My 5 year old son has sensory processing disorder and he is very particular about what he wears. His pants can only be knit cotton, no stripes, pockets, drawstrings, screenprints, embroideries, etc. I found the perfect pants at Kohls in their Jumping Bean brand but they don't make them any more!
He is tall for his age, all of his pants that were size 4 boys are now like capris! We can get him into some basic sweat pants but we like these pants because they at least appear a little more dressy than sweat pants.
If anyone has ANY suggestions, please help. I feel like I've gone to every store and internet site!
Or, I have found great things, at Old Navy online... and they ALWAYS have great sales and discounts and free shipping.
My son is also a bit... sensory sensitive... and he is a TALL boy, 4 years old but often bigger than Kindergarten or 1st grade kids. He wears a size 5.
Or try E-bay.
Email me at ____@____.com. I make children's clothing (www.marahbelle.com). I just added boys clothing to my main shop. I can custom make things to his measurements in fabrics that are tolerable to him. I even handle seams differently in cases like this so that the aren't irritating to the child wearing the clothing. Depending on what you want, I can work with you on price, too.
My son has SPD but fortunately, we aren't struggling with clothing (yet). Try http://www.softclothing.net/ -- they have a good reputation.
Also, are you familiar with www.SPDfoundation.net? Our OT went to this year's conference in Seattle and came back with loads of exciting information. Next year's conference location is at the U of TX, Austin!
I am so sorry! My little 4 year old has spd too! As of Thur 2 days ago! its hard to take in. i do not have any answer for your question but i was wondering if you have found anyone that can do ot or pt on weekends?
thanks
Have you ever looked at Hanna Andersson (online)? They are pricey but have some nice, soft things.
My son is the same size but not as picky. I found some pants at Target with a windbreaker kind of fabric on the outside but a very soft cotton lining. The have a fake drawstring (you could remove it) and pockets but because of the lining the pockets are not against the skin and the seam isn't either. Also the Boxer Joe sweatpants are very soft and wear well but some have pockets. They are comfortable enough that my son sleeps in them.
I don't have a suggestion but I wanted to let you know that 'I get it'.
My son does not want any words or pictures on his clothing. Take a look around, most boy's clothing has words or pictures. Aaaah!
My son has SPD too, and I make a lot of his clothes. If you can't find anything acceptable, please feel free to message me, and I can sew some for you. Best of luck!
I am so proud of you for going the extra miles of effort for your child. He will be so blessed and grateful in years to come.
For our son who has the same thing we had to finally buy basic pants in the little girls section that were pull ons. It didn't matter as he did not know where they were from and with a guy shirt no real way to tell.
Good Luck and Thanks for doing such a great job.
I don't know much about sensory processing disorder, but have you looked at Hannah Anderson clothing? They are super soft, organic cotton. Sometimes costco has some of their clothes for cheaper too.
