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Any Suggestions On How Do To Deal With Accidents At School?
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My son is very timid and quiet at school and he will not raise his hand to let his teacher know he has to go to the bathroom. He has numerous BM accidents at school this year and I'm not sure what else we can do. We have read social stories to him, role played raising his hand and asking, talking to him about it and even bribery. We've gone through so many pairs of underwear this year I should own stock in Hanes.

posted April 1, 2012
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A MyAutismTeam Member

Can you "schedule" a break or two with the teacher ahead of time, so that he doesn't have to ask each time?

posted April 2, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

Schedule it. Put it on his visual schedule so he knows and so do the staff. Find out if there is a particular time when it is happening....after eating, playing, stressfull new things... I like the watch idea too!!

posted April 3, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

can he made a signal? maybe 1 means bathroom. the teacher says ok by shaking her head and then he goes

posted August 13, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thanks everyone for the feedback. CBP I never considered that he may not like "foreign" bathrooms. Now that you've said that he doesn't really like going to the bathroom when we're out whether it's a BM or just pee. Scheduling a break time may work as well. They have tried the non-verbal laminates as well, and all he'd have to do is raise the picture, I don't think he's really used that at all. I think the bigger problem is he goes so far into himself off when he is at school and doesn't talk or interact with anyone - it's almost as if he's afraid. He's never wet himself it's just the BM's. His teacher and therapists are aware of the situation and they are the ones that put the social stories and cards into place. We;ll just keep trying things until we get it right. Thanks again for the feedback!

posted April 4, 2012
A MyAutismTeam Member

Have you looked into encopresis as a possibility?

posted April 3, 2012

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