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Sensory disorder?

NAS94917
1 month ago

Hello, 

My 6 year old daughter is having daily meltdowns from not feeling clean after going to the toilet and will wipe excessively. She will no longer leave the house for fear of needing the toilet elsewhere. She won't wear any clothes, not pants either. We have tried all practical support e.g.wet wipes, shower/bath after, works for a while then stopped and made it worse. The meltdowns are aggressive and losing control, screaming, shouting, kicking and hitting me, banging doors throwing objects and hitting herself,just in complete despair and asking me to kill her as she can't take it any more. Getting support from CAMHS for anxiety but still awaiting reply for referrals from neuro diversity and sensory. She also has food aversion which hospitalised her 2 months ago. 

Anyone had similar experience? Does this sound like sensory disorder? Anyone know how to calm/reduce this intense sensation she has on her skin? 

  1. Thank you so much for reading this.
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  • 1 month ago
    NAS94917 said:
    We have tried all practical support e.g.wet wipes, shower/bath after, works for a while then stopped and made it worse.

    I've used a few euphamisms below to avoid the auto censor function here.

    Have you considered installing a bidet? In its various versions it is widely used outside of the UK as an effective way to not use toilet paper and achieve a much cleaner downstairs crowd.

    They have hot and cold taps so you can make it a pleasant temperature and it works effectively for both sexes.

    If you calculate the saving in toilet paper over a few years then it will more than pay for itself.

    However even is the chocolate starfish is cleaner than mother Theresas mind then the issue is likely to not be one of the fact of there being dirt/germs but a psychological fear dominating the situation.

    In this case a child therapist with phobia and autism skills will be your best approach to help your daugher deal with the issue and get her thinking about it in a helpful way. You are probably too close to be able to get her to change her thinking at this stage so an trusted outsider is more likely to get her to pause and listen.

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  • 1 month ago
    NAS94917 said:
    We have tried all practical support e.g.wet wipes, shower/bath after, works for a while then stopped and made it worse.

    I've used a few euphamisms below to avoid the auto censor function here.

    Have you considered installing a bidet? In its various versions it is widely used outside of the UK as an effective way to not use toilet paper and achieve a much cleaner downstairs crowd.

    They have hot and cold taps so you can make it a pleasant temperature and it works effectively for both sexes.

    If you calculate the saving in toilet paper over a few years then it will more than pay for itself.

    However even is the chocolate starfish is cleaner than mother Theresas mind then the issue is likely to not be one of the fact of there being dirt/germs but a psychological fear dominating the situation.

    In this case a child therapist with phobia and autism skills will be your best approach to help your daugher deal with the issue and get her thinking about it in a helpful way. You are probably too close to be able to get her to change her thinking at this stage so an trusted outsider is more likely to get her to pause and listen.

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