Guest guest Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Have any ideas to help a 4 year old cannot keep his clothes on. In the home he is customary to allow him to strip the moment he comes home from school. He is non-verbal and is continually stripping within the school environment. Any ideas from anyone on how to move forward with being able to get the little guy to tolerate more clothing within the school environment? Please help his teachers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 > > Have any ideas to help a 4 year old cannot keep his clothes on. In the > home he is customary to allow him to strip the moment he comes home > from school. He is non-verbal and is continually stripping within the > school environment. Any ideas from anyone on how to move forward with > being able to get the little guy to tolerate more clothing within the > school environment? Please help his teachers! > i have the same problem with my daughter, who is now 11 and still strips down to her underware as soon as she walks in the door from school or where ever we may have gone to. Over the years I have had the police and child and family services at my house on several occasions where someone driving by has reported the naked little girl in the front yard. I have finally gotten her to keep her clothes on at school by buying clothes and things with her favorite characters on them such as Dora the Explorer, Disney princess, or whatever she was into watching on tv at the time, she was more interested in showing all her teachers and everyone what was on her shirts than taking them off.Now as i said we are still dealing with the fact that as soon as she hits the front door shes naked, im now working on trying to get her to keep her clothes on while playing outside, if anyone has any ideas. One more thing though that might help. recently i couldnt sleep and was flipping through the channels and came along a show called Autism x6, about a couple who has 6 children with autism. They had a stripper in there group and they would put overhauls on the child backwards, where the hooks were on the childs back, and then they took ribbon and tied the straps together where the child could not undo them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 I'd guess it is because of 'sensory issues', something about the clothes feels uncomfortable, or perhaps just too confining. I have no idea if this will make a difference, and maybe wearing something very loose or something sensorily (spelling?) appealing like very soft fleece? The backward thing definitely works and is good at night with allinone pjs that ordinarily zip of the front, zip them up the back. Again, maybe ask what fabric feels good -- or even -- if they'll behave -- take your son -- your daughter -- to a fabric store and let them pick out fabric. FrancineNew year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 I agree with the other poster about consistency - if he isn't allowed to do it at school, he shouldn't be allowed to do it anywhere.Instead, work on why he wants to strip. I'm mild Aspergers and I'm obsessively particular about my clothing... the wrong clothing can be as distracting to me as someone shouting in my ear with a megaphone. (Yes, really.) 100% cotton, preferably ring spun, even better 100% silk but that is hard to justify cost wise for children, some are okay with Rayon and Modal too. If polyester it has to have a reasonable spandex content otherwise it will be scratchy. Here's something to try since he's non-verbal: Go through yours or hubby's wardrobe and pick out various clothing made out of the above mentioned fibers (no graphics or prints, just plain solid colors, preferably knits like tee shirts) - lay them out in front of your son and let him touch them and take whichever he prefers (be prepared to never get it back, but at least then you can check the tag and see which fiber he wants). No linen, no stiff jeans (instead, do sandwashed or loose fitting stretch)Knits instead wovens, at least for topsFor buttoned items, make sure they're loose enough by putting at least a 4 fingers between at the neck and the wrists, but do try to avoid them alltogether Fabrics should be light to mid weight, too heavy and they're not pliable enough - movement must not be restricted even in the slightestWhen washing:Use fragrance free detergent (Purex Free and Clear, All Free and Clear, Tide Free, Sun Free, etc) Don't use a drop more detergent than necessary, keep in mind the bottle reccomendations tend to be on the high side because they want you to buy more. Add it to the water before adding the clothing (otherwise it may not dissolve properly) Some like fabric softener, some don't - if you're going to try it Downy has a " Free " versionDO NOT use bleach, not even a drop - Oxyclean Free is a decent substitute and will also soften your water which as a result prevents detergent buildup. Also add to the water before clothing Extra rinse never, ever hurtsMake sure to move the laundry from the washer immediately - if you don't it may build smell and you'll need to rewash it (please don't dry smelly laundry anyway) Fragrance free dryer sheets (Bounce free)NO spray starch for fancy clothes: never, ever, ever no matter what!Generally, if his clothes don't feel like you could snuggle up in them or if they smell like anything at all, that is bad and they will need rewashing (or in some cases, giving away). Shop with your hands not your eyes... if you don't go " ahhh " or " oooo " when you touch it, pass it over. Hope that helps!-Lana " There is nothing more useful than sun and salt. " - Latin proverb On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:52 PM, cfredelake <cfredelake@...> wrote: Have any ideas to help a 4 year old cannot keep his clothes on. In the home he is customary to allow him to strip the moment he comes home from school. He is non-verbal and is continually stripping within the school environment. Any ideas from anyone on how to move forward with being able to get the little guy to tolerate more clothing within the school environment? Please help his teachers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 For awhile, I let my daughter Fawn be naked at home. But I'd say to her, for us to have friends and work, she needed to be dressed outside. And while she didn't have circles of friends, she always had 2 close friends who came to play for long hours, sometimes slept over. And she loved having them. I could get her to clean house with me all day back then each week too by telling her we were cleaning up for one to come over. . . (She's 19 now.) I can remember one of the hard parts was she loved to draw all over herself. . . Nina On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:32:51 -0800 (PST), " Ridgway " <ginaridgway@...> said: > Hi! > > Your story sounds familiar! My son dislikes clothes as well. I had > to put him in one piece footed sleepers and put a diaper safety pin (that > he couldn't unlatch) right under the zipper so he couldn't pull it down. > I've seen other parents cut the feet out and put the sleepers on > backwards so the zipper goes up the kiddos back making it more difficult > to strip. If you're handy with a sewin machine, you can sew velcro to > the bottom of the shirts and tops of the pants all the way around, making > it harder for him to strip....at least you hear it when he's trying...or > you can put several snaps on the clothing pieces. Its hard to find one > piece outfits but it is possible on Ebay in sizes up to 5T. We had to > make him start wearing clothes at home too though because it was just too > hard for him to understand when it was and wasn't appropriate to be > naked. > > Good luck to you! > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: cfredelake <cfredelake@...> > Autism and Aspergers Treatment > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 2:52:24 PM > Subject: Stripper > > > Have any ideas to help a 4 year old cannot keep his clothes on. In the > home he is customary to allow him to strip the moment he comes home > from school. He is non-verbal and is continually stripping within the > school environment. Any ideas from anyone on how to move forward with > being able to get the little guy to tolerate more clothing within the > school environment? Please help his teachers! > > > > > -- Nina Forest autismlearning@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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