Clothes phobia. Aaargh!! Will she grow out of it eventually

[Mummyella]

DD2 is 4 now and at school, but since she was about a year old she has HATED clothes. I know this is quite usual but with her it is beyond a joke.

She often walks around all day holding her clothes away from her body. I have totally lost the battle to get her to wear socks and knickers. She will never wear more than one layer on any part of her body except a vest top and a coat with a shiny (slippery) lining which she wears 'off the shoulder' and without buttons done up .

She has NO understanding of the concept of cold. She sleeps in the nude with no covers. Yesterday in the car I was a bit chilly (with my normal January clothes and coat) and turned round to find she had wriggled out of her top, opened the window and was basking in the icy gale as we went along the motorway.

Will she grow out of this?

she doesnt need to have autistic tendencies to have some of the sensory problems,
I have two autistic sons, and i notice loads of the sensory problems in myself, although im not in the slightest bit autistic.
Im ok with clothes, but certain fabrics i just cant wear, and theres a lot of noises i cant deal with etc. Its quite possible she has a sensory problem

I have a Dd who has ASD, she has many sensory issues. She wont wear anything with buttons or that isnt stretchy. Luckily leggings are easily available and she has 3 long sleeved t shirts that she will wear at weekends and in the hols.
Also boden do skirts with jogger type waist bands, i buy them off ebay.

School is ok because next make pull on cotton school trousers and she wears a polo shirt with the buttons undone and sweatshirt.

We have wasted a lot of clothes over the years but are ok now so long as i stick to her rules.

I hope you manage to find something that she can tolerate soon and that you can get some advice.

Good luck.

Sorry, meant to say that i am not suggesting that your Dd has ASD, just that mine has and she also has sensory issues.

Ineedalife thanks for the advice,its funny but with my child she will only wear leggings and a long sleeved top,it does take a lot of time to settle on which ones,usual dressing time at mo is an hour and a half!She will then occasionally put on a skirt too thats elasticated.She isnt at school yet but starts in september so we want to crack this before then really.Knowone will listen to me at mo,even just had the doctor tell me she s spoilt and its for attention,i have been told not to pander to her and she gave her a right telling off!I really dont know what to do!She has always had little quirky ways,affraid of all loud noises esp bikes and screams when they go past then cries!She has a few ocd type tendancies aswell which we just put down to being her,she however is thriving as the doctor says and seems fine so off i went!!!!!! I feel like screaming!!!!!!!!Looking on here does make me feel better though as i feel less alone with this,none of my friends understand and even they have suggested i take Holly shopping and get her a new dress!Er...no! Thanks for the help! ;0)

Help someone!!!Its got so bad now im house bound with her!I have the health visitor coming tomorrow as my daughter will now only wear pyjamas.Yesturday we took her in the car to visit my sister in law so that was fine,she had to have her boots off in car and when we got there but we managed.Today she wont have boots on.They tickle tucked in and then if out they got dirty so screamed the place down.Now she wont leave the house.She did attempt to dress twice,tried stuff on,ripped it straight off again saying she cant and shes just gunna have to put pjs back on....which she did!Now laying on sofa watching tv!We cannot get her out anywhere and its a lovely day,im at the end of my teather,everyone on facebook is saying just take her out in her pjs but how can i?They are too long for at the park even if i did ignore the funny looks and comments.She cant go bare feet at a play park and as for walking to nursery tuesday i have no ideas!!!!!People keep saying its behavioural but surely not?Am i too soft?is this my fault? ;0(

Hi I know I am late in joining this thread but I've just googled about my child's clothing phobia and seen this. My son is 8 yrs. old and started showing significant issues with clothing in yr. 1, as a toddler it was almost accepted that clothes didn't feel good on, but he has been in his pyjama's at school and home now for 5 months, or naked at home, we have finally got a referral for some CB Therapy to help as he describes feeling his body swell up when he wears something he doesn't like, and there is a definitely correlation with his stress/worry and how things feel, but my biggest frustration is being understood to get help, the assessing clinician first tried to dismiss it as a fabric allergy when he described the feeling of swelling, when I repeatedly told him it was a panic attack he was experiencing and after our perseverance, tears and desperation, we have some help coming our way.

He is about to go into year 4 and although his school has been relaxed about his clothing, they are finally realising that it is more of an issue than they first thought and something needs to be done before secondary school.