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Clothing advice needed

NAS88425

Hi there! I am a parent of a 6 year old girl who has ? ASD/ ADD. 
I am here to educate myself. 

She is fixed on wearing a nightie both day and night. Often, she wears the same underwear. We wish to support her but also to find a balance with hygiene and social expectations from her peers. 

Some of the reasons we can tease out are sensory, dislike of change and control. Clothing causing her meltdowns and stress. As you all probably know better than me this is hard as she is growing and needs new clothing/footwear. 

I would love some advice, wise words or simply hearing from the people who may understand the best. 

Many Thanks in advance 

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  • Would it help to buy several identical copies of each item of clothing? Multipacks of the same style of knickers, etc? Then she can wear basically the same thing every day while still having clean clothes every morning. I'm grown up and living independently and I still buy one specific type of multipack knickers from the same shop every time I need new ones!

    In terms of clothing more generally, maybe something like some soft skater-style dresses would work for her- I've seen other little girls wearing them so I know they're about, and the cut and texture could be close enough to nightie material for them to feel comfortable.

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  • Would it help to buy several identical copies of each item of clothing? Multipacks of the same style of knickers, etc? Then she can wear basically the same thing every day while still having clean clothes every morning. I'm grown up and living independently and I still buy one specific type of multipack knickers from the same shop every time I need new ones!

    In terms of clothing more generally, maybe something like some soft skater-style dresses would work for her- I've seen other little girls wearing them so I know they're about, and the cut and texture could be close enough to nightie material for them to feel comfortable.

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