Autism / Autism Spectrum Support Group
Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder which manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. Although the specific etiology of autism is unknown, many researchers suspect that autism results from genetically mediated vulnerabilities to environmental triggers.
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
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.