I think our society would be better and more healthy if we would discuss “ashamed» body problems with each other and with our doctors.
After all, we all have bodies.
And it’s especially important for the disability justice movement because a “relationship” between our body and society really often makes us disabled.
So, I will tell you one shameful thing about my disabled body.
I couldn’t stand water in my face or head. I I almost never wash my face and my head once a week (sometimes less often). Sometimes I need several days to have enough bravery just to go to the shower because I hate changing temperatures - especially when water changes temperature.
It is one of the most unpleasant feelings for me.
I like bubble bath but I could have problems with my pressure and faint after it, so this is not a reall solution.
Most of the time I fully wash my body only one time a week (sometimes two times), and on other days just wash my armpits and perineum. And I use deodorant for my armpits. That’s all.
And sometimes I forget to brush my teeth for weeks.
This is not something that I’m proud of. And I tried to make my personal hygienic life more easy and healthy. I haven't found any solution yet. And honestly I feel a little ashamed and shy after telling you this stuff. But this is part of who I am. Part of my problems. Part of my disability as Autistic person. Part of my sensory problems.
And the more people speak about it, the more easily the next generation of Autistic kids would find a solution for such problems.
-Ayman and Ver.B.A.













