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Teen daughter autistic poor personal hygiene

Teapea

Hello

My daughter is 13, diagnosed autistic. A lot of pda traits.  She lies about brushing her teeth and changing her underwear in the morning of even after her shower. It’s particularly bad (smells) when she has her period as she wears period pants. I do remind her and tell her why it’s important. She just lies and says she’s done it and that she does nt know where dirty ones are, or that her teeth are brushed even though we know they are not. 

she struggles with ebsa and attending school and I’ve read to minimise demands on her especially in the morning. 

visuals and social stories do not work for her. 


Her school have done a cahms referral.  

How do I help her? Thanks 

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  • The main problem is sensory, autistic people tend to react badly to things that disrupt our sensory equilibrium. Laundered clothes tend toward being less soft than previously worn clothes and to smell strongly of the strong perfumes that manufacturers put in detergents. What is sold to the public as 'fresh smelling' may be quite horrible to an autistic person. The same goes for toothpastes, the amazing 'zingy minty-fresh' taste of toothpaste can be overwhelming to an autistic person (it was to me as a child).

    The answer might be found by going down the route of maximising softness while minimising perfume smells in your clothes washing products, and finding a less strongly tasting toothpaste (they exist).

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  • The main problem is sensory, autistic people tend to react badly to things that disrupt our sensory equilibrium. Laundered clothes tend toward being less soft than previously worn clothes and to smell strongly of the strong perfumes that manufacturers put in detergents. What is sold to the public as 'fresh smelling' may be quite horrible to an autistic person. The same goes for toothpastes, the amazing 'zingy minty-fresh' taste of toothpaste can be overwhelming to an autistic person (it was to me as a child).

    The answer might be found by going down the route of maximising softness while minimising perfume smells in your clothes washing products, and finding a less strongly tasting toothpaste (they exist).

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