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ASD daughter and poo issue

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nancyclancy123 · 14/07/2021 16:17

I have a dd aged 10 with ASD. Over the last 18 months or so she has been wiping her bum on everything, our clothes, towels, her clothes, the curtains whatever and it’s driving me crazy.
We have used social stories, spoken to her about it (her understanding is good) but she still does it every single day. She attends an Sen school and her class is very sensory based, so she gets a lot of sensory input.
She also hides whatever she’s used to.

She does have anxiety around having a poo anyway and this behaviour also coincides with a reluctance to wear clothes but I just feel I’m going round in circles.
At the weekend we visited some friends and she wiped her bum on their tea towel.

I’m at my wits end, any useful suggestions would be great. TIA

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Custardslice3 · 19/07/2021 08:05

Just wanted to reply to say I hear you on this - DS went through a spell of scratching with his fingers then wiping on the walls last year, and I felt so embarrassed that couldn't be sure he wouldn't do it if we were visiting people, plus it was horrible to have him do it in our home (which was ney decorated!). In the end I had to try and ignore it as it got worse if I made a big deal of it. It did stop after a few months. Now our issue is that he won't wipe at all (demand avoidant) and then sits on the carpets with a naked bum etc. Gross.

Sorry I don't have any specific experience to offer advice from. My only thought was that she seems to be preferring to wipe on fabric items - maybe if you permitted that but provided special cloths she could use and a bin to put them in after (like cheeky wipes, or just some old towels cut up etc) so you can wash them, would she go for that?

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