Hi new here.. Q about toilet training | Autism PDD

Thanks, dad is teaching him to wee in potty, because everythime he comes out of the bath he wee on floor. I would be very interested in the book by Maria Wheeler, so would his parents can you tell me where the book is available.

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Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism and Related Disorders by Maria Wheeler (Paperback)

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my son was pee pee trained this year. he did not like to sit on the potty so we got a stool and he stood and we put fruit loops cereal and told him to hit them and he loved it. every time he went into the potty we did this as a routine. we also made a sticker board and he put a sticker on every time he went loved it. took about 2 weeks and is pee trained for 4 months now- now poop on the other hand in not going into the potty. but we stay in underwear and he cant stand to stay in it. hopefully soon.Alot of these kids Do NOT recognize the feeling of beign wet or messy, just like they dont react to being cold or hot or react to pain or fear. The like consistency predictability and routine. TAKE AWAY THE PULL UPS! I haven't heard anyone say they potty trained with them.

My kids got potty trained in pullups. Some kids don't like the feel of certain textures next to their skin. It was years before my kids would even wear underwer. Now they still have accidents at night but part of that is just not getting up and going to the bathroom.

Tammy

My DD who probably would fall in the moderate range for ASD was potty trained this year and it took A LOT of effort on everyone's part, but now it is all good. Except for the toilet paper issue

Tammy is so right. Look at the developmental age of the child. Is he ready (can he stay dry for several hours), Is he bothered being wet or messy? Is he verbal or knows sign language or pecs? Does he respond to rewards? I took away the pullups because Katie was far too comfortable in them (and I invested in a carpet cleaner). It still took almost 6 months for us to be all the way done, but the carpet cleaner is now happily collecting dust. You might want to try a visual schedule or at least a velcro picture of the toilet so he can indicate when he has to go. Check to see when or if he has regular bowel movements. I guess the key thing is consistency between home and school. My daughter is a flush and runner because she is afraid of the sound and she will not use a public restroom (she is terrified of the automatic flushers). So you might have to have a think about what he doesn't like about your toilet. Does it look much different from the one at home? Does it have an automatic flusher? Good luck! Although many autistic kids are not trained until older... it truly depends on the child. There are also many books out there. Although no book worked for my child (ha) I have Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism and Related Disorders by Maria Wheeler and it is pretty good.

Aloha, Renee

Hi, my name is Dee and I'm wondering if their are any parents or special Education Aids out their that have any idea's how to toilet train a severly Autistic child who is 4 years old. I'm a Special Education Teacher 1 day a week at amainstream preschool and I've been trying the toilet training since the beginning of this year, is still scared of of seating on the toilet, but will flush. At home he has a toilet seat and will seat on that, but never goes to the toilet according to mum, he jsu like seating on the toilet seat. Do u think If I get mum to bring the toiet seat in, it might encourage him more or another idea I've heard in the summer time(it winter here now), put a pair of underwear under a pull-up or nappy, so when he wets or poo's he will feel it and be uncomftable with it.

It is not uncommon for autistic children not to be potty trained until at least the age of 7. Some of them are never potty trained. http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1166& ;PN=1 There are several threads in that link that deal with potty training. Also maybe the kid is just not ready to be potty trained yet.

Tammy