Re: Help with soap

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Hi Margaret,

Since this is at school and you've already done your battle with

this issue at home and of course have to approach your ways on what

will work.

How is Gareth listening to pretty girls? Have you tried " the male

hormone ammo " ? Sorry guys no pun intended. ;o

This worked with when we had similar issues this is where I

had an OT trained with SI teach me by desentizing by brushing as he

could not tolerate smell or the slimey soap touch.

I still had the issues at home depending on certain days, but then

able to address it once he succeeded at school. He still needs some

assistance and a hand wash pic or he will stay washing his hands all

day if he had it his way.

It became succesful using liquid soap, when I brought this trial up

with the school and they were willing to try it. It started mostly

with her modeling the handwash routine with the break down steps and

the " your turn " and now its time to go make whatever his favorite

food to start off with and then eat (whatever chosen food), this

helped .

Now during his cooking sessions at school, many will eat off from

any food he has helped cook, as they know his hands are clean.

Not that Gareth's hands are not, but you know how some people could

be. We even graduated sometimes depending on his days brushing his

fingernails during hand wash. Good luck and hope Gareth does well

with his cooking class.

Irma,16,DS/ASD

> Hi, Everyone....Gareth is taking a cooking class this semester.

His aide

> wants to know what to do about the hand washing/soap issues that

he has. We

> have worked on it for years, but he has always gagged and thrown

up whenever

> he has to wash his hands with soap. The teacher won't let him

around the food

> till he washes and then he's upset because of gagging. His ped.

told me

> years ago not to worry about it as long as he washed his hands in

running water

> and towel dried them well. Any helpful tips out there? Even

Purel has a

> smell to it so he won't use

that.

> Gail....I'm fine....just my ego was hurt!!! T-Rex is more lame

than I am

> because of it.....don't know how he got hurt in the commotion.

Maybe he got

> bit by the dog and I didn't see it. I am sure it's teeth

weren't that

> big.....just sharp like little needles. Boy, it was a nasty

little dog,

> though.....big issue with 'little fellow syndrome' I

guess!!!

> Take care, Everyone.

> Margaret

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