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Land's End does have jeans with elastic in the back. Those would be more confortable. They also have the climber boys pants that are jean material and have a full elastic waist.

Boys' Open Bottom Climber Pants from Lands' End

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Some of the cargo pants are softer than jeans. My now 20 year old son was the same way about sweat pants and shorts. He will wear cargo pants if they're made out of relatively soft material. He still won't touch jeans. But he actually likes all the pockets in cargo pants. And the pockets button closed, so he's less likely to lose stuff that he puts in the pockets. The first time I went shopping for cargo pants, I took him with me, and we rubbed each pair of pants on his cheek (no, I am not kidding) to test for softness. Go somewhere where he won't meet anyone he knows. Then you'll get a feel for what he can stand, and you can do the shopping from then on.LizOn May 1, 2008, at 10:03 AM, chitwn923 wrote:My 10 year old Aspie will only wear sweat pants or shorts with alastic waist - does anyone have any idea on how I can get him to at least try on jeans?He has 2 more years before Middle School and I want to help him "fit-in" (I hate those words)better. All the boys are wearing jeans or cargo pants/shorts. The summer won't be so bad - I bought him all Old Navy (very soft tee-shirts & shorts (no tags)). But fall & winter he will be in 5th grade and kids notice that stff, clic's are formed. Oh what to do - leave him alone or try to push??Note: He could care less what others think - but he wants friends so badly!

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> Land's End does have jeans with elastic in the back. Those would be

more

> confortable. They also have the climber boys pants that are jean

material and

> have a full elastic waist.

Also, has your son had an OT eval? You might want to make sure he

isn't having some significant coordination or sensory integration

issues causing him to avoid zippers and buttons.

Ruth

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Thank you Ruth - I never thought about the zipper issue! I will look

into that - I know he used to wear jeans until about 3-4 and then it

was only sweats - I bought him some last year (he told me he would let

me buy him jeans when he was 9 - LOL)but he said that they hurt- so I

was just thinking sensory and can't find any place that has " soft "

jeans. Do they exist?

> >

> > Land's End does have jeans with elastic in the back. Those would be

> more

> > confortable. They also have the climber boys pants that are jean

> material and

> > have a full elastic waist.

>

> Also, has your son had an OT eval? You might want to make sure he

> isn't having some significant coordination or sensory integration

> issues causing him to avoid zippers and buttons.

>

> Ruth

>

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Thank you for this link - I knew about Lands End clothes but forgot

to even look there.

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> Land's End does have jeans with elastic in the back. Those would

be more

> confortable. They also have the climber boys pants that are jean

material and

> have a full elastic waist.

>

>

> _Boys' Open Bottom Climber Pants from Lands' End_

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Thank you Liz - how did you know I can't shop anywhere his " friends "

might be?? LOL!! I will take him and let him help me feel them. We

have another issue of he is a husky boy - small waist and legs -

large chest & belly - so pants are difficult because he needs them to

sit under his belly and I can see where the jeans might be a problem.

>

> > My 10 year old Aspie will only wear sweat pants or shorts with

alastic

> > waist - does anyone have any idea on how I can get him to at

least try

> > on jeans?

> >

> > He has 2 more years before Middle School and I want to help

him " fit-

> > in " (I hate those words)better. All the boys are wearing jeans or

> > cargo pants/shorts. The summer won't be so bad - I bought him all

Old

> > Navy (very soft tee-shirts & shorts (no tags)). But fall & winter

he

> > will be in 5th grade and kids notice that stff, clic's are

formed. Oh

> > what to do - leave him alone or try to push??

> >

> > Note: He could care less what others think - but he wants friends

so

> > badly!

> >

>

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Oh, do I hear you. We spent last Saturday

most of the morning, our son trying on jeans. Over 14 tries to try to get a

pair to fit, he is in 3rd, and he is in between boys and mens. After

all that, I have seen him wear one pair and he is still wearing the sloppy

sweat pants. All I know is in the past, it bothers him if I comment on what he

is wearing, unless I spot breakfast on them, and when I do laundry, I make

things disappear. Thankfully the warmer weather is here.

Regina

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>

> On May 1, 2008, at 10:03 AM, chitwn923 wrote:

>

> > My 10 year old Aspie will only wear sweat pants or shorts with alastic

> > waist - does anyone have any idea on how I can get him to at least try

> > on jeans?

>

Try Land's End jeans--they have elastic waist bands. Won't work if he's a

slim, though.

They only come in regular and husky sizes. They come in a couple of colors,

too, besides

denim. Available at some Sears stores. Ok, they are a little pricier than I

would usually

spend--$25 a shot. But my kid lives in them. Honestly, he has 4 pairs of denim,

one blue,

one khaki and one olive. They come in shorts, too, with elastic waist. That's

my sixth

grader.

My eighth grader will relent and wear jeans if there is nothing else clean. But

his favs are

sweats, too. Mostly I've gotten him to wear not the fleece with elastic ankle

cuffs. He has

more " stylish " types without elastic at the ankles, with stripes down the side.

Today it was

black with grey stripes. It's hard to find things that fit him around the waist

but are long

enough. I am so glad it's shorts season again. He's 14, but weighs around 75

pounds.

He's a size 14 in length, but about a 10/12S in the waist.

Around here, although we do live in an affluent area (not our particular housing

development LOL), most kids really don't dress up. They wear jeans and

basketball shorts

or sweats, too. I think their t-shirts probably cost more than my kids'

t-shirts, though. I

personally can't tell the difference. Stripes is stripes.

Jackie

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Hi Jackie, My son wanted so much to be cool and wear jeans but they felt too awful on his skin. He's still into soft material with elastic waist and he's 16. Jody "Be the change you want to see in the world" Gandhi Re: ( ) Question about comfort...

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> On May 1, 2008, at 10:03 AM, chitwn923 wrote:

>

> > My 10 year old Aspie will only wear sweat pants or shorts with alastic

> > waist - does anyone have any idea on how I can get him to at least try

> > on jeans?

>

Try Land's End jeans--they have elastic waist bands. Won't work if he's a slim, though.

They only come in regular and husky sizes. They come in a couple of colors, too, besides

denim. Available at some Sears stores. Ok, they are a little pricier than I would usually

spend--$25 a shot. But my kid lives in them. Honestly, he has 4 pairs of denim, one blue,

one khaki and one olive. They come in shorts, too, with elastic waist. That's my sixth

grader.

My eighth grader will relent and wear jeans if there is nothing else clean. But his favs are

sweats, too. Mostly I've gotten him to wear not the fleece with elastic ankle cuffs. He has

more "stylish" types without elastic at the ankles, with stripes down the side. Today it was

black with grey stripes. It's hard to find things that fit him around the waist but are long

enough. I am so glad it's shorts season again. He's 14, but weighs around 75 pounds.

He's a size 14 in length, but about a 10/12S in the waist.

Around here, although we do live in an affluent area (not our particular housing

development LOL), most kids really don't dress up. They wear jeans and basketball shorts

or sweats, too. I think their t-shirts probably cost more than my kids' t-shirts, though. I

personally can't tell the difference. Stripes is stripes.

Jackie

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used jeans are generally softer than brand new ones. I used to buy my dd jeans at Salvation Army. Also I know many boys that wear jeans that are pull on. no zipper or buttons to worry about. I am not sure where they buy them though.chitwn923 <chitwn923@...> wrote: Thank you Ruth - I never thought about the zipper issue! I will look into that - I know he used to wear jeans until about 3-4 and then it was only sweats - I bought him some last year (he told me he would let me buy him jeans when he was 9 -

LOL)but he said that they hurt- so I was just thinking sensory and can't find any place that has "soft" jeans. Do they exist?> >> > Land's End does have jeans with elastic in the back. Those would be> more > > confortable. They also have the climber boys pants that are jean> material and > > have a full elastic waist.> > Also, has your son had an OT eval? You might want to make sure he> isn't having some significant coordination or sensory integration> issues causing him to avoid zippers and buttons.> > Ruth>

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Does he like to collect and or carry things? My son loves ROCKS! If so, try getting him to want relax fit cargo pants etc. point out the advantages of pockets and loops?.. good luck!Colleen

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If he wants friends badly, then I would use that to encourage him to try wearing jeans by letting him know that friends usually dress similar to each other. I hate the idea of encouraging kids to be cliquish, lol. But the truth is that this is how they express themselves in groups. (My dd just finished with the "goth" phase, heaven help us. lol)

My 2 boys with hfa have always had the same problem wearing jeans. My oldest is now 19 yo. I don't know how it changed for him but in 8th grade, he suddenly wanted to wear jeans and now he wears jeans all the time ever since. I think it wasn't until then that he even noticed the people around him really. I just remember he said one day, "I need a pair of jeans" and I almost fainted. Of course, I rushed out and we got him a pair asap. And it stuck from then on. He never told me what caused him to change.

My 11 yo does not wear anything jeans.

One thing I remember we did with my older one is buy him elastic waist pants as an alternative option from the sweats. You can also find them in jean fabric (denim) so it looks just like a pair of jeans. We found his size over at Lands End - he was short and chubby in middle school. Anyway, Lands end used to have a nice collection of elastic waist for older boys. Sometimes we would luck out and I'd find some at Walmart or Kmart.

Anyway, wearing elastic waste pants might be a good "bridge" between sweats and jeans. ?

RoxannaAutism Happens

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My 10 year old Aspie will only wear sweat pants or shorts with alastic waist - does anyone have any idea on how I can get him to at least try on jeans?He has 2 more years before Middle School and I want to help him "fit-in" (I hate those words)better. All the boys are wearing jeans or cargo pants/shorts. The summer won't be so bad - I bought him all Old Navy (very soft tee-shirts & shorts (no tags)). But fall & winter he will be in 5th grade and kids notice that stff, clic's are formed. Oh what to do - leave him alone or try to push??Note: He could care less what others think - but he wants friends so badly!

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> Anyway, wearing elastic waste pants might be a good " bridge " between sweats

and

jeans. ?

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I forgot to mention that my son who wears the Land's End jeans/pants (those

climber and

cargo pants that someone gave a link to are exactly the ones) wears long striped

t-shirts,

usually also from Sears. He has a tummy, thanks to Abilify and Seroquel, which

he is no

longer on. The right sized shirt covers that nicely, and covers the fact that

he's wearing an

elastic waist band. LOL He never wears shirts that button down, even henleys.

He also

does not like polo shirts. Still, there are some days I wish I was as

well-coordinated as he

was.

My 14 year old, the one in sweats, has a collection of geek t-shirts that sort

of coordinate

color-wise with his sweats and shorts. But that's him, and he's proud of the way

he is. He

has " Obey gravity, it's the law. " Dice with " choose your weapon " (role-playing

game), " 42/

Have Towel will travel " (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), and what else...I

don't

remember. He doesn't do buttons or collars, either. Although he will relent and

wear a

henley every once in a while.

I just had to shop today for nice clothes for my 14 year old since he is getting

confirmed

on Sunday. I bought a collection since I wasn't sure what would actually fit. I

got 12S and

14S pants. He hasn't tried them on yet. I am a little concerned he will be

swimming in the

14s but the 12s will be too short.

Jackie