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He has frequent accidents at school, and the other children are making fun of him now. I'm looking for advice on potty training an autistic child effectively. It hurts to see him so sad. He doesn't understand why they pick on him.
I had no idea it was so common and I feel like I can breath a little better knowing that my baby ain’t the only one 🥺🥺
My NT DD has bowel problems. I use to think it was out of pure stubbornness. Well, now I know it is due to an actual medical problem called Encopresis which is caused by chronic constipation. They… read more
My grandson keeps flushing objects down the toilet and causing pkumbing problems.
Hi! My son did the same thing. Not sure how old you grandson is but this helped me until his interest was lost. https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Toilet-Lock-Install...(Phone number can only be seen by the… read more
The mother has tried different types of seats, and even the cushioned ones.
Thanks everyone for your comments!
Hi there all, we're looking to highlight the experiences of people on the autistic spectrum struggling with public bathrooms. i.e. the sensory overload from air dryers and automatic flushes. We think this is a really important issue that is not in the public conversation so please get in touch if you want to share an experience around this.
The hand dryers are bad but predictable. The auto flush toilet nearly derailed potty training for two of my kids. We had to go back to pullups while on vacation at a popular theme park because of… read more
My son was very close to potty trained from age 6-8 but regressed after some medical issues and lost the skills. 2 years ago he would sit on the toilet with the lid closed. In our current apartment, he refuses to get near the toilet and definitely not sit on it. Has anyone had any luck potty training with an older child who has been in pull ups a long time?
All I know is that a 'Distraction' (one that preferably makes them laugh) is a great motivator.
So have a Tech Device or even a simple toy as a distraction while they are in there.
Can u suggest me a way to overcome this problem
Is your daughter on a IEP? If is you can talk to the IEP Team and request that your daughter be able to use a private bathroom with a lock on it. The school should have private bathrooms throughout… read more
My son is HF, and I was wondering when others were able to potty train? He doesn't seem to show any interest in going in the potty and he never lets us know when he is dirty. He will pick at his pamper but that is about it.
My son potty trained at age 5 when he entered kindergarten due largely in part to an amazing team of aides and teachers. ASD daughter potty trained at 3.5 but still wets the bed at 13 (and she's much… read more
My son is 12 years old and he has Autism and he has a bad problem with his bowel movements. He is also going through puberty. He does not stay on the toilet and finish, he will sit on the toilet and then get in the tub to take a bath. He will do this several times, when I come in the bathroom to check on him the water in the tub is disgusting with mess in it and on the toilet and on the wall sometimes in the sink. He sits there with no problem. Then even when he is finished taking a bath, he… read more
Well my son enjoys doing this. I asked him why does he do it and he says that it feels good. He has a special place that he does which is in his bedroom in his closet so now we locks him out of the… read more
Check out Michelle Rogers. She’s an autism mom & was a guest on our podcast, does potty training. Here is her link. https://championmoms.com/registration-webinar?u...