Autism AND Clothing/Personal Style| Purple Ella

Who was teased terribly as a teen for not understanding basic fashion? I wanted to wear weird clothes that I liked and I paid a heavy price.

Bras were sent from Hades to torture us.

I basically want to wear clothes that feel like pyjamas all the time.

I feel like for the first time in my life I finally understand my wardrobe issues and why I don't wear 80% of the clothes I buy. Thanks!

i have a melt down almost daily about getting dressed

Problems I have with clothing (that I feel is affected by autism): (1) Sensory Issues, (2) Confusion regarding activity/weather, (3) Social confusion (always feeling over-dressed, under-dressed or cross-dressed), (4) aesthetics confusion (how to pair shapes and colors and what is fashionable or flattering.

Heres my tip for peeps like me who can take forever making clothing choices but like doing outfits: when putting laundry away set up outfits on hangers complete with top/bottom combos, scarves, belts or jewlery so that you can just take them out and put them on in the morning. It makes laundry on a weekend more fun and reduces the spoons used on busy days! (Also fuck ankle socks to heck)

My thing is shoes. I can’t stand uncomfortable shoes. I remember while shopping in jr high I wanted a pair of ergonomic comfort shoes and my friends told me those were for senior citizens 😅

I chose to only wear dresses, because sizing isn't as cumbersome. Also one dress and you are properly put together. I always thought, I have no issue with socks. Now I understand, I am very particular with them.

Ive only just started putting 2 + 2 together about autism, I was misdiagnosed woth bipolar but it never fit and the meds made me worse. When I started wearing very stretchy and relaxed waist maternity jeans during my pregnancy I finally found something other than leggings or no pants that I could handle. I still wear them now 5 months after and don't plan to change. I just make sure to remove the internal labels as labels are an issue for me. I mainly wear black, green and red in specific materials and everything has to either stand alone or be interchangeable or I get overwhelmed. Layers, lots of layers as I'm never the right temperature! Certain sounds really set me off and my baby girl's fingernails scraping on things like fabric as she explores her playmats, toys and pram cause me serious issues. Her high pitched cries can cause me a melt down and even shaking and vomiting. Since she's a refluxer the first few months were constant screaming until we got the right meds. Parenting with sensory issues is extra hard.

I like to wear 19th Century clothes. I learned a long time ago it is impossible to conform with the kind of exactitude demanded to escape criticism and there is no point in paying attention to style expected.

My mother has issues with tags and socks. I have no problem with the socks once I buy a certain type and I remove some tags not all. My mom is not diagnosed on the autism spectrum, I’m on the autism spectrum. I think my mom might just have sensory processing disorder.

I feel like you just described me exactly. I've never understood why nobody else has the same problems with clothing that I do. I can't wear jeans, I can't wear bras, I can't wear tight clothing, and bad socks are the BANE of my existence. Your videos have made me feel less alone and I think I'm going to try and see a doctor about this. THANK YOU!

The main color of my wardrobe is black, I hate wearing pants of any kind and I’ll only wear them if actually have to. I wear mainly shorts/skirts/dresses with stockings of many kinds and I always wear the same kind of combinations. I do like fashion and subculture , many people tell me I’m stylish but it wasn’t always like this, before the hipster explosion people just called me weird. Something I really dislike is formal clothing and when I worked in an office, I used to wear a lot of pant suits with band/pop culture shirts underneath and dresses with vans shoes, I also dyed my hair pink so I would always have this edgy element on and I could still feel like myself.

I haven't worn a proper bra for 8 years - even with a larger chest. The restriction and discomfort just isn't worth it.

I hated bras growing up so I pretty much wore all sports bras till I was in my early 20s. I wear regular bras now but need to get wireless. Sometimes wear bralettes.I dont like tags, I like it when I find t shirts with the tag info printed on instead. I didnt realize socks were in issue for so many autistics. I've never had issues with them.

I find that my focus on aesthetics is part of my masking to fit in. If I can look like everyone else maybe they'll give me a chance.

Yes please, more organizing on the spectrum videos. Cleaning, kids stuff ... not getting overwhelmed doing the regular chores.

I have a problem where, i like tight clothing because i hate having to 'fix' or adjust clothing, i hate having to pull up my socks or adjust my sweater or feel my shirt untucking? but i also hate wearing tight clothing, yknow, it makes me feel really naked. My solution tends to be having a thin layer of tight clothing underneath a set of looser clothes. that way i feel secure knowing even if i dont fix my clothes the clothes underneath will still sit right, doesn't work during summer though which is a big reason i hate summer. i guess i really just hate showing skin, especially accidentally. i want people to look at me as a person instead of judging me on my body. but that probably also comes with the territory of being a trans guy with ahem assets.

I wear my socks inside out when they are really bothering me. It helps a lot. So comfy.