Hi DEE...
I've been reading your postings... i hope you don't mind if I pop in on the subject. I would seek a second opinion from a pedicatric doctor about the sensory processing idea. I have that same problem... my socks have to be lined up across my toes perfectly... i can feel if there is a hair inside my shirt... i can feel the tags if i don't clip them off... my shoes have to be tied with just the right tightness... my husband cannot touch my hair softly... i have to check the sheets in the bed to make sure there is not any hair that may have fallen off my head the night before . The sensation of what these things feel like is hard to explain... except its like when someone is tickling you and won't stop.... you can feel it all over your body and it hurts. And the strangest thing about it is that somedays it is more bothersome to me than other days. Which could be why somedays she is ok wearing the clothes and other days she doesn't want to. I did to my mom what Ashlea is doing to you. My mom did not know what to do but to take all of the tags off of everything. She also switched to detergent without perfumes and dyes. Turning the socks inside out helps alot because you can't feel the seem against the toes. But, because it has been ongoing since Ashlea was 10 months old i don't think it started as a power struggle, but over time maybe she has learned to make it one. She knows she has control over what she wears and how she feels. have you talked to her about what her clothes FEEL like when she doesn't want to wear them??? Tell her that you will do what she needs you to do to make them feel right to her. I'm glad the food thing has improved for you and her.... that is another thing... i won't eat many foods, not because of the taste, but because of the texture, and different textures can definately not mix! UGH... i'm making myself out to sound like a freak... but really i live a very productive and good life... I am married and have 3 children. My middle son shows some of these issues, but i just change the way his socks are sitting on his feet and then he's fine... i just have to make a few modifications. But like i said... see if it is a sensory issue. I don't know what the doctors will say to do about it. I don't take any medications because i would rather just deal with it than take drugs. Hopefully this will help to see it from an adult's point of view ~tara