How do the rest of you manage uniform shopping with a child with AS?

[MrsShrekTheThird]

We've bought DS1s new shoes today...heaven help me there's three weeks of holiday still to go, a special occasion before school goes back - but there's no fooling him cos "school shoes" are what we have actually bought. Therefore he assumes that holidays almost over and cue new term anxiety....just can't win!!! I didn't want to take him to the last week of holiday chaos! There's no avoiding the fact
that more uniform bits for him and two (NT) sibs needs to be bought...and can't leave him with other people every time it might occur!! . He needs to check that stuff meets his very fussy requirements too!

dramaqueen The ones in M & S have a mock fly no buttons and you can adjust the waist elastic on the inside

thank goodness for that coff33, I've just ordered some from there

When DS was about 4 he ran off while I was seeing to DS3, got through the curtain they had over the door to the stockroom and caused havoc. It took me years to get shoes for them more than one at a time after that. He's much better now, though.

Sphil, our Clarks does an appointment system this year for the first time. Worth ringing to see? Also, one of the independents does an SN evening fitting service once or twice in the summer holidays. Win win for all, they sell lots of overly expensive brand shoes and we can get shoes fitted with less pain.

I think morrisons also do elasticated (adjustable) no zip trousers at the moment 2 for £5.

Thanks Ellenjane - I'll ring to see. We live near Clarks Village so they should!

My DD is back at school. I let her pick more or less what she wanted on the net(unless ridiculous price), she made a list. and I just went and got it. I gave her a budget for each item

She isn't too bad with sensory, but hates buttons on cardis, luckily primark came to rescue.

I am still nearly bankrupt :)

My DD is back at school. I let her pick more or less what she wanted on the net(unless ridiculous price), she made a list. and I just went and got it. I gave her a budget for each item

She isn't too bad with sensory, but hates buttons on cardis, luckily primark came to rescue.

I am still nearly bankrupt :)

this is a timely thread. We went shoppping today for shoes - horrendous, ds2 running out of shop, running off, gave some random lady and her child the fingers (he got shouted out by her). Dd3 meanwhile trying on shoes for school - had to leave her with shop assistants who were brilliant, stand at the door where I could watch both of them. It was awful. Will never do it again. On line seems to be the way to go, thank god for a solution x

Did the measuring today and going back to do actual buying next week. Didnt mean to split it like this, but friends are getting us some money off vouchers from Clarks in a few days time. It worked well- I guess because the whole thing was much quicker.

However we pushed our luck by taking him to the bank, where he entertained the customers by blowing huge raspberries and then yelling ' BE QUIET! BE QUIET!' when I asked him to, yes, you've guessed it, be quiet.

Have bought some M&S trousers to try, and he seems not to mind, even though 2 weeks of holiday left will mail order more if they're the right size. It's more the "oh no I must be going to school soon" with him than actual behaviour whilst we're getting stuff : with the shoe buying he just came over as a stroppy spoilt brat but it's better than some of the alternatives he could manage

sphil - liking your idea. May not have been a "battle plan" as such but I may well be nicking it for next time!!

www.fledglings.org.uk are a brilliant organisation who have useful info on clothing and practical equipment for all children whatever their need.