{"id":786,"date":"2024-02-28T10:44:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T10:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appliedabcstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=786"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:20:52","slug":"life-after-aba-therapy-supporting-children-with-autism-into-adulthood-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appliedabc.com\/es\/life-after-aba-therapy-supporting-children-with-autism-into-adulthood-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways To Teach Personal Hygiene To Your Child With ASD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Personal hygiene is a very important thing to learn at a young age. Not only does personal hygiene allow individuals to prevent personal health issues, but it is also important for socializing and maintaining relationships.<\/p>\n

Maintaining personal hygiene is part of basic daily activities for most people. It helps create a sense of consistency and routine, which are two vital factors that individuals with autism spectrum disorder focus on. In this blog, we will review five ways to teach your child with autism spectrum disorder how to maintain their personal hygiene effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Use Visual Aide<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

People with autism spectrum disorder are often visual learners and thinkers. They are more likely to thoroughly understand and benefit from seeing ideas and concepts displa<\/p>\n

yed to them rather than receiving a verbal or written explanation.<\/p>\n

This concept was proven in a 2005<\/a> study from the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, where children who were shown images displaying techniques for tooth br<\/p>\n

ushing and oral hygiene had with less plaque buildup after 18 weeks than they had prior. This concept of visualized education can of course be adapted to other examples of personal hygiene, such as hand washing and bathing. Such visualized learning can make it easier for your child to develop a daily hygiene routine.<\/p>\n

Someone writing a checklist in a notebook.<\/p>\n

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2. Create a Set Routine<\/h2>\n

Children with autism spectrum disorder heavily rely on set routines. Due to having \u201crestricted interests with repetitive stereotyped patterns of behavior<\/a>,\u201d individuals with autism thrive on order and uniformity.<\/p>\n

By creating a designated order of tasks, a child with ASD will be more likely to maintain personal hygiene daily in an enthusiastic and positive way. This concept can be carried beyond personal hygiene and into other forms of daily activities, such as preparation for school, meal preparation, room organization, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

3. Inform Your Child About Bacteria<\/h2>\n

By showering, washing our hands, and managing other hygiene-related tasks, we can reduce the risks of contracting illnesses and diseases.<\/p>\n

This is especially important for children with autism, as \u201cseveral lines of research have shown abnormalities in the immune response in autism<\/a>, including a skewed generation of antibodies, cytokines, and immune cells.\u201d<\/p>\n

Therefore, teaching your child about how illnesses and diseases spread is essential. Educating your child on this subject will make them more likely to understand the importance of personal hygiene, increase the odds that they adopt better hygiene habits, and create a well-regulated routine.<\/p>\n

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4. Use Sensory-Friendly Products<\/h2>\n

Autism spectrum disorder is often characterized by aversions or preferences to different sensory sensitivities. Such factors include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n

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