No Underwear | Autism PDD

Thanks for ALL your input! I am going to have to put my thinking cap on this one!

Its interesting to think of deep pressure. She does like wearing shorts. Do I just forego the underwear and just let her wear shorts? Just seems like this would not help school later.

GoodLuck!

Grace goes thru stages where she won't wear any clothes.....Doctor says its just a sensory issue that comes and goes! When she's in school she does better, but once home the clothes come off! I havent found anything to work yet, if you do let me know!

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Its interesting to think of deep pressure. She does like wearing shorts. Do I just forego the underwear and just let her wear shorts? Just seems like this would not help school later.

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I think you could try foregoing the panties for a while. As long as her shorts aren't so short that she's showing everyone her goods every time she sits down, I don't see what it would hurt -- in fact no one would have to even know unless you told them. Eventually she should be willing to try panties again. It's just that right now it's a big deal for her, for whatever reason. You could give her a few months and try to introduce it again, that way whatever is bugging her may not be so fresh on her mind by then. When you do bring the undies back around you may want to go with the deep pressure pants or swimsuit bottoms or something like that. That would eliminate tags and waistbands as a possible factor. Also, if the new undies look way diferent, it might also decrease the odds of bringing back the bad memory of whatever she hates about panties. Good luck.stickboy2639316.6554513889All I can say is NO SKIRTS!

Seriously though, that would frustrate me too since you have to go out in public sometime or other. Could be a texture issue. I would try Payne's Mom's idea about getting a different fabric. Worth a shot.

With me it's wearing socks/shoes in summer. Huge texture issue. I hate the way socks bunch up in my shoes. In winter I have to keep warm, but once the weather gets better, it's flip flops unless I absolutely HAVE to wear socks and shoes.

stickboy2639315.7092476852Welcome to my World! My dd does the same thing. She feels that she has to take off her underwear everytime she goes to the bathroom. She claims it is wet even when it isn't. She only does this at home or Grandma's house, never at school or day camp. I too have to basically tackle her to get underwear back on, but it isn't like she is resistant (no tantrums or anything). I think she likes being naked. She also goes "commando" a lot. I think that you just reinforce the underwear thing, maybe a social story. At least she knows she has to wear clothes when she leaves the house.

Try swimming suit bottoms.

Try removing tags.

Try tagless underwear with cloth-covered waistband, for example Hanes. I use Hanes for my autistic son, but it's more because of his sensitive skin than because of his autism.

Could it be that the underwear tends to ride up, thus making "wedgies" the underlying issue?

Finally, Nene -- the complaint of "wet underwear" might be because sometimes (or even just once), the underwear got damp because of water from hand washing -- for example, either someone else had dripped on the floor before your daughter used the bathroom, or either because your daughter dripped on them herself if she washed her hands before pulling up her underwear. Both these things have happened to my boys.

Good luck to everyone dealing with these issues.

Do any of your kids refuse to wear underwear? It is driving us bonkers! I also think BN forgets to wipe and gets wet. No big deal. We just get a new pair. But now, she takes them off and throws them in the living room and its a major struggle to get a new pair on. I'm worried about when school starts what is going to happen. Ugh!! Any suggestions? Its getting to the point I leave her clothes in a little basket by the door and she is to get dressed before leaving the house. I am already playing in the garage with my 2 yr. old by this point. I am going to pull my hair out if I don't get this figured out soon!

Thanks a bunch!

Or commando. HAHA My 16yo is willing to wear underwear in winter but not in summer. This is something that occurred at puberty. He resisted winter, but I got him to wear them then, but not in summer. I think it might have had something to do with his testicles descending and it feeling different. It's a battle I don't choose to fight. I just have TONS of shorts. He generally doesn't get them dirty and never wet. The school nurse was shocked when she found out. But I assured her we changed his pants at least once a day. So sue me for giving in on this one. I have way bigger fish to fry. Apparently lots of NT teen boys like this, too. They call it "free-balling." (red face here).If she's wearing the cotton ones she might not like the feel of them. Try the rayon ones...they're more silky. I didn't like cotton ones b/c they would cling to my clothes.

YES! After years of the *underware issue* I discovered the cotton/lycra blend, boxer- short style is the ONLY kind Sam will wear. Apparently in regular ginch(or is gonch?) his *bits* moved around too much and it was very distracting and uncomfortable. The cotton lycra blend offers some deep pressure imput. It's probably a different issue for your gal - no loose bits - but it may be worthwhile to try a pair of lycra -type bike shorts just for the deep pressure. Best of luck.

Mama to Sam 8yrs PDD NOD OCD ODD PPD and Alex 2yrs

PS - do you use PECS of clothes, to help her visualize the steps to getting dressed?

How old is she?

Maybe a prize if she keeps them on, something small, maybe a desert she likes after dinner or a small toy or a star on a chart and if that doesn't work a consequence if she doesn't keep them on.

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