Cathy Re: How many parents still...

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Hi ,

My dd is going to be 9 in March & I still bathe her & wash her hair every

night & brush her teeth. She has difficulty snapping her jeans due to hand

strength & can not tie her shoes yet.

Hygiene is definitely an issue so I will help her until she can do it

herself.

I am so with you on this!!

Yvette A.

There are definitely certain things I will not compromise on, and

hygiene, diet and elimination are the main three. gets about

80% of her calories and nutrition from a " kitchen sink " smoothie I

make for her in the afternoon, and she refuses to take it any other

way than me feeding it to her with a spoon (it's about the

consistency of frozen yogurt). People who witness this often ask me,

" Are you still going to be feeding her like that when she's 20? " And

my answer is " If that's what it takes to get her to eat it, you're

darn right I am! " Same goes for personal care and grooming. It's

really about the health aspects for me mainly.

> Same here Debi, while my ASD daughter is only 5. I think it's

> pretty normal

> that I have to bathe her and brush her teeth -

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> On 11/29/08, Debi <fightingautism@ <mailto:fightingautism%40yahoo.com>

yahoo.com> wrote:

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>> I do. She is 9, I still have to verbally prompt her to wash hair,

>> rinse hair, and esp. brush teeth.