Re: A bathroom decorating question--yes, that's what I said!

July 25, 2010

Actually now that you bring that up, maybe I should do that for my bathroom.

Sounds neat. My son is 15 and can do most all except wipe himself.

ville, IL

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From: teteme@...

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:49:51 +0000

Subject: A bathroom decorating question--yes, that's what I said!

Those of you who have " potty problems " and those with kids with autism, get your

thinking caps on. For those squeamish or with weak stomachs, please take a pass

on this.

Many of you have shared (and shared and laughed)about bathroom problems--both

literal and figurative--with me and the rest of us on IPADD. I am trying to get

opinions about this, so be serious (wink, wink). I am not laughing this time,

just trying to out smart my kid.

Russ, my ASD 30 year old son, has had a fascination with the bathroom for years.

When he was in Jr. High, I found a " tornado maker " that seemed to take his mind

off flushing things down (like whole pears, bars of soap, etc. etc.)the toilet.

He never was really interested in using toilet paper and for years, we would

make sure he sat down in the bathtub to, ummm, " cleanse " himself every few days.

He would leave the toilet paper alone but, about ten years ago, he decided to

flush whole rolls--paper and cardboard tube--down every time one was put in the

bathroom--not fun for those of us who use the plunger. Since he didn't really

wipe himself anyway (and we had to make him wash in the bathtub), we hid the

paper in various ways, that's really not important for this question. Last fall,

he decided he DID want to be clean and, because he may have autism but he's not

stupid, took bath towels, hand towels, guest towels, wet them and cleaned

himself. Those " items " have been hidden in various places including bathroom

cabinets--I found out about this from an " odor " and my other kids complaining.

We had the cabinets redone and installed permanent child locks which stopped him

for a total of 12 hours. We can't keep towels in the bathroom and I do towels

EVERY FRICKIN' DAY.

Sooooooo, we went out to brunch last weekend and Hubby took Russ to the bathroom

and the little stinker used the automatic paper dispenser perfectly. Hubby wants

to get a commercial toilet paper dispenser and they're ugly, though my

sister-the-interior-designer says she'll help me decoupage them (it would have

to be both the powder room and kids bathroom). I have a handyman (he used to

work for St. Colleta's so he wouldn't think me totally nutty)that can install

them. Has anyone tried this? Is it too crazy?

Marie, your co-moderator who is tired of doing towels and knowing the life story

of her plumber

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July 25, 2010

Where do you get them and how much do they cost? I've only seen the

handtowels automated...they really do toilet paper dispensers too? What

will they think of next? I'm ready, too. Thanks Marie!

P.S. You are not crazy or weird. I think it's great that you've come up

with a potential solution. I hate doing laundry, esp. EXTRA laundry.

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From: " " <teresadpaul@...>

Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:00 PM

Subject: RE: A bathroom decorating question--yes, that's what I

said!

>

> Actually now that you bring that up, maybe I should do that for my

> bathroom. Sounds neat. My son is 15 and can do most all except wipe

> himself.

>

> ville, IL

>

> IPADDUnite

> From: teteme@...

> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:49:51 +0000

> Subject: A bathroom decorating question--yes, that's what I

> said!

>

> Those of you who have " potty problems " and those with kids with autism,

> get your thinking caps on. For those squeamish or with weak stomachs,

> please take a pass on this.

>

> Many of you have shared (and shared and laughed)about bathroom

> problems--both literal and figurative--with me and the rest of us on

> IPADD. I am trying to get opinions about this, so be serious (wink, wink).

> I am not laughing this time, just trying to out smart my kid.

>

> Russ, my ASD 30 year old son, has had a fascination with the bathroom for

> years. When he was in Jr. High, I found a " tornado maker " that seemed to

> take his mind off flushing things down (like whole pears, bars of soap,

> etc. etc.)the toilet. He never was really interested in using toilet paper

> and for years, we would make sure he sat down in the bathtub to, ummm,

> " cleanse " himself every few days. He would leave the toilet paper alone

> but, about ten years ago, he decided to flush whole rolls--paper and

> cardboard tube--down every time one was put in the bathroom--not fun for

> those of us who use the plunger. Since he didn't really wipe himself

> anyway (and we had to make him wash in the bathtub), we hid the paper in

> various ways, that's really not important for this question. Last fall, he

> decided he DID want to be clean and, because he may have autism but he's

> not stupid, took bath towels, hand towels, guest towels, wet them and

> cleaned himself. Those " items " have been hidden in various places

> including bathroom cabinets--I found out about this from an " odor " and my

> other kids complaining. We had the cabinets redone and installed permanent

> child locks which stopped him for a total of 12 hours. We can't keep

> towels in the bathroom and I do towels EVERY FRICKIN' DAY.

>

> Sooooooo, we went out to brunch last weekend and Hubby took Russ to the

> bathroom and the little stinker used the automatic paper dispenser

> perfectly. Hubby wants to get a commercial toilet paper dispenser and

> they're ugly, though my sister-the-interior-designer says she'll help me

> decoupage them (it would have to be both the powder room and kids

> bathroom). I have a handyman (he used to work for St. Colleta's so he

> wouldn't think me totally nutty)that can install them. Has anyone tried

> this? Is it too crazy?

>

> Marie, your co-moderator who is tired of doing towels and knowing the life

> story of her plumber

>

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July 26, 2010

There are also toilets sold that have a rinse and dry feature so no paper is

needed. They come from japan and ared avail on the internet for better hygiene.

The toilet that has the heater is well worth the extra money

Jerue Family <jeruefamily@...> wrote:

>Where do you get them and how much do they cost? I've only seen the

>handtowels automated...they really do toilet paper dispensers too? What

>will they think of next? I'm ready, too. Thanks Marie!

>P.S. You are not crazy or weird. I think it's great that you've come up

>with a potential solution. I hate doing laundry, esp. EXTRA laundry.

>

>--------------------------------------------------

>From: " " <teresadpaul@...>

>Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:00 PM

><ipaddunite >

>Subject: RE: A bathroom decorating question--yes, that's what I

>said!

>

>>

>> Actually now that you bring that up, maybe I should do that for my

>> bathroom. Sounds neat. My son is 15 and can do most all except wipe

>> himself.

>>

>> ville, IL

>>

>> IPADDUnite

>> From: teteme@...

>> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:49:51 +0000

>> Subject: A bathroom decorating question--yes, that's what I

>> said!

>>

>> Those of you who have " potty problems " and those with kids with autism,

>> get your thinking caps on. For those squeamish or with weak stomachs,

>> please take a pass on this.

>>

>> Many of you have shared (and shared and laughed)about bathroom

>> problems--both literal and figurative--with me and the rest of us on

>> IPADD. I am trying to get opinions about this, so be serious (wink, wink).

>> I am not laughing this time, just trying to out smart my kid.

>>

>> Russ, my ASD 30 year old son, has had a fascination with the bathroom for

>> years. When he was in Jr. High, I found a " tornado maker " that seemed to

>> take his mind off flushing things down (like whole pears, bars of soap,

>> etc. etc.)the toilet. He never was really interested in using toilet paper

>> and for years, we would make sure he sat down in the bathtub to, ummm,

>> " cleanse " himself every few days. He would leave the toilet paper alone

>> but, about ten years ago, he decided to flush whole rolls--paper and

>> cardboard tube--down every time one was put in the bathroom--not fun for

>> those of us who use the plunger. Since he didn't really wipe himself

>> anyway (and we had to make him wash in the bathtub), we hid the paper in

>> various ways, that's really not important for this question. Last fall, he

>> decided he DID want to be clean and, because he may have autism but he's

>> not stupid, took bath towels, hand towels, guest towels, wet them and

>> cleaned himself. Those " items " have been hidden in various places

>> including bathroom cabinets--I found out about this from an " odor " and my

>> other kids complaining. We had the cabinets redone and installed permanent

>> child locks which stopped him for a total of 12 hours. We can't keep

>> towels in the bathroom and I do towels EVERY FRICKIN' DAY.

>>

>> Sooooooo, we went out to brunch last weekend and Hubby took Russ to the

>> bathroom and the little stinker used the automatic paper dispenser

>> perfectly. Hubby wants to get a commercial toilet paper dispenser and

>> they're ugly, though my sister-the-interior-designer says she'll help me

>> decoupage them (it would have to be both the powder room and kids

>> bathroom). I have a handyman (he used to work for St. Colleta's so he

>> wouldn't think me totally nutty)that can install them. Has anyone tried

>> this? Is it too crazy?

>>

>> Marie, your co-moderator who is tired of doing towels and knowing the life

>> story of her plumber

>>

>> _________________________________________________________________

>> The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with

>> Hotmail.

>>

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>>

July 26, 2010

Thank you for your comments. I have seen the toilet that washes but.....I'm not

doing that. Yet.

To answer your questions, Hubby found them on Amazon---he sent me links but I

don't know what category they're under. There are a few different kinds--but

all are plastic of some kind and come in grayish, whitish, blackish and metallic

.. You can get them in different sizes but we're leaning toward the one roll

number. And the automated one has batteries (AAs?)so no extra electric needs to

be run. I think the prices run from about $50 to $80 or so, depending on the

vendor. Russ is paying for it!

Glad to know I'm not crazy! Will let you know what happens and if anyone else

has done something similar, chime in.

Marie

>

> Those of you who have " potty problems " and those with kids with autism, get

your thinking caps on. For those squeamish or with weak stomachs, please take a

pass on this.

>

> Many of you have shared (and shared and laughed)about bathroom problems--both

literal and figurative--with me and the rest of us on IPADD. I am trying to get

opinions about this, so be serious (wink, wink). I am not laughing this time,

just trying to out smart my kid.

>

> Russ, my ASD 30 year old son, has had a fascination with the bathroom for

years. When he was in Jr. High, I found a " tornado maker " that seemed to take

his mind off flushing things down (like whole pears, bars of soap, etc. etc.)the

toilet. He never was really interested in using toilet paper and for years, we

would make sure he sat down in the bathtub to, ummm, " cleanse " himself every few

days. He would leave the toilet paper alone but, about ten years ago, he

decided to flush whole rolls--paper and cardboard tube--down every time one was

put in the bathroom--not fun for those of us who use the plunger. Since he

didn't really wipe himself anyway (and we had to make him wash in the bathtub),

we hid the paper in various ways, that's really not important for this question.

Last fall, he decided he DID want to be clean and, because he may have autism

but he's not stupid, took bath towels, hand towels, guest towels, wet them and

cleaned himself. Those " items " have been hidden in various places including

bathroom cabinets--I found out about this from an " odor " and my other kids

complaining. We had the cabinets redone and installed permanent child locks

which stopped him for a total of 12 hours. We can't keep towels in the bathroom

and I do towels EVERY FRICKIN' DAY.

>

> Sooooooo, we went out to brunch last weekend and Hubby took Russ to the

bathroom and the little stinker used the automatic paper dispenser perfectly.

Hubby wants to get a commercial toilet paper dispenser and they're ugly, though

my sister-the-interior-designer says she'll help me decoupage them (it would

have to be both the powder room and kids bathroom). I have a handyman (he used

to work for St. Colleta's so he wouldn't think me totally nutty)that can install

them. Has anyone tried this? Is it too crazy?

>

> Marie, your co-moderator who is tired of doing towels and knowing the life

story of her plumber

>

July 26, 2010

Marie,

This may be a stupid question since you seemed to have tried everything but have

you tried the pre-moistened wipes? Cottonelle makes some as well as others.

They have been a great solution for my son. Whatever works!

Carmel

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