Gregg Wallace

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Bigga said:
I work with a lad with autism that has this affliction.

He's always wanting to strip as he feels like he's 'choking' or irritated by his clothing. You could, literally, see his face change colour and he'll strip. Doesn't matter if it's rain or shine.

I'm not going to attribute that to Wallace as I don't know him.
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Yep that is definitely a sensory and emotional regulation/stress response thing and can be quite extreme. I don't know the details of the allegations but I'm not sure that maps to Wallace's behaviour and he's getting a bit of a backlash from the autism community for his tactics.
 
bluethrunthru said:
errrr..... boxer shorts?

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It can definitely be an issue - if he has a sensitivity it can either be sensory aversion (doesn't want tight clothes) or sensory seeking (prefers tight clothes). For some people it affects, it can either always be one of those or flit between the extremes. My lad is autistic and he strips as soon as he gets home from school, but will either choose to just be in boxers or want to wear pyjamas that are much too small.

However, Wallace is an adult who is well aware of mitigating his sensory needs and understanding what is or isn't appropriate. Saying you have to go commando for sensory needs isn't licence to whip mini-Gregg it out at whoever you please.
 
threespires said:
Yep that is definitely a sensory and emotional regulation/stress response thing and can be quite extreme. I don't know the details of the allegations but I'm not sure that maps to Wallace's behaviour and he's getting a bit of a backlash from the autism community for his tactics.
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Yeah, I can understand.

He may have picked out something to cover him or he may be genuine.

It's not on if he's faking t it.
 
Ajm1985 said:
It can definitely be an issue - if he has a sensitivity it can either be sensory aversion (doesn't want tight clothes) or sensory seeking (prefers tight clothes). For some people it affects, it can either always be one of those or flit between the extremes. My lad is autistic and he strips as soon as he gets home from school, but will either choose to just be in boxers or want to wear pyjamas that are much too small.
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My lad does exactly this when he comes to mine.

He's always 'too hot'.
 
Bigga said:
My lad does exactly this when he comes to mine.

He's always 'too hot'.
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We've had to force our lad to have a fan in his room as he won't abide having his window or door open for long - a big tower fan was the compromise, in our bid to stop him sweating into non-existence!
 
Ajm1985 said:
We've had to force our lad to have a fan in his room as he won't abide having his window or door open for long - a big tower fan was the compromise, in our bid to stop him sweating into non-existence!
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LOL!

Luckily for me he'll have a fan! Just worried about this weekend as it'll be roasting and I'll be forced to open the windows where he'll throw stuff out just for curiosity!
 
Bigga said:
LOL!

Luckily for me he'll have a fan! Just worried about this weekend as it'll be roasting and I'll be forced to open the windows where he'll throw stuff out just for curiosity!
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Hahah been there - we once had to call health visitors to see if they had accidentally taken my wife's phone home from a visit. Then I saw it light up in the bush in the front garden, directly below his window
 
I'm autistic, I get the clothing part. However at no stage have I failed to recognise that undressing at front of another or sticking my hand up a woman's skirt would be anything other than plain wrong in every sense. I'm angry that he's using it as an excuse.
 
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