Taking shoes/socks off-why?
Can anyone tell me why my child keeps taking his shoes and socks off alot in school.This has started recently and he has been treated forstrep with antibiotics recently.I have seen that his feet sweat so thatmay be the reason.if so is there any brand of socks that i can get forhim?
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Melina Binet said,
Wrote on December 4, 2006 @ 9:07 am
Did you use a yeast treatment with/after the antibiotic? Yeast canproduce seemingly odd behaviors and a lot of sensitivities.
Bethanie Milin said,
Wrote on December 6, 2006 @ 12:30 am
Three times I had this problem with my son. I believe the first timewas a sensory issue. He did not like the feeling of his feet beingconfined. This issue resolved itself over time after being on thediet just like many of his other sensory problems.
A year later he started it again. He also would cry when I would tryto put his shoes on. I checked out the shoes and discovered he hadoutgrown them. I got him new shoes and he stopped trying to takethem off.
Last year he started taking his shoes off again. The first thing Ithought was they were getting tight again but when checking, therewas plenty of room for his toes. I thought it was just another oneof those unexplainable autistic behaviors. A few days later, Inoticed a hole had worn through his socks. I looked at his ankle andnoticed he had a big callous on his ankle. I further inspected hisshoes and noticed the fabric had worn off in the back and plastic wassticking through. My son is non-verbal and the poor thing was inpain but couldn’t tell me. I bought him new shoes and he didn’t takethem off again.
Winfred Berno said,
Wrote on December 6, 2006 @ 4:35 am
It’s a sensory integration thing. Often it’s about a sense ofstability. My son is very tactile too and very creative. He lovesbeing barefoot. He isn’t taking his shoes off at school, but theminute he gets home they are off. He also can’t stand even a drop ofwater on his clothing, yet LOVES to be immersed in a warm tub (hewears a scuba mask - it’s hilarious).
We can see what they don’t like really easily. We can help our kidsadapt by providing alternatives that they are not equipped to figureout for themselves. Constriction can be the reason he doesn’t wantthem on. See if wearing lighter, bigger socks and shoes helps. Doeshe like sandals or slippers? When my son was in Montessori all thekids had indoor shoes or slippers. I don’t know why we don’t do thatin public school here in the US. It makes so much sense and is moresanitary. See if he can have a special set of shoes to wear at schoolthat are not considered a safety hazzard. Talk with the teachers. Myson needs his shoes to be at least a half size too big to feelcomfortable. He was wearing tennis socks for the longest time andthen one day he proclaimed “short socks are bad.” So, I had to go outand buy longer socks.
As with many of these behaviors, as you remove the food andenvironmental “triggers” and address the nutritional deficiencies,they will modify or disappear.