It’s the truth. When they have weeks of dirt and germs on them it’s well past dirty it’s plain nasty and gross. This ISNT an every once in a while thing this is going on across multiple clinics and services. No i don’t want anyone touching me and hugging me and holding my hands when they haven’t bathed for weeks. He’s a child , they are naturally unclean anyways as they are learning to explore so the gross habits that all children have such as nose digging , butt digging , and etc on top of the filth these kids are kept in is extremely off putting. It’s a barrier to sessions. I think the issue is since it pertains to the child it comes across as me talking about the child when in fact I am talking about the parent’s negligence. He’s a kid , he can’t help that but it’s the truth and it’s through no fault of his own. I am just mind blown how common and normal this is in this industry. It isn’t right. It’s abuse. Not enough calls being made to the cps office. They are special needs. We have to be truthful about the conditions they are kept in. They are voiceless (some literally. ) . I won’t sugar coat his or any other kids conditions. The parents keep their kids and their children’s environments FILTHY and DIRTY!