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Autism and Clothing

When you have autistic children, you are likely to come across all sorts of oddities with clothing. Common quirks include chewing or sucking on sleeves, having great discomfort from elastics and labels and wanting to take their clothes off. And then of course, there is that embarrassing habit of touching their genitals.

One tip I keep hearing from parents of children with autism is that their kids find it much more comfortable to sleep in one piece pyjamas. It may well be the lack of elastic around the waist, since the belly seems to be especially tender for many with autism.

They can be hard to find though, so it you find a supply, stock up. Clothing designed to meet the quirks of autism can make night time much more comfortable.

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by: Carol

I have a friend who's little girl aged 4 - is autistic.

She pulls off her pj's and then her diapers which causes alot of mess.

Has anyone come up with a solution to this problem. I'm sure she isn't the only one doing this.

I'd appreciate hearing back from you. Thank you.
Carol C.
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by: karen

i need some help finding clothers for my son who is 5 he hates t-shirts or jumpers i dnt know why but he becomes very distressed when i try to put one on him but he cant keep going out with no top on please some one help
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by: Anna

There is a solution that many families have found works quite well.

You can get them here.

The idea is to use these one-piece footed pajamas with the zipper worn on the back. The kids won't have access to the zipper, so can't constantly undress, and can't get access to their diaper to cause any mess.

Our kids loved the garments because they are so comfortable - made of polar fleece.

We not only used them as pajamas, but also as day clothing. (You can also buy pants only).

One feature that I really like is the fold-over foot, that acts like built in socks.

One child has really poor circulation, so his feet are often cold, but he has a lot of trouble keeping socks on. With this fold-over "sock", we could finally keep his feet warm.

And, it is super convenient for getting his foot inside boots as well.

I can recommend these with confidence.
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by: Anonymous

These children and fond of chewing or biting their clothes. But don't you know that conventional clothes have chemicals such as formaldehydes, resins and dyes which may harm these children? I recommend to parents with autistic children to use organic cotton clothes. They are safe, 100% organic and very comfortable to wear. Just like the products at www.cottonique.com Check them out.. They are also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cottonique/102118697815?ref=search

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