My son has Autism, and I have been trying to toilet train him sense he was three years of age. We have not made much progress. He can pee on demand but nothing more. He still wets his cloths if you do not tell him to go to the toilet, and we have not even begun to master number two. I would like to hear from people who have delt with this. I want to remind people that my child is disabled so please no mean statements. I will report you for abuse if you personaly attack me because of my childs age and the fact that he is not toilet trained.
2007-11-17 15:10:47 · 5 answers · asked by trhwsh 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
My son currently receive theropies, but they are also at a loss. I figured maybe there was someone out there who has dealt with this issue before
2007-11-17 15:19:27 · update #1
With my child I had great success with this reward chart. www.tiptoeep.com.au .It is magnetic so you can use it again for any other behaviours. It is very simple and uses images of the thing (little toliets, plates of food) and then in the middle is a picture of the reward. Theres lots of ideas for rewards that don't cost anything. If you don't want to stick it on the fridge you can put it on a magnetic board in his bedroom. good luck:)
2007-11-17 20:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is he comfortable going in a diaper? In a class I used to teach there was an 11 year old severly autistic boy. They trained him by having him sit on the toilet with the diaper on at first just so he could being to associate the toiet with where he should go to the bathroom. After he was comfortable with that they would put the diaper in the toilet (sort of suspend it above the water) and then did that for a while and eventually they took the diaper away. They also had a wall chart for him with pictures that showed all t he "bathroom steps" (1. feel like you need to go, 2. got to the bathroom 3 take down your pants etc)
2007-11-18 00:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by S B 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bless your heart!! My son has PDD, so his disability is not nearly so profound as your son's. I'm sure you tried all the tricks I used.
Does an occupational therapist work with your son? There have got to be special ways to train him because they don't think the same way as we do. It's obvious he has the control if we can just get him to use it of his own accord.
My son was late, but was pretty much clean by 3 years.
When my daughter had toilet trouble, I put her on the potty with a little disney book that came with a tape, to read it to her. She'd be there for at least 20 mins, just to finish the tape, and usually something happened during that time. And they always got 2-3 M&Ms for a successful use of the potty.
If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here. My situation, though ever so frustrating, I'm sure doesn't compare to yours.
Take care
Debbie
My son, Joel, is 17 now.
2007-11-17 23:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are there any textural things that your child really likes? Or auditory? I think that maybe when he goes into the bathroom to pee on demand, also start a tape or put something that he likes to touch in his hand. Maybe he will start to get the message that when he goes to the bathroom he gets to do something he likes? If there is something he really likes, keep it in the bathroom by the toliet and maybe he will start to associate the bathroom with the item he enjoys.
2007-11-17 23:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by 1st grade teach 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never dealt with an autistic child but is he getting any type of therapy or special schooling? What do they suggest? What does his doctor suggest?
2007-11-17 23:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by hoppykit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋