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I wish I had an answer for you but I am in almost the exact same situation. My son, Pedro is 4 & 1/2 and also doesn't tell us… read more

Hmmm. My son with Asperger/PDD-NOS was potty trained at age 2. He was actually easier than my 2 girls. I got him a little stool to stand on so… read more

Hi I have a ten year old autistic son . I know exactly how you feel and what you are going through.. My son was 9 when he got potty trained I… read more

My son was potty trained at 8. I don't he could feel it when he needed to go. We did get to a point where I could remind him to go to the… read more

My son was nine when he was fully potty trained. I had the help of a behavior specialist train him. We had the "potty party" which… read more

We let our son run around naked all of the time... it seriously was the only thing that worked! If we put pull ups on him he preferred to pee… read more

My son was 4 when he finally decided it was time. Before that, I tried everything. I eventually gave up. A few weeks later, he decided it was… read more

My daughter was 5 when she decided she was done with pull ups. At one point I took off of work for 1 week and every hour she went to the… read more

Thanks for the responses. I appreciate all of your input. He probably isn't ready yet. I just get worried because I would like him to be… read more

My son is 8 now, but we were able to potty train him in kindergarten with a really good schedule both at home and school. He was very routine… read more

I put cheerios or fruit loops in the potty and told him to aim and see how many he could hit. That worked! For the other, I bought the old… read more

My son didn't get potty training till he was almost 5. If you are a stay at home parent try taking him every 30-40 mins. to the bathroom.… read more

Well...I guess I will give some input though I am still struggling with this and my son just turned 9. I have been washing poo poo underwear… read more

Habit training, using a way to track when he goes, then using that data to take him is a good way. every 15 minutes, just go to the toilet and… read more

We've been working on Habit training as well. My Daughter is 8 this Nov. We did hold her back a year from starting kindergarden as she… read more

Habit training helps, but if yr son can't connect to his bladder and bowel in his mind, that's the deal breaker. Don't give up… read more

I home school my son and it is wonderful. He is so much comfortable in his own environment and he learns at his own pace. I really felt after… read more

My son is also having issues with potty training, he is smearing, not a pleasamt site....I hope he gets it soon.

My story is similar to others.. we made him try every 2 hours. we tried rewards for attempting to try.. ran water during trial. tried reading… read more

A lot of ppl have told me to make my daughter potty train she is 7 years old with autism and is just starting to show signs that she might be… read more

My daughter is non verbal and has constipation issues.

She sits on the toilet and never does either. She would go during the night because she barely slept. I just got her a prescription from her… read more

My son had sensory difficulties with the toilet seat and how it felt and how the adapter slided around and how hard it was to pull down his… read more

Also constipation is typical so I make sure there are fiber items with every meal and push water all day long. He won't drink water if I… read more

The one thing I did that really helped my son was I made him go to the bathroom right after every time I did. That way I didn't have to… read more

Talk to your pediatrician about stool softeners and other options. Don't try to figure it all out yourself. Some fiber things cause gas.… read more