Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Someone asked for the title of this book to be repeated recently but I can't remember who --> Taking Care of Myself: A Hygiene, Puberty and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism RoxannaAutism Happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I have noticed that BO comes back rather quickly. My son is going on 13 and hormones are overwhelming his body while his mind still thinks he is 8. He has taken showers for an hour and come out as if he just stood in there. I printed up a pictoselector visual aid that I created using the software, and hung it in the shower. Same with brushing his teeth too, there is a visual aid by the sink as well. He hates brushing his teeth, and will only do it if I say girls wont talk to him if he doesnt brush. He also has problems wiping his butt. I even bought the wet wipes and he still has a problem 'getting it all', which in turn eads to a very bad rash. BaerPresidentThe Asperger Child Incwww.TheAspergerChild.org From: lisac5432161 <lisac5432161@...> Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 8:09:50 PMSubject: ( ) Re: Hygiene I am new to the group, but glad to see I am not alone (not that I thought I was). My son is almost 15 and hygiene is such an issue with us. There have been times I've made him go back in the shower several times before he "passes armpit inspection".However, just wondering if any of you have noticed that your child has BO again in a very short time................I mean sometimes like a half hour.As far as teeth brushing, my son already had periodontal disease at about age 10 becuase of his horrible brushing. I bought him a water pick and that has helped somewhat, although he still doesn't quite get how to use it.> > > > From: Moorhead <lmoorhead4@>> > Subject: ( ) Hygiene> > > > Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 9:48 AM> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I was just wondering if any of your Aspie kids have hygiene issues. It is so strange to me that my 15 year old dd is SO extremely sensitive to smells but has no clue that she has bad breath all the time because she doesn't brush her teeth properly. She also regularly forgets to put on deoderant which after sweating in a hot gym class, well you get my drift but she doesn't have a clue about her own smells. Do any of you adult Aspies out there believe this is something you finally outgrow or learn that it is just something you have to do to not get funny looks from people or have them talk about you. Or is it just my daughter? Just wondering.> >  > > Thanks,> >  > > > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 LOL, I have 2 that do that also. Hello, your tooth brush is dry and there is junk in your braces!! I do supervised teeth brushing several times per week. Sad. ---- lmoorhead4 <lmoorhead4@...> wrote: > Me too! I laughed because my dd will go into the bathroom and shut the door after having been told three times to brush her teeth and stand there and run the water and never touch her mouth with the toothbrush!! > > > > > > > > From: Moorhead <lmoorhead4@> > > > Subject: ( ) Hygiene > > > > > > Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 9:48 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I was just wondering if any of your Aspie kids have hygiene issues. It is so strange to me that my 15 year old dd is SO extremely sensitive to smells but has no clue that she has bad breath all the time because she doesn't brush her teeth properly. She also regularly forgets to put on deoderant which after sweating in a hot gym class, well you get my drift but she doesn't have a clue about her own smells. Do any of you adult Aspies out there believe this is something you finally outgrow or learn that it is just something you have to do to not get funny looks from people or have them talk about you. Or is it just my daughter? Just wondering. > > >  > > > Thanks, > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Here, I just refuse to go until he's clean to an acceptable standard. It can cause problems if you have to be somewhere. But we started it sooner rather than later and it only took once or twice before he got the hint that I meant business. If we wanted to go eat dinner, we'd all sit here waiting until my ds was clean enough to pass inspection. he really doesn't notice his own smells and he usually wants to please/not cause a problem. So he cooperates but we still have the problem where he comes down without his hair even wet or comes down after only two minutes in the bathroom. So we send him back. I will tell him in advance now, "We are going to the bowling alley tomorrow but only after you have showered and washed everything, hair too." That way he knows it's coming as well. now I have put it on his daily schedule for school. But that has mixed results. Usually it just reminds me to remind him. lol. Ironically, this has never been a problem for our older ds (hfa). He was always so hyper sensitive to smell growing up and he always loved being in the tub, then the shower. He cleans every day without being reminded. I didn't know how hard it could be until my younger ds came along and didn't do the same thing. Roxanna "I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson ( ) Hygiene > > Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 9:48 AM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I was just wondering if any of your Aspie kids have hygiene issues. It is so strange to me that my 15 year old dd is SO extremely sensitive to smells but has no clue that she has bad breath all the time because she doesn't brush her teeth properly. She also regularly forgets to put on deoderant which after sweating in a hot gym class, well you get my drift but she doesn't have a clue about her own smells. Do any of you adult Aspies out there believe this is something you finally outgrow or learn that it is just something you have to do to not get funny looks from people or have them talk about you. Or is it just my daughter? Just wondering. >  > Thanks, >  > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I don’t know why this is such a problem for so many of our kids. It is a huge problem for our 20 yo. He lives with his dad so is usually only here every other weekend. He seems to go thru phases where he complies fairly well and then phases where it is a battle. What seems to work best for when he is here is making him shower in the evening before we eat or go out to eat. My husband is a big guy with a deep and commanding voice – and doesn’t put up with any BS so Tyler for the most part responds fairly well to him. My husband also talks to him a lot about why he needs to shower, shave, wash hair, brush teeth – and does it in a kidding way which he also seems to respond to. Tyler’s dad continues to expect Tyler to do all this in the morning after he goes to work which of course Tyler doesn’t do.  I continue to gently suggest to my ex that I think he might be more successful if he had Tyler shower in the evening when he is home to “prompt†Tyler. Sigh. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Cachia Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 1:57 PM Subject: Re: ( ) Re: Hygiene we have the same problem with jason he 14 if we dont tell him to wont wash himself hygiene a bad problem. when they reach teenage yrs they get body odor and be on him about brushing his teeth or changing his clothes on the weekends hope at some point it gets \better From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> Subject: Re: ( ) Re: Hygiene Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 2:25 PM Here, I just refuse to go until he's clean to an acceptable standard. It can cause problems if you have to be somewhere. But we started it sooner rather than later and it only took once or twice before he got the hint that I meant business. If we wanted to go eat dinner, we'd all sit here waiting until my ds was clean enough to pass inspection. he really doesn't notice his own smells and he usually wants to please/not cause a problem. So he cooperates but we still have the problem where he comes down without his hair even wet or comes down after only two minutes in the bathroom. So we send him back. I will tell him in advance now, " We are going to the bowling alley tomorrow but only after you have showered and washed everything, hair too. " That way he knows it's coming as well. now I have put it on his daily schedule for school. But that has mixed results. Usually it just reminds me to remind him. lol. Ironically, this has never been a problem for our older ds (hfa). He was always so hyper sensitive to smell growing up and he always loved being in the tub, then the shower. He cleans every day without being reminded. I didn't know how hard it could be until my younger ds came along and didn't do the same thing. Roxanna " I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. " - Jefferson ( ) Hygiene > > Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 9:48 AM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I was just wondering if any of your Aspie kids have hygiene issues. It is so strange to me that my 15 year old dd is SO extremely sensitive to smells but has no clue that she has bad breath all the time because she doesn't brush her teeth properly. She also regularly forgets to put on deoderant which after sweating in a hot gym class, well you get my drift but she doesn't have a clue about her own smells. Do any of you adult Aspies out there believe this is something you finally outgrow or learn that it is just something you have to do to not get funny looks from people or have them talk about you. Or is it just my daughter? Just wondering. >  > Thanks, >  > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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