Re: OT-Does anything actually help clothing problems????

[Guest guest]

Exposure and response prevention does work for clothing issues, if it is

something important enough that you want to work on it with your child (like

wearing shoes in the winter, for example). It is done in the same way as all

exposures - very slowly, very gradually and with the child's cooperation. You

could practise wearing socks for 2 minutes until that is not overwhelming, and

then go to 4, then to 6, etc.

The other thing that seems to help is time and maturation. My daughter

had extreme clothing issues from age 4, when she was hit with OCD, until

sometime around age 10. She is now 13, and although she hates wearing socks, she

will

do it if we insist. She has outgrown most of her other clothing

sensitivities, although she still doesn't ever wear a coat. She continues to

have trouble

with brushing her teeth and some food textures, but even that has faded to a

remarkable degree. She ate a banana this year for the first time in her life!!

So, if all else fails, have faith. Time may solve some of these issues!

in NV

[Guest guest]

My daughter has shown great improvement with CBT and ERP. It's an

ongoing process, though.

>

> >

> > when she was

> > little and we had just had her sensory stuff dx at

> > age 5, she was

> > relieved there was something she could name ... she

> > called it " her

> > clothes problem " . As she got older, and it involved

> > more stuff

> > bugging her -- not only clothes, she called it " my

> > sensory stuff " ...

> > now I believe it has expanded to include OCD.

> > Hopefully she will see

> > it that way and accept help!

> >

> > Thanks so much for your reply

> > Tina

> >

> >

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Mine too. Her sensory issues were there but quite mild until OCD hit, and

then oh boy...

SSRI prescribed for OCD also helped with sensory and clothing problems.

My dd never had OT, but many here say that helped immensely. Apparently

this may be available through the local school system if sensory

defensiveness interferes with education or classroom in some way.

Kathy R. in Indiana

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From: " nna " <mdonlon@...>

My daughter has shown great improvement with CBT and ERP. It's an

ongoing process, though.

>

> This is sort of off-topic, but since so many of our

> kids have this problem in addition to OCD, I figure

> this may be good place to ask.

>

> I'm wondering if anyone has noticed any medication or

> protocol actually helping with tactile defensiveness?

> Occupational therapists recommend brushing, but I had

> always found this made my son more sensitive. It

> didn't help him. So I've wondered if any meds might

> help with this. Not that I want to put my child on

> meds just to help with this. I'm just curious. It

> seems to me this is probably due to a certain area in

> the brain, maybe next to the area responsible for OCD.

> Unfortunately I don't know enough about this, but I'd

> love to spend a weekend in a medical library

> researching this.

>

> Any thoughts or experiences?

[Guest guest]

In my daughter's case, she was in OT from age 6 to age 9 and we

noticed a huge difference. But when you think of it, OT did do a lot

of ERP, but didn't call it that. Exploring and exposing the child to

different textures, etc. They also did ALOT of what they

call " proprioceptive " work ... meaning deep pressure stuff. My

daughter loved heavy blankets on her or being rolled up in one. This

seemed to calm her nervous system. Our OT center in Houston where

she was treated specialized in sensory disorders and it was a Godsend

at the time. Now that she is older, my daughter seems to cope better

with the clothing thing (I think alot of this is social at this age

too ... they don't want to LOOK different so they just put up with

the clothing). One thing I have noticed over the years: if we could

get her to KEEP an item of clothing on (for example if she wore

something to school and kept it on all day) it ceased to bother her.

This is how we increased the wardrobe. so I guess that would be a

form of ERP, maybe? There were some times that she was having such a

tough time she would want to wear the same couple of outfits day

after day. She also had issues with teeth and hair brushing, food

textures, etc. Even sounds bothered her.

Tina

>

> Exposure and response prevention does work for clothing issues,

if it is

> something important enough that you want to work on it with your

child (like

> wearing shoes in the winter, for example). It is done in the same

way as all

> exposures - very slowly, very gradually and with the child's

cooperation.

So, if all else fails, have faith. Time may solve some of these

issues!

> in NV

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Tina,

That sounds like my son. When I get him to wear

something for a while, he will eventually forget it

too, but getting him to wear it again is difficult.

Will your daughter actually wear the item again?

How often did your daughter go to OT? Did you do a lot

of propreoceptive exercises at home?

Unfortunately, my son could care less about how he

looks. He has no interest in being popular, or what

others think about his clothing. (Although his older

sister and I go out of our way to find things he'll

wear so he can fit in with his peers). Maybe,

eventually he'll care and that will force him to try

adjusting to different fabrics (like cotton!!!).

My son tends to want to wear the same few pieces of

clothing (synthetics!!! Ugh!) all the time. He dresses

like a basketball player. My advocate mentioned this

could be a problem in high school because the " sports "

kids may bother him because he dresses like he plays

even though he doesn't.

My son also has other sensory issues too. In fact,

some of his OCD is sensory based.

Tess

--- texmom56 <tkforster@...> wrote:

> In my daughter's case, she was in OT from age 6 to

> age 9 and we

> noticed a huge difference. But when you think of

> it, OT did do a lot

> of ERP, but didn't call it that. Exploring and

> exposing the child to

> different textures, etc. They also did ALOT of what

> they

> call " proprioceptive " work ... meaning deep pressure

> stuff. My

> daughter loved heavy blankets on her or being rolled

> up in one. This

> seemed to calm her nervous system. Our OT center in

> Houston where

> she was treated specialized in sensory disorders and

> it was a Godsend

> at the time. Now that she is older, my daughter

> seems to cope better

> with the clothing thing (I think alot of this is

> social at this age

> too ... they don't want to LOOK different so they

> just put up with

> the clothing). One thing I have noticed over the

> years: if we could

> get her to KEEP an item of clothing on (for example

> if she wore

> something to school and kept it on all day) it

> ceased to bother her.

> This is how we increased the wardrobe. so I guess

> that would be a

> form of ERP, maybe? There were some times that she

> was having such a

> tough time she would want to wear the same couple of

> outfits day

> after day. She also had issues with teeth and hair

> brushing, food

> textures, etc. Even sounds bothered her.

>

> Tina

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Exposure and response prevention does work for

> clothing issues,

> if it is

> > something important enough that you want to work

> on it with your

> child (like

> > wearing shoes in the winter, for example). It is

> done in the same

> way as all

> > exposures - very slowly, very gradually and with

> the child's

> cooperation.

> So, if all else fails, have faith. Time may solve

> some of these

> issues!

> > in NV

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Tess,

My daughter went to OT pretty much weekly for those three years. We

took breaks but it was pretty consistent. Yes, usually if she

managed to wear an item all day she could add it to her wardrobe, but

sometimes is would be rejected later, especially if I washed it and

it " changed " in some way! We did do proprioceptive at home ... heavy

blankets, we rolled her in a blanket like a hot dog, made tunnels,

etc. It helped with the calming when she was younger. Another thing

that helped in those years was swinging on the swingset and spinning.

Take care,

Tina

>

> Tina,

>

> That sounds like my son. When I get him to wear

> something for a while, he will eventually forget it

> too, but getting him to wear it again is difficult.

> Will your daughter actually wear the item again?

>

> How often did your daughter go to OT? Did you do a lot

> of propreoceptive exercises at home?

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son had OT for SID when he was 4. I think i did help some. What I

think is interesting is that the OT is kind of like ERP in that the

children are provided the sensory stimulation that they may have

trouble with in a gradually increasing amount and type (in our

experience).

Bonnie

> >

> > This is sort of off-topic, but since so many of our

> > kids have this problem in addition to OCD, I figure

> > this may be good place to ask.

> >

> > I'm wondering if anyone has noticed any medication or

> > protocol actually helping with tactile defensiveness?

> > Occupational therapists recommend brushing, but I had

> > always found this made my son more sensitive. It

> > didn't help him. So I've wondered if any meds might

> > help with this. Not that I want to put my child on

> > meds just to help with this. I'm just curious. It

> > seems to me this is probably due to a certain area in

> > the brain, maybe next to the area responsible for OCD.

> > Unfortunately I don't know enough about this, but I'd

> > love to spend a weekend in a medical library

> > researching this.

> >

> > Any thoughts or experiences?

>

[Guest guest]

It's strange how there is no rhyme or reason why they decided to

like or reject a piece of clothing. My son will wear a new shirt for

2 weeks then it no longer works??

> >

> > Tina,

> >

> > That sounds like my son. When I get him to wear

> > something for a while, he will eventually forget it

> > too, but getting him to wear it again is difficult.

> > Will your daughter actually wear the item again?

> >

> > How often did your daughter go to OT? Did you do a lot

> > of propreoceptive exercises at home?

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I know, , this always drove me nuts!

> > >

> > > Tina,

> > >

> > > That sounds like my son. When I get him to wear

> > > something for a while, he will eventually forget it

> > > too, but getting him to wear it again is difficult.

> > > Will your daughter actually wear the item again?

> > >

> > > How often did your daughter go to OT? Did you do a lot

> > > of propreoceptive exercises at home?

> > >

> > >

> >

>