• Replies 11 replies
  • Subscribers 65 subscribers
  • Views 2979 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

Fussy with clothes

christine

Hi All,

Looking for some advice - my 4 year old son is really fussy what he wears, does not like buttons on trousers, light coloured clothing etc. Problem is, I have my brothers wedding in 2 months time, and he was supposed to wear a kilt lol. not a chance, so I bought him a suit, I can get him to wear the trousers, but not the shirt.

Is there any magic trick anyone knows? Bribery does not work with my son unfortunately. I have resigned myself to the fact that he will probably be wearing a dark shirt and the trousers, but would love him to wear the suit. 

Is this normal for kids on the spectrum? and if so, how can I help him overcome it. Starting to wonder how on earth Ii will get him into a school uniform next year!!

Christine

Parents

  • i have the same issue myself,, it is about comfort of knowing the feeling of the cloth totally surrounding your body, a bit like when people buy new shoes, you wear them in, they become more comfortable, although don't look as good.

    I would suggest leaving the clothes you wish him to wear, lying about the place and introduce them,, if you can change one item at a time, only when he is happy to do so. gentle, gentle,, softly, softly, slowly, slowly..

    I tend to buy the same clothes in lots of different colours that way it seems I am only changing the colour,, if you did the same,, you could say to him, which colour today, so in a way he is not changing his clothes or comfort surrounding zone,, only a colour. 

    The problem for me, is the change in the static of the cloth, I know it is different, my body is tensing on the touch of the new cloth.. so it is touch sensory. Maybe cotton is best,, i wear long-johns in the winter so I have comfortable barrier over the clothes.

    This is long-shot comment, but nappies or ones baby grows, maybe shielded us in the past, so maybe an idea to investigate ?

Reply

  • i have the same issue myself,, it is about comfort of knowing the feeling of the cloth totally surrounding your body, a bit like when people buy new shoes, you wear them in, they become more comfortable, although don't look as good.

    I would suggest leaving the clothes you wish him to wear, lying about the place and introduce them,, if you can change one item at a time, only when he is happy to do so. gentle, gentle,, softly, softly, slowly, slowly..

    I tend to buy the same clothes in lots of different colours that way it seems I am only changing the colour,, if you did the same,, you could say to him, which colour today, so in a way he is not changing his clothes or comfort surrounding zone,, only a colour. 

    The problem for me, is the change in the static of the cloth, I know it is different, my body is tensing on the touch of the new cloth.. so it is touch sensory. Maybe cotton is best,, i wear long-johns in the winter so I have comfortable barrier over the clothes.

    This is long-shot comment, but nappies or ones baby grows, maybe shielded us in the past, so maybe an idea to investigate ?

Children
No Data