putting on shoes and taking them off | ADHD Information
A few years back I bought one of every brand/style of sock target carries. The ones he would wear are the ones I bought more of and we haven't had a problem with socks since. I think the sock thing is one of the most common sensory issues with clothing, but it's relatively easy to deal with.
Diane- my son wore underwear for less than a year after potty training and has been "commando" ever since. I have learned to be careful who I mention this to, though. I've been told by several adults that they don't waer underwear either. Not something I needed to know. 
Does anyone have problems with their kids putting their shoes on in the morning and then wants to take them back off because the toes don't feel right on the socks. This can become a 20 minute cycle. She has to straighten her socks sometimes 3 times until it feels smooth in her shoes. ? Then has a fit if I say "Can Mommy help you with that". she gets really angry and ends up in an anger fit and I have to pop her on the butt. After I pop her on the butt she snaps out of it though. But I don't do it consistently enough. There is no middle ground with her sometimes. Is it maybe ME not being consistant enough. Should I take away something she really likes to do to get her to stop this stuff? Or is just her ADHD symptoms. It drives me crazy and I keep my cool as long as I can, but the more I keep cool and calm the angrier she gets at whatever she is doing. Like she gets upset, if what she is doing doesn't affect me the way she wants.
My DD hasn't worn socks since she was 2. We don't have the battle because she doesn't wear them. It is very possible it is a sensory disorder thing, and NOT caused by consitency.
Seamless socks are a godsend also, for times when socks are absolutely necessary.
[QUOTE=edbson]My DD hasn't worn socks since she was 2. We don't have the battle because she doesn't wear them. It is very possible it is a sensory disorder thing, and NOT caused by consitency.
Seamless socks are a godsend also, for times when socks are absolutely necessary.
[/QUOTE] Can I find those socks anywhere?The sock thing is a sensory issue. Me, it's the clthing tags. Look for seamless socks.ok thanks granny fannMaybe I should have her re evaluated? She is DS with ADHD.We have these, and they work well for sensory problems.
http://www.therawear.com/store/item/9300/SmartKnitKIDS-Seaml ess-Socks.html
another thing that helps seneory isseus with shoes and socks is to spend 5 minutes rugging her feet (hard) with a dry towel each morning before she puts her shoes/socks on. It sounds like a pain, but it works. We had this issue with my youngest and I did for a bout a year. She seesm fine now. She still prefers to be barefoot, but so do I
. We dont fight about it at all anymore though and I no longer desensitize with the towel rubbing. She refuses however to wear underwear. I had to give up on that fight, she won, she just doesnt wear it. Obviously no dresses, but she hates those too.Diane V39449.4500462963The shoes and socks are the first things off when my daughter gets home from school. She prefers not to wear socks but it is a requirement for school. I am constantly finding socks all over my house.
Once her shoes are for the DAY she is fine. It's in the morning and at her most irratable state that she gets aggrevated with the seams on the top of the socks. Most of the time, when she gets home I have to say, "hey honey get comfy and take off your shoes".
same here, she wore it for about a year, but since then refuses. She keeps asking WHY? I cant find a good reason, so I had to let her do it. For the most part, no one even knows soooooooooo, another instance of pciking the right battles................and I never thought about an adult sharing this, you're probably right, we should keep it quiet .[QUOTE=edbson]
We have these, and they work well for sensory problems.
http://www.therawear.com/store/item/9300/SmartKnitKIDS-Seaml ess-Socks.html
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thank you so much!!! I'm going to purchase some. I will try the rubbing of feet for 5 minutes.
My daughter has sensory and will not walk anywhere without sox and things have to fit just so with her. She is too lazy to tie her shoes and likes the cheap velcro ones and they have to be pulled tight. Sensory may be it. My son has a thing about wearing his shoes and socks and even takes them off at school(not appropriate) but the first thing he does when walking in the house is off with the shoes and socks. Another thing it could be ocd or anxiety related, but those seamless socks seem like a great answer. spamula39450.2673032407[QUOTE=Jillette]My daughter has sensory and will not walk anywhere without sox and things have to fit just so with her. She is too lazy to tie her shoes and likes the cheap velcro ones and they have to be pulled tight. Sensory may be it. [/QUOTE]
yes, when my daughter has the velcro shoes she would pull them over and over to her liking. And would get angry if she couldn't get it right. This morning, she didn't want to put on her hat, scarf and gloves. It was 28 degrees here in Florida this morning. It was hard, but I kept my cool.
Dealing with little people with sensory issues is very hard. Especially when you need to be somewhere in 20 mins. My child has sensory issues and socks are one of them. He likes only a particular kind, and if they aren't clean, WATCH OUT. I have resorted to letting him wear his socks from the day before to school. He also has sensory issues about clothing( can't wear a sweatshirt because they make him hot), he will only eat out a certain bowl , and the sheets on his bed, His pillow, pajamas. I can go and on. When he was about 12 months and wanted to wear the same shirt everyday, that should have been a clue for us that things weren't quite right. Just do the best you can and the seamless socks sound like a great idea.I go through this with my 5 year old... have been for about a year. We had to change socks a couple of times. Sport socks with seams are the culprit... they are too thick at the toe. We switched to Starter brand thin socks at first - then, I found some generic ones at Walmart that are sport socks without seams. They have to fit snug, so I buy a size smaller than I think he should wear so that they don't bunch up. I can't say I blame him though... I don't like my socks bunched up either.