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I wish I have an answer about this for you, but my 6y/o boy is the same. He refuses to have bowel movement. He just holds it until it's… read more

You have my full sympathy on this. My 4yr old has/had a similar problem. Thankfully he responds well to social stories and stamp/reward… read more

@Debbiwebbie maybe you could just set a timer and ask him to go potty. Like you would at the start of potty training but instead of 30 min… read more

My 6 years old girl I started her in the house to put in the toilet every 30 minutes and Im add in her diet prune juice in that way she feel… read more

Are there any social stories available for free that explain bowel movements that might be helpful? Or is there somewhere to get PECS for a… read more

My son did the same thing, and what we did was give him a lot of apple juice and fruit so it was hard for him to hold it in, and then when in… read more

Same with my son. He has to be ready. We use Miralax everyday to soften the stool. Especially when they are constipated- they associate the… read more

I have kids of my own with ASD, my oldest still has a difficult time with getting to the bathroom for a BM. I also work with families with… read more

We have the same problem. We found that Cran-apple juice works really well at getting Will to have a BM. He hates sitting on the toilet, but… read more

For those of you with younger ones, it is very stressful to try and potty train them, my Floyd was 7 before he was fully potty trained the… read more

Margaret, thank you SOOO much for your encouragement!

@ ShellH your welcome. he will be 13 in April and never has accidents not even at night so look forward to that to, i often think they just… read more

I agree.