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.
Hello I’m 21 and I do the same thing. I also suffer from pulling my hair out. A suggestion could be maybe getting her something to fidget with rather than taking stress out on picking at her skin. Also maybe get her some nice facial cream or face mask to help de stress her and it might put her off picking at her face. Also spot stickers is a really good suggestion, I’m looking to get some for myself.
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Just out of curiosity, do you have an animal and if so, does petting them help? Or, have you tried similar movements like a looming class?