Sudden onset of clothing aversion

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Sudden onset of clothing aversion

by Brooke
(Greensboro, NC)

My five-year-old son has always shown some subtle signs of SPD, such as a very high energy level & craving for hard sensory input (pouncing on the sofa, jumping, tackling us, etc.) But recently he developed - literally overnight - an intense aversion to all of his clothing. He had never complained about this before. Now all of a sudden he has begun insisting that his shirts and pants are "falling down," and socks & shoes drive him crazy. He writhes and screams like his clothes are on fire.

We are working very hard to introduce some items and techniques to help him feel better, but the suddenness of this aversion has me very bewildered and concerned. Has anyone had experiences where tactile issues emerge like this overnight?

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Can't wear clothes
by: Anonymous

I'm not sure when all of you posted this, but my daughter has all the same issues with clothes. They are either too loose, too tight, too 'dangly' too 'bumpy', you name it...... www.softclothing.net has some great clothes. When my daughter first got them she LOVED them, it was all she wore all of last year. Our problem now is that she in in between sized so one size is too short and feels dangly at her ankles, the other size is too big. I'm trying to figure out how to fix that. Her clothing issues came on very suddenly a couple years ago. We went from simply cutting out tags to not being able to wear anything almost over night and unfortunately it seems to be getting worse. I would love to hear if any of your have found success in anything.

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Clothing aversion
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Hi, I have a 7 yr old who has displayed these symptoms for some time. He goes to a school that requires students to wear a uniform and every morning is a huge disaster! Nothing is right from the lines on his socks being even, his pants don't feel right, his shirts are all wrong. You name it, it's there. I just found out what he is trying to deal with and am happy that I know what he is suffering with now, I can do something about it. I have to make plans to change schools as his school will not make an exception for him. This is okay, however, I have to interrupt his stability again to do it. I feel horrible for him. He feels awful all the time. Sick to his stomach, headaches and such. He has asthma and when he gets worked up he gets very ill! I have to do what I have to do! I feel horrible for him, poor guy. He has missed so much school from this. We thought that he may be ADHD. I am not an advocate for giving young children medication. I am so glad that I know what is going on. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thank you. Sherie Swarts, concerned mommy.

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expression
by: Anonymous

These children are now at the age to where they are able to verbally express themselves. I applaud you parents who are willing to listen to your children as people.

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clothes too loose
by: KD-New York

You have just describe my 6 year old son. I feel like I am reading his story. I do not know when you posted this comment, but i would be curious to see what you did and what happened next. I just realized that my son has some of these sensory issues and will be seeking help. My son wears a belt around his pants so that his pants do not fall off. Our biggest problem right now is that his bathing suit can never be tight enough and keeps feeling like it will fall down and he does not want to go swimming anymore. Last summer he did not have this problem. It all started in september. I thought it was all the stress of starting first grade. Now I know it is much more than that. Any advice?

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