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Recent content by Sarahmom

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    10 Year Old Aspie Son is Freaked out by Makeup (Update)

    Lol, I might just have to try that.
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    10 Year Old Aspie Son is Freaked out by Makeup (Update)

    Hey guys, I got some good advice on the last thread and decided to talk to my son about his issue with makeup again. I asked him to draw some pictures of how he sees people wearing makeup, and unsurprisingly the pictures he drew looked more like monsters than people. He said that red lips looked...
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    10 Year Old Aspie Son is Freaked out by Makeup

    I tried explaining this to him. The problem is that he is physically afraid of the way makeup looks. It scares him for some reason.
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    10 Year Old Aspie Son is Freaked out by Makeup

    That's a good idea! My son loves to draw. Maybe this will help me understand him more.
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    10 Year Old Aspie Son is Freaked out by Makeup

    I understand what you're saying but my son still has to interact with people who wear makeup. I'm afraid this won't go away any time soon.
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    10 Year Old Aspie Son is Freaked out by Makeup

    Not sure where else to post this correct me if I'm wrong. My son is ten years old and in fourth grade. He has high functioning aspergers and tends to get upset easily at seemingly random things. One thing that makes him particularly unnerved is people wearing makeup. I used to wear a full face...
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