Letting DS (9) go naked at home?

[SolidGoldBrass]

So as not to drip-feed: we have started the assessment process for ASD, which I think he may have, and one of the factors is that he is 'socially immature.'

When it's hot, he likes to take his clothes off. I think that when he's in his own home, with no visitors, there's no reason why he shouldn't. I certainly don't want him to think that there's anything shameful about his body - I have explained to him that quite a few social taboos are a bit silly when you look at them logicaly, but the point of following them is to not make other people feel uncomfortable. Therefore you can be naked at home/in private, but not while running round the park.

my girls 9 and 7 mainly just wear knickers at pj time atm as it's so hot, I don't see an issue....

I prefer to be comfortable at home so if it's hot I will wear the bare minimum, and that may be nothing. However I tend to ensure there is a wrap or towel available for when I get a knock on the door. My Dcs and dh are similar, however if Dcs are with friends they tend to phone before opening the door :)

I have a child with ASD and no one dare come round unannounced. It would send him into crises. I also have one of those signs on the door so people don't knock. The window cleaner is quite happy to be paid through the crack the chain on leaves if DS is naked/ just in a nappy because I've explained it.

Have a 6ft 1 nigh on 16yr old this end who is in nothing else other than boxers once in from school and all weekend when in doors.

I've never thought any thing of it to be honest, no one bats an eyelid

Last weekend we got to Sunday lunchtime and realised that the DDs (6 & very nearly 8) hadn't had a stitch on since getting in the paddling pool at lunchtime the previous day. 24 hrs of nudity and we hadn't really even noticed. In that time we had sat down for three family meals. Really, as long as you're fine with it and he's comfortable then it shouldn't be an issue.

Rebecca2014 do you think that if your family had been more relaxed about nudity then you wouldn't have had such a strong negative reaction to a glimpse your brother's penis? I would hope to encourage my children to be totally unfazed by nudity while understanding the social norms and restrictions surrounding public nudity.
It seems, though, that you would actually want your children (or the OPS children at least) to be uncomfortable with nudity at home?