I'm needing help with hygiene and my 10 year old daughter. She also has OCD and is very triggered by soap. She will wash her hands but has stopped washing her hair. Her hair is noticeably dirty at this point. I've tried many things so the soap doesn't touch her skin (washing in the sink, wearing a cape and hair mask, rewards, etc ) but she goes into a full panic attack. She also only wears the same pair of shorts shirt everyday despite the frozen temperatures. She also can't brush her hair. Besides hygiene issues I'm worried at school people will think she's being neglected. She says it's not that she doesn't want to but she feels she can't do these things. It breaks her heart and mine every morning. I would love any advice on how to help her.

Posted by Deilia at 2025-03-15 16:25:24 UTC