Kids on the autism spectrum have a lot of difficulty brushing their teeth. That's because there are so many sensitive areas in the mouth, because toothpaste has a very strong smell and because as a general rule, we don't teach dental hygiene well enough to kids on the spectrum. Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay The most common problems that kids and adults have with brushing their teeth are as follows; knowing when to do it knowing when to stop brush texture and pressure the taste of toothpaste other forms of dental hygiene cleaning and cleaning everything away The reason that I've broken this up into so many steps is that children with autism don't always pick these things up naturally just by watching others. Often, you really do have to break up "simple tasks" into steps. Knowing when to do it Apart from the obvious routine of every morning and/or every night (nights are generally better), there's a few other things that need to be hand...