children,s development

[blondenana]

my 5 yr old granddaughter disrobes all the time my daughter takes her to school in a nightgown and gets her teacher to come help her. I take care of her after school and she will disrobe  and refuses to get dressed how do we stop this? We have tried taping her pants on letting her choose her underware, praises, awards and nothing works She is epileptic,ADHD,global learning disabilities and there is a question of autism. She has been tested in Boston and they say she doesn't meet cateria. Her behaviors are getting worse

[Nursessensible]

Try making it cold, seriously turn ac on.

[specialmom]

Hi there and welcome.  Oh goodness . . .   they drive her to school in her pj's?  

Well, this is one of those moments in which her parents need firm rules.  Obviously she can't go to school in her pj's!  

Now, I have a son with sensory integration disorder and often kids with spd have tactile issues.  This means that they are very sensitive to how things feel.  Material of clothes can be a challenge.  I found that my son like 'silky' things so I bought athletic pants made of that material and soft cotton t shirts and sweat shirts.  

Now when I say that boundaries/rules need to be in place--- here is what I mean.  My son had issues with shoes and socks.  Did NOT want to wear either.  At home, I let him go barefoot no matter the tie of year even though we are in a cold climate.  But I had a rule that he had to wear shoes and socks when we went somewhere.  And at someone's house, he could take off his shoes but had to leave his socks on.  It was simply a rule like any other rule that I enforced.  If he threw some kind of fit as sensory kids are prone to do, we left.  In the case of the nightgown, she has no choice but to wear clothes that you've picked beforehand and talked about her wearing---  getting her buy in the night before that she hast to dress for school.

By the way, sensory integration disorder is treated by occupational therapists and they do fantastic things---  REAL things to help our kids.  If you give me some more of your daughter's unique issues, maybe some will point in a particular direction that I can help you with.  OT"s do something called 'heavy work' and this made my son's sensory SO much better.  we also used a 'brushing' technique that the OT started us on that all but alleviated the tactile dysfunction.

lots of luck to you

[TheLightSeeker]

Hi blondenana.

It's a tough situation, however, her behaviors are not her biggest issues, however, they might be yours and your daughter's.
Did your daughter have a C-section perhaps? Just curious.

Your granddaughter's biggest issues, aside form the obvious, is everyone's lack of understanding.
She has her own justification for being that way and chances are that there are some organic causes, underlying her conditions and consequently her behaviors.
I have no idea what therapies & tests have been done, but I would suggest you look into:

1. DHA deficiency in connection to BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor)

2. 12 Component Gluten Intolerance Test (by Cyrex Labs)

3. Cyrex Array 4 tests for Gluten-Associated Cross-Reactive Foods and Foods Sensitivity.


Best wishes to all of you.
Niko