How many of you are potty training or have potty trained your autistic child?

I really want to start potty training skyler. He is 4 1/2 and last two weeks he has sat on the toilet by himself and flushed it over and over and laughing. I am not sure if he will show interest or not or how to know when its time to potty train. Any ideas? My son is not very verbal but he does know what the potty is and he seems to know you sit on it because he did sit on it a couple times. Any suggestions would be helpfull!

posted about 1 year ago by A MyAutismTeam User

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Hi Debbie,
I went through this a few years ago with Andrew. We started with peeeing. We took a few days off and kept him naked in the house… read more

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Check out this free downloadable guide, "Toilet Training For Children In The Autistic Spectrum". It talks about readiness and gives… read more

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thanks autismbeacon i will check out it out and print it off!

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After several intents for several years, my son finally is getting potty trainning. I made 2 social stories one telling what to do & the… read more

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Potty training is a tough one. We were 4 before it happened. With my little one she has problems with change and so did not want to get out of… read more

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@NannyJr it does ease my mind. My son is 4 1/2 and right now i decided to start just doing all his diaper changing in the bathroom. I… read more

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hello debbie,
my daughter is 3 and after some time trying she's got it. we had to make sure we kept her on schedule and took her… read more

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@myas_mom yeah i think thats what i am going to have to do with skyler is put him on a schedule for the potty so he will start getting used to… read more

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I found that using the schedule of sitting my daughter on the potty seat about 30 min after eating or drinking was the way to start. She cried… read more

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I am still in the process. My son is 8 and does the potty well but BM, will not wipe himself at all. Tried flush-able wipes and that worked… read more

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hate to say this but Owen was 7 when he was finally toilet trained. my older one was toilet trained at 3 1/2. If your son will sit (like my… read more

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Finn is 5 and we are still trying to train him. They had to take a break from it at school because every time they would bring him to the… read more

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skyler is willing to sit on the toilet he doesnt fight or get upset when we try. he mostly just enjoys laughing and flushing the toilet. its… read more

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Brink is seven and I am still going through it. I have no idea how he can be so smart in some ways yet refuse to use the toilet. I tried… read more

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My 8 yr old is potty trained but has the aversion to wiping after toileting. Makes a very weak attempt to wipe after peeing but will not wipe… read more

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Don't necessarily get your hopes up that it will work at this age. My son was 7 before we had him trained. We waited until both me and my… read more

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@kateehat that makes alot of sense! we figure we would try and if it doesnt work then its ok we will wait a bit longer. Basically i just want… read more

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Ah so many say seven but seven is almost gone for us. :( Sad day.

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Still working on it at 5 1/2 because he has poop accidents from not wanting to stop what he's doing to use the toilet. The school keeps… read more

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@stephaniestone1 that has to be frustrating!

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