Buying and wearing clothing is a huge source of stress in the autism community. It's more than wanting to wear clothes that feel good - trying to force an autistic person with sensory issues to wear triggering clothing feels about as painful as stepping on a tac with your bare feet.
Buying and wearing clothing is a huge source of stress in the autism community. It's more than wanting to wear clothes that feel good - trying to force an autistic person with sensory issues to wear triggering clothing feels about as painful as stepping on a tac with your bare feet.
In this episode, I talk about these struggles with clothing, what that looks like for me, and a few solutions I've found to help ease the struggles.