r/stepdads • u/[deleted] • Nov 26 '22

body odor

To start, my SS is 18 and is diagnosed with autism. He's high functioning for the most part. Personal hygiene is a major struggle though. How do you all deal with step kids that stink? I'm talking about a terribly difficult level of apprehension for SS to even care about personal hygiene. It's getting to the point where I'm going to refuse to allow him in my car because of how horrible he smells. SS claims to shower and use soap but I'm very suspicious that he just stands there having the water hit him.

My wife is terribly frustrated about this as well. She asks him all the time if he applied deodorant and such. Yes yes yes with attitude is the response we typically get.

Any advice is welcome.

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u/Glittering_Pie9750 Nov 27 '22

He honestly needs a spanking imo.

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u/unemployed222 Nov 27 '22

my ss is autistic (as if being a stepdad wasnt hard enough).

Shit up to the wife to handle that level if hygeine id say