{"id":18770,"date":"2020-07-23T14:12:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18770"},"modified":"2020-07-23T14:12:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:12:54","slug":"does-your-child-hate-wearing-a-school-uniform-this-could-be-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/07\/does-your-child-hate-wearing-a-school-uniform-this-could-be-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Child Hate Wearing A School Uniform? This Could Be The Answer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Arguments for and against wearing school uniforms have raged since time immemorial. From \u2018reducing peer pressure\u2019 and \u2018improving focus\u2019 to \u2018stifling individuality\u2019 and \u2018unaffordable cost for parents\u2019, there\u2019s no doubt that there are both pros and cons for uniforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), however, the list of \u2018cons\u2019 is never-ending. That\u2019s because, in addition to the usual gripes that children may have with wearing school uniforms, children with ASD have their own specialised, individual issues with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meta Auden, founder of Spectra Sensory Clothing<\/a> explained: \u201cIf you\u2019re a parent of a child with ASD, you\u2019ll be only too aware of how many problems your child can experience with regard to clothing, let alone the additional problems posed by having to<\/em> wear a school uniform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour child may, for example, have a sensitivity to certain materials and labels. School uniforms may throw up a raft of extra problems, such as washing labels, itchy materials and seams. We recently heard of one child, who repeatedly developed a patch on her neck, which seemed to arise from wearing her school polo shirt. She has now become so sensitive to even the sight of the polo shirt that she is refusing to go to school<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerhaps you have a child, who only wants to wear jogging pants and T-shirts? How do<\/em> you persuade them to wear a shirt and more \u2018formal\u2019 trousers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOr maybe your child isn\u2019t toilet trained when they first start school? Then you\u2019re faced with the dilemma of how to fit nappies under traditional school trousers: trousers which, as you know, he won\u2019t tolerate in the slightest anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Meta, the same goes for if you have a daughter, who refuses to wear the regulation skirt. How do you circumvent this issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer to many of the problems created by school uniforms can lie in a sensory clothing range, which also offers school uniform items: items which look<\/em> like traditional uniforms, but have the added advantage of providing the most comfort and least sensory irritation to your child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These items contain special features, which may be the answer to your prayers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n