Grappling with personal hygiene | Rebecca Huseyin

Mark talks to the tremendous Rebecca Huseyin, who is a blogger, trainer, neurodiversity advocate and Mum of a neurodifferent son (13, diagnosed autistic with a PDA profile and suspected ADHD). They swap tales of the ludicrous lengths they go to when trying to navigate personal hygiene tasks, such as cleaning hands, wiping faces, brushing teeth, having baths, cutting fingernails and wiping bums.

There are some hilarious anecdotes of the lengths to which Mark and Rebecca go to encourage their kids to engage in hygiene tasks - from fake drowning them in the bath, cleaning their teeth like a Victorian ghost and introducing the concept of "special dry".

LINKS TO STUFF WE MENTION IN THIS EPISODE:

The Lighter Side of PDA Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/LighterPDA/

Rebecca Huseyin blog (A Boy Less Ordinary) - https://aboylessordinary.com/

SENDIASS - (Google for your local county SENDIASS details)

PDA Society - https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/

Proprioception and Interoception: https://www.autismspeaks.org/sensory-issues

Oranurse unflavoured toothpaste - https://oranurse.co.uk/unflavoured-toothpaste/

Little teeth toothpaste - https://www.aquafresh.com/en-gb/our-products/kids-oral-care/little-teeth-toothpaste/

Big teeth toothpaste - https://www.aquafresh.com/en-gb/our-products/kids-oral-care/big-teeth-toothpaste/

The Prism Cat - https://linktr.ee/KyraChambers  

Tesco Mobile Sensory Box - https://bettersociety.net/tesco-mobile-sensory-box.php

Insanity Arcade, Poole - https://www.insanityarcade.com/home

 

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