Sensory advice and pooping
Hello! I apologize if this isn’t the correct place to be posting/asking these questions but I’m terrible with my phone and social media in general and I might forget to post this if I don’t post now 😅.
My daughter is 8 and verbal, however language is a major deficit for her so unfortunately we cannot communicate to solve the following questions.
- Her scalp/hair is a sensory nightmare for her. I was able to learn recently that the shower is too loud so that’s helpful information and I may try the foam earplugs for the shower. She told me she doesn’t want to have short hair so we are just slowly working on hair care. Brushing/washing/conditioning her hair is a big struggle though.
Side note: her ears are also sensitive to the touch…
Any advice here in general on how I can help her to be more comfortable would be greatly appreciated! She does really well with adjusting her life if it’s more comfortable for her body.
- I’m not sure if I’m observing this correctly or not, but it seems that she gets constipated when she’s stressed/tense. The constipation turns into agitation and aggression which becomes a cycle. On days like today (summer and I had to work) she was on her iPad all day and it seems like her body relaxed and she pooped so much. So my question is: am I observing this correctly? Or do am I seeing a pattern I want to see?
Any advice on pooping daily is welcomed too! We try to reduce stressors for all of us as much as possible, believe me!!! But life be stressful for everyone 😂
Thank you!!