Donna, shopping at a store that has salespersons may be of help. If he doesn't want you to go with him, then a salesperson may be of great assistance if he would tell him/her his preferences and sensitivities.

@A MyAutismTeam Member neurotypical fashion conventions? Shoot, they've never mattered to me. If something doesn't necessarily match, well, I'll make it work ;) Comfort is most important to me. I still dress the same way I did in high school: character shirts or Nike shirts and athletic pants. If it's "uncool," or whatever, then those who think otherwise can stick it :P I think a lot of the mainstream styles look goofy, like skinny jeans! 🤣

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I think I was around 18 when I started buying some of my own clothes. I was never really interested in clothing shopping before that...late to the party, I know! 🤣 I'm that way with most things 🙂 I enjoy getting clothes, especially ones that are very comfortable!

I figure shopping carts can be enormously helpful in that regard. They would definitely make it easier to determine where to put merchandise that doesn't require immediate attention.

This does appears to be an easier problem to solve than the difficulties I had in my younger days of comprehending the intricacies of neurotypical fashion conventions (especially color combinations).

The reason why I asked this was because I was shopping for my clothes starting at age 16.My parents would drop me off at the shopping center and I loved doing that. My mom would shop for both of my brother's clothes while on the time I was spending alone w/ my mom. Then when I took my son to try and shop for himself, I saw he was having issues but yet he wanted to try. I didn't want to always pick his clothes out so I really want him to shop for himself. I didn't also want to be like my mom who shopped for my brothers.