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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is she medicated or in therapy for the anxiety? My kid has much more mild sensory issues but during a period of intense stress (getting kicked out of school) started having significant sensory issues around certain items of clothing that were previously fine. After getting things back under conger sensory issues returned to her baseline. Just mentioning since you said this is worse than in the past. My kid exclusively wears leggings to this day. Good luck I know this is hard.[/quote]

Oh god, you said you treat it and she’s in therapy. Sorry I am so annoying. Does therapist have any ideas? Does she have any special interests you can tie to clothing (my kid liked space and was very motivated to wear space themed clothing during our rough period)[/quote]

Ha it’s ok. I do think it is aggravated by anxiety, but it’s ongoing now so I think we are now in the territory of “life is getting harder” as friendships and what not become more challenging. She also has a lot of anxiety about learning (for example she told us this whole story about how she is behind in school, which turns out to have no merit. Our therapist says to remove ourselves from the equation and have her figure it out herself - that she is using our presence, even while yelling at us, as a coping mechanism. How old is your kid still wearing leggings? I think I need to take her to athleta kids or something and commit to full athleisure. It’s so hard to keep buying clothes only to have her struggle this much. She has allllllll the brands.

Tonight we are going to check in after this mornings dust has settled, try and co own a path forward. I think I might try an immediate prize for dressing in her room independently, even if she screams and it takes 40 minutes. From there maybe she can also get beads (our current currency) that get harder and harder to get over time (eventually at get dressed without screaming). I will ask if she wants to lay out outfits, she doesn’t care about clothes much so I’ll be curious to see if she feels accomplished doing that or if it’s the same as her picking each day. Maybe it will take the pressure off?

Thanks again, lots of good ideas in here and I hope it helps the pp in a similar boat [/quote]

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