Published on 12, July, 2020
my son will be 4 in march, hes autistic , was diagnoised last year, their was a incident that happened at nursery, were my son pulled the teachers hair, then the following day he refused to get dressed, this has been going on now for 5mths, he will not even go out side, he will stay in the one room all day, and now he refusing to get a bath, or have his hair washed or even brush his teeth, ive been having proffesoial help 3 times a week for 4mths, to top things off hes loosing skills aswell, hes been offered a place in a special school. i cant get him their he wont get dressed, p lease im very desprate for help
Hello teardrops
Sorry to hear about the difficulties you've been having. I'm just going to post a few links relating to the issues you've raised. I realise though that your difficulties may be less about teaching these skills as it sounds like your son is now refusing to do things he was able to. My daughter finds it very difficult to resist a picture schedule so that could be a possibility. My son does prefer his clothes off whenever possible though!
Here's some website info about teaching self help skills, including getting dressed:
http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/behaviour-common-questions-answered/any-tips-on-teaching-my-son-self-help-skills.aspx
This article is about difficulties involved with washing:
http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/behaviour-common-questions-answered/my-adult-son-does-not-like-to-wash-himself.aspx
Also, here is more information about behaviour in general and understanding the causes:
http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/behaviour-guidelines.aspx
You might also be interested in this article about sensory issues if you think that could be a possible explanation:
http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/the-sensory-world-of-autism.aspx
There's a lot of information there, but hopefully you might something which will help.
Good luck.
Sandra - mod