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hi. i was wondering if anyone who has been through this could offer some advice. I have a daughter who is high functioning autistic who just turned 12 who now has had two periods and just cant cope. she completely understands what is going on but when it comes to things like changing her pad and showering she just cant do it. i will say to her go to the toilet but she says she doesn't have to go. So i will tell her to go and change her pad and she freaks out. she cant go to school when she has them because she cant change her pad. I have resorted to buying her dry nights because otherwise i would be washing 20 pairs of undies a day but she cant go out in them because you can see them under her clothing and it embarrass her. i would really appreciate any advice on this matter as i just dont know what to do. thanks
Posted on 08/19/09, 09:08 pm |
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Ya, I started at about that age too. I was kinda like ur daughter for a while. I didn't think it really mattered wether I changed or not. But I had to learn to cope. Fast. Kids are bullies. My mum sat me down and told me that I myself may not care if I smell funny or have a stain in my pants or whatever it was, but other sdo care. I am aspergers. I was not diagnosed at the time I started, but I did realize that even though I didn't mind, I needed to be sure others didn't avoid me just because of that. I am not sure if I have helped at all...
I would suggest sitting her down and explaining that this is something every girl goes through and that she can not go around for the rest of her life wearing those dry night things u mentioned. It may seem a bit harsh, but it worked for me. I was raised my mom being very to the point. I would tell ur daughter that either she will have to learn to change the pad, or she will have to wear the dry nights and be embarased. Its a fact of life. There is no way to get out of it so she has those two choices. And she will need to make a choice soon. Hopefully this would help. I am sorry if I seem frank or rude, but this is how MY MOM dealt with me when I started. 
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