Struggles and Solutions
I don’t remember when or how it started but it crept up over time and has become such a major part of our lives. Every single day we struggle with getting Forest dressed. His clothes hurt him, he says. Sometimes it’s a full on mini tantrum, other times it’s a few moments of upset and then he moves on. And then again and again for the next hour. Until he either gets used to his pants or shirt or we change them into something that bothers him less. He says the seams on his arms and inside his pant legs hurt him. His socks drove him crazy but we fixed that easily by turning them inside out. The same trick for pjs is a huge relief as well. But getting out of the house for tumbling class or to go to the store, getting him to wear a coat in 30 degree weather, it’s painful and exhausting.
So the other day I was searching online for clothes without seams for toddlers and came across softclothing.net where I not only learned that someone is in fact starting to make clothes without seams but that Forest may in fact have something called Tactile Defensiveness. I don’t want to be accused of diagnosing him via the internet so I’d much rather say more about it after we go to the doctor. I have an appointment on Wednesday afternoon with his pediatrician and if it is TD then we’ll be going to an Occupational Therapist (OT) for the actual evaluation and treatment.
Since mentioning the possibility publicly, I’ve had a few friends share with me stories about their children having TD of various magnitudes. Forest’s is extremely minor but it’s become disruptive to his life and our life as a family so I think it’s important to research our options. I’ll write more with each step and as always, share our experiences and my knowledge in case someone else is going through this same experience.
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