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Where do you purchase clothes for your spd child?

by Mom
(Canada)

My six-year old was diagnosed two years ago and over the past six months her issues with clothes has increased. We are in OT which is helping, but it seems that "seams" on her pants and tops create too much anxiety for her.

Through this site, I have found links for under garments and socks, but does anyone have favorite places (ideally online) to purchase pants and tops (and ideally seamless!).

Thanks!

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Where do you purchase clothes for your spd child?

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Nov 16, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		Cotton or Polyester is what our daughter likes.
by: Anonymous

Our 5 yr old daughter-not yet diagnosed with SPD-but I am sure she has it. has a very long torso and we put her in extra long shirts (sz 10/12 by downeast-their basic cotton tees are terrific-and are tagless) These are her favorite to wear. They have to be short sleeved as she refuses to wear long sleeves unless it's a jacket/zip up sweater(??? i don't get that one) She Hates dresses because most are made of frilly fabric-she hates silky/satiny textures and say they are itchy. Anything with Tulle is out. So we get the cotton shirt-type dresses and have had some luck with polyester blends. She prefers to wear a plain cotton t-shirt with a polyester skirt-cutting out tags on them. Thankfully she will wear nylons-but it really is a chore to get her ready for church every sunday-as she would rather just wear pants. And prefers shorts over pants every time-we love the summer months. Socks aren't an issue but she has to wear her pants/skirts/shorts under her belly too.
Aug 14, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		satin?
by: noreen

My four year old will only wear satin dresses and nylon tights/leggings. No underwear. Cotton everything is out of the question--and there is no tricking her --as soon as cotton is on her body she cringes! We have spent the whole summer without her in underwear and switch between two satin lined dresses.H&M have nylon (yuck ! in my world but...) socks and leggings that have been my life saver-- she wears the leggings instead of underwear. It seems that the belly is hyper sensitive and therefore the leggings rest under it.
May 25, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		undershirts
by: mo2g

We have struggled through the clothing issues for years--only recently getting diagnosed w/ SID. My 6yo doesn't mind underwear, but everything else is a struggle. I agree w/ the seamless socks, but we get the Children's Place socks that do have a seam but are really soft so she is ok w/ them. The Children's Place tends to carry a lot of soft cotton clothing and much of it is tagless. My daughter, for some strange reason, has always liked their bright, loud colors and patterns.

For shoes, maybe try sandals? Or big, floppy rainboots in bright colors? Might be worth a shot. We have to have slip-on shoes or velcro, it seems. We usu. get Sketchers.

One trick I found a couple years ago was to get soft cotton undershirts from Hanes. The ones we have don't have sleeves at all, just little straps. Amazingly, even tags don't bother her when she wears the undershirts--even though the undershirts don't cover the tags!

One question is how important are underwear at this age? As long as her pants (yoga, pj, whatever) cover everything and aren't see-through, I wouldn't fight the underwear fight. Just let her go w/out them--esp. around the house. Also, I've never tried them, but it might be worth it to check out the Children's Place for underwear, too.
May 20, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		loose clothes for my daughter
by: leigh-ann

My 5yr old daughter has this disorder, and tonight, after a long day of being prisoner in my own house, I bought her some lose pajama shorts, and some long flowy skirts to hide them... so she can use them as underwear. There's no way she'd wear boys boxers, and this is the closest I can get to girls boxers. The skirts are fine because they're long enough, and loose enough that nothing touches her. I'm thankful it's spring, and this will do fine for now... but I'm worried about winter/fall. She's also wearing those water shoes, without socks, and that's okay for spring/summer. I have no idea how to get her into regular socks again, if ever, and regular underwear is just not happening. She begins her OT soon, so I'm looking forward to progress, and am hopeful we'll overcome this together.
May 18, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		seamless socks
by: Anonymous

I have found seamless socks in the kid's section at Khol's department stores. It works very well for my daughter. Now if we can just get over the shoe issue we will be in business.
May 13, 2009
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by: Anonymous

Thanks - my daughter has the yoga pants from Children's Place and manages with them. They do itch but she can cope. I find blow drying her body with my hair dryer before and after she puts on her clothes helps.

I'm presently seeking bamboo clothes for I have heard that they are soft.

Ulitmately it's the stitching that drives her crazy! It breaks my heart.

As hard as it is to watch our kids go through this it's nice to know that you're not alone when it can take an hour (or more) to get a pair of pants and a top on your child!
May 11, 2009
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starstarstarstarstar 		clothing
by: Anonymous

My daughter has MAJOR issue with clothing and we are currently in OT to try and help eliminate her nightmare of getting dressed every morning. It truly is awful b/c you can't get around wearing clothes! For her, sundresses have been much better, but we live in a state that is cold much of the year so I have brought every possible style of panties, pants and socks to see which works better for her.

Panties: I have found that the hipster style with minimal elastic work (I found some at Old Navy, but went back to get more and they were gone :(. ) I have also heard boys underwear work well for girls, but she wasn't interested.

Pants: by far the best for us have been the yoga style pants with the roll over band on top (she actually rolls it up instead of down). I have found these at Children's Place and Gymboree, but I have found them cheaper on eBay or Once Upon a Child. Socks are tricky, I know there are seamless ones out there, but it was a process of elimination for us - she finally settled on Hanes tube socks.....we also have tried the lycra/spandex pants/shorts at Target.

It is quite frustrating and I feel your pain - it takes everything I have in me to be patient and understanding of her situation. Some kids with SPD prefer tighter clothing, others prefer looser. I would determine what it is she likes and pursue that. I was also told to bring her to the store with me and actually have her try clothes on (even if you don't plan to buy them). It helps her discuss the issue and what she likes/dislikes and at the same time it is a type of therapy for her to "practice" wearing all types of clothes. I wish you the best and hope this info helped!

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