
Any suggestions would be very gratefully received. She already uses special creams and face wash for spots, but cannot use the cream prescribed by the doctor as they are often open sores.
Hiya,
I do the same. I have found that if my hands are busy then I don't do it as much as I'm unaware of the spots. so have started painting PVA glue on my hands and then peeling it off once it has dried. not sure if that's safe however the only thing that works for me.
Not sure how safe that is either piggy?
It's awful as she loves reading, but will still pick and make herself bleed, but if she colours in then she doesn't pick! Reading is her most favourite thing, but she is trying to stop picking....