Shredding clothing

My son who is 36 picks and tears his clothing and has done for many years. This has never fully stopped but can get worse at times. This generally happens when he is layed in bed on his own. You are not always aware what he is doing as he's often under the covers when this happens. Has anyone else experienced this issue and have any solutions to this kind of issue. We are struggling to replenish clothing. Once somethings torn, he removes the item and won't wear it again. Any advice would be appreciated 

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  • One solution could be for him to just wear underwear in bed and have a robe to wear when he is out of it - it should remove the clothes from the equation.

    Is he high functioning? Could you make him have to pay for the clothes himself? This may be an incentive to stop or redirect to another stim such as a fidget spinner.

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  • One solution could be for him to just wear underwear in bed and have a robe to wear when he is out of it - it should remove the clothes from the equation.

    Is he high functioning? Could you make him have to pay for the clothes himself? This may be an incentive to stop or redirect to another stim such as a fidget spinner.

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