Dressing Battles: Is Your Child Genuinely Uncomfortable, or Just Being Picky?
Does getting dressed feel like a daily battle with your child? It might not be pickiness—it could be tactile defensiveness. Children with tactile hypersensitivity have overly active skin receptors, making soft cotton feel like fibreglass and clothing tags feel like pinpricks. This occupational therapist-authored article helps you identify signs of tactile sensitivity, including aversions to certain textures, agitation during self-care, and extreme food texture preferences. Di
