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Michigan, MI

Potty training

July 11, 2025
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Members shared widely varying ages when their children with special needs achieved potty training success, ranging from as young as two years... Read more

Members shared widely varying ages when their children with special needs achieved potty training success, ranging from as young as two years old to as late as eleven, with many emphasizing that every child has their own unique timeline and that success often came suddenly when the child was truly ready. Several members described practical strategies that made a difference, including learning the child's specific patterns and behaviors, using visual boards in the bathroom, enlisting help from a same-gender parent, and leveraging positive peer pressure from classmates in school settings. A recurring theme was the importance of patience through years of attempts and frequent meltdowns, persistence without shame, and trusting that progress would eventually come even when it felt impossibly slow.

A MyAutismTeam Member

Once I learned Stephen's pattern and behavior.
As soon as I had those 2 things figured out it became easy for the both of Us.
He stopped urinating His bed, or Himself and learned to hold it until He was at a toilet.

July 12, 2025 (edited)
A MyAutismTeam Member

Ash almost 9 and pretty much now potty trained at home. But not in public I'm still potty training public. So we are halfway there!!!

July 12, 2025
A MyAutismTeam Member

Not till 2.  I have a son, and my husband had to take over, because it had become very difficult for me to get him potty trained. My husband took over and worked with him continuously.  He's the one who accomplished what I could not. He had a difficult time as well but was better suited for the task because our son wanted to make his dad proud.

July 12, 2025
A MyAutismTeam Member

Potty training number 1- both kids 5 years old while number 2 took a lot longer to master. My daughter was in diapers until age 4 while my son was in diapers until age 7.

July 12, 2025
A MyAutismTeam Member

My son was 5yo. We tried all the methods, from rewards, to time tables, etc. It was actually once he started kindergarten; he was in a class with 5 other boys, and the peer pressure (they all we already potty trained) is what helped. Peer pressure can be a positive thing at times.

July 15, 2025

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