Musings of An Aspie:
One Women’s Thoughts About Life On The Spectrum, is an amazing resources to
understanding autism. In today’s post I am going to summarize this women’s
suggesting of helping girls with autism go through puberty.
1.
Talk to your daughter about hygiene, explaining
where body odor comes from and why. Talk about sensory issues by asking
questions surrounding products such as deodorant, and tampons and bras. It may
be that something like deodorant smells to strong or feels stick, but it can be
awkward for a child to bring these things up.
2.
Talk about social skills, including was people
express interest in each other (both verbally and nonverbally). Talk about how
to say no. Explain flirting. Explain space and boundaries. And talk about the different
types of touch. Continue this conversation through high school.
3.
Understand and help your daughter understand
that hormones are changing and this can seriously throw things out of whack.
The author explains that she never had a full-on meltdown until puberty.
4.
Let your daughter know she can ask you about
anything, no matter how silly, strange, uncomfortable or obvious. Perhaps give
her the option of writing her questions to you, even if she is normally verbal,
this can help and give her something to keep and re-read.
No question that puberty is a
confusing and difficult stage for nearly everyone. I was interested in learning
some of the things that teens with autism may experience in addition to the
normal challenges of change.
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