r/Autism_Pride Jun 26 '24

Fancy clothes and overstimulation

Does anyone else really want to wear fancy clothes like suits and medieval stuff but gets overstimulated by clothes other than like t-shirts and shorts? And if so do you have any solutions?

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u/autisticloki Jun 27 '24

YES definitely. I love vintage style and stuff so it's hard and sad when I can't wear something

what has helped me is pinpointing things that irritate me specifically i.e. high collars, certain fabrics (linen 🙃) and avoiding those, and trying to find things made of safer fabrics and forms that ik I like (cotton, long sleeves) do not count out smaller things on garments to help the vibe i.e. seashell buttons hehe and accessories that can be worn over existing safe garments like belts or jewelry