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[quote=Anonymous]Hopefully this post makes sense. I'll give a real world example from tonight. Five year old ds hates hair wash night due to sensory issues and severe anxiety. Normally he can do it and has been doing it on his own for the past six months or so. For some reason he had a complete meltdown tonight, screaming crying dry heaving in the shower. He has a communication delay so it's really hard to understand what he's upset or anxious about and when I suggest possibilities he says "yes"
so I never really know if that's actually it or he's just going along with what I say.

I try so hard an environment where he feels safe to feel his feelings and doesn't feel judged for them or only lovable when he's easy. At the same time I know that accommodating the anxiety is the wrong move and giving in only worsens it. So what do I do here? Let him get out of washing his hair? Or force him to do it even though it's clearly causing a lot of anguish? I feel like no matter what choice I make it's the wrong one. [/quote]

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