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Welcome, April. Well, if you had your son potty trained by four; I think you should congratulate yourself. My granddaughter is working at a special needs camp this summer and many of the autistic campers are not potty trained and they are teenagers.

It is not unusual for a nine year old to wet the bed. I wet the bed until I was 11. That probably doesn't make you feel any better. smile. Does he drink a lot of liquids late in the evening? Would it help to not drink after 5:00?

Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am the grandmother of Karac, the 13 year old autisic love of my life. I diagnosed him and have worked with him every day for 11 years. LOL, Pat K

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Hi April,

Welcome..glad you found the group! I think that potty training is a common issue

for most autistic kids.I really thought my son would never learn.He was 6yrs old

and he's 9 now.Yes ,he still has " accidents " .I think alot of it has to do with

sensory,body awareness..knowing what the sensation is and it registering with

them that they need to go " potty " . Perhaps as they continue to grow and develop

this will become a more " automated " response for them and the " accidents " will

cease.

HTH

Stacey

From: Gypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman@...>

Date: Sat Jun 24 10:30:54 CDT 2006

autism

Subject: Hi, New to group intro

Hi everyone!

My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago,

when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some

really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them.

Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of

affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around

him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to

other children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have

that....dealing with it....etc...

Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of

everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare

instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for

her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets.

Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately,

we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive

Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones.

My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training

a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until

my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he

still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake

him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he

wets the bed.... does anyone else have this issue?

Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone

April

[Guest guest]

April, I wish I could help but is 4 years and 3months and is still not potty trained! He will #1 if I drag him kicking and screaming. I have to use a timer to remind myself to take him every hour or so. He will so go on himself in between those times though. Having a BM on the toilet is not even a question with ... he won't even sit on the toilet! Wish I could help ... but I'm not even close to having trained ... so I have no ideas! CeliaGypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman@...> wrote: Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able

to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April

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Yes, unfortunately, my son who has PDD-NOS is very, very high functioning, yet....he'll be 15 in Sept. and still hasn't really quite mastered it : /

Karin

Hi, New to group intro

Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April

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I have subscribed to a newsletter called Autism Toilet Training Tips. They email questions and answers to toilet training issues. It has been a lot of help for me and for my friends with autistic children. I hope this helps.

To sign yourself up for this no-cost e-letter, visit

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April,

I wish I could help but is 4 years and 3months and is still not potty trained! He will #1 if I drag him kicking and screaming. I have to use a timer to remind myself to take him every hour or so. He will so go on himself in between those times though. Having a BM on the toilet is not even a question with ... he won't even sit on the toilet!

Wish I could help ... but I'm not even close to having trained ... so I have no ideas!

CeliaGypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman@...> wrote:

Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April

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Celia, how do you reward him when he does go in the toilet? With Karac we had certain toys that were favorites that he could have only in the bathroom which made going into the bathroom more rewarding; also we rewarded him big time every time he went in the toilet. Like you, we took him on a regular schedule. We never made a big deal about accidents. Oh, yes, we gave him lots of liquids; we didn't make him sit on the toilet for a long time. We also had him go into the bathroom when his dad was using the bathroom; that is how he learned to stand to urinate. We took him out of the pullups when when we were training him except at night. I didn't take him out of the pullups at night until he stayed dry all night. I would put him in pullups whenever I was taking him out until I felt secure that he was trained. It took about three months before he had a bm in the toilet. We celebrated the whole day!! Karac was pretty regular with his bowel movement in the morning. I remember the first morning that I was going to take him to church without a pullup. I was down on my knees in front of the toilet praying that he would have his bm before we left for church. He did and he never had an accident. LOL

I think some of it has to do with their having the ability to control the bladder, and I think it takes some longer than others. It is also a sequence of steps; first just being rewarded for going into the bathroom. Second being rewarded for just pulling down the pants. Third being rewarded for just sitting on the toilet, and fourth being rewarded big time for actually using it.

Good luck. What is it JJ says? "We don't give up" Pat K

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Raylene please send link again... this one is not working... thanksRaylene <lvmurs@...> wrote: I have subscribed to a newsletter called Autism Toilet Training Tips. They email questions and answers to toilet training issues. It has been a lot of help for me and for my friends with autistic children. I hope this helps. To sign yourself up for this no-cost e-letter, visit http://clicks.aweber.Com/z/CT/?CQDuoc1hUuPdahHDF5._og Raylene -- Re: Hi, New to group intro April, I wish I could help but is 4 years and 3months and is still not potty trained! He will #1 if I drag him kicking and screaming. I have to use a timer to remind myself to take him every hour or so. He will so go on himself in between those times though. Having a BM on the toilet is not even a question with ... he won't even sit on the toilet! Wish I could help ... but I'm not even close to having trained ... so I have no ideas! CeliaGypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman@...> wrote: Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of

affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the

day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April Sports Fantasy Football ’06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today!

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---My son was potty trained at 6, but began having wetting problems

around age 13...all day long. I discovered through our Chiropractor

that one of his vertabrae in his lower back was the culprit, after

getting an adjustment he would stop his wetting, when the vertabrae

was out, he would wet again, after severaL adjustments and staying on

top of the situation...now he hasn't had an accident in almost a year!

My daughter also works at her brother's camp for handicapped kids and

it is true, many of them are not potty trained. They must have their

diapers/depends changed.

Peace and HOPE! Lindy

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autism , pkuenstler@... wrote:

>

> Welcome, April. Well, if you had your son potty trained by four; I

think you

> should congratulate yourself. My granddaughter is working at a

special needs

> camp this summer and many of the autistic campers are not potty

trained and

> they are teenagers.

>

> It is not unusual for a nine year old to wet the bed. I wet the bed

until I

> was 11. That probably doesn't make you feel any better. smile.

Does he

> drink a lot of liquids late in the evening? Would it help to not

drink after

> 5:00?

>

> Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am the grandmother

of Karac,

> the 13 year old autisic love of my life. I diagnosed him and have

worked with

> him every day for 11 years. LOL, Pat K

>

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Hi Pat, GW turns 7 on aug 19; and yes, we do feel very lucky that we only have to worry about night-time problems at this point. When we spoke with the sleep specialists/bed-wetting specialists, he stated that the problem was not how much he drank, or when he stopped drinking, but what was going on inside his brain & body, and unfortunately, the two were not communicating well.....go figure Aprilpkuenstler@... wrote: Welcome, April. Well, if you had your son potty trained by four; I think you should congratulate yourself. My granddaughter is working at a special needs camp this summer and many of the autistic campers are not potty trained and they are teenagers. It is not unusual for a nine year old to wet the bed. I wet the bed until I was 11. That probably doesn't make you feel any better. smile. Does he drink a lot of liquids late in the evening? Would it help to not drink after 5:00? Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I am the grandmother of Karac, the 13 year old autisic love of my life. I diagnosed him and have worked with him every day for 11 years. LOL, Pat K

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Hi , That is alsy what the sleep/bed-wetting specialists said, but they did not relate it to autism.....but, if the child already has autism, I think it only exacerbates the issue. Aprilall4cam@... wrote: Hi April,Welcome..glad you found the group! I think that potty training is a common issue for most autistic kids.I really thought my son would never learn.He was 6yrs old and he's 9 now.Yes ,he still has "accidents".I think alot of it has to do with sensory,body awareness..knowing what the sensation

is and it registering with them that they need to go "potty". Perhaps as they continue to grow and develop this will become a more "automated" response for them and the "accidents" will cease.HTHStaceyFrom: Gypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman >Date: Sat Jun 24 10:30:54 CDT 2006autism Subject: Hi, New to group introHi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other

children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this

issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April

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Hi Celia, Just keep with it......like I said, it took until GW was well into being 4 years old before he was finally potty trained....but it took, going everyday, on the hour, and making him wear regular underwear (he really hated peeing on himself) the BM eventually came along too....especially when I had to throw away his favo underwear....but it got the point across....sometimes, it seems, in order to get the point across, you have to give an extreme example....it least, that is what it feels like to me! AprilBrad Thibodaux <daux_family@...> wrote: April, I wish I could help but is 4 years and 3months and is still not potty trained! He will #1 if I drag him kicking and screaming. I have to use a timer to remind myself to take him every hour or so. He will so go on himself in between those times though. Having a BM on the toilet is not even a question with ... he won't even sit on the toilet! Wish I could help ... but I'm not even close to having trained ... so I have no ideas! CeliaGypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman@...> wrote: Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks

and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until

my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April Sports Fantasy Football ’06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today!

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Hi Karin, Wow...... I know not to rush GW, and so far, waking him at night acts like a trigger for his body and brain....so until we can figure something else out, that will be it for now.... AprilZkema <Zkema@...> wrote: Yes, unfortunately, my son who has PDD-NOS is very, very high functioning, yet....he'll be 15 in Sept. and still hasn't really quite mastered it : / Karin Hi, New to group intro Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or

much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has

accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April

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Hi Raylene, I got page not found...what is the name of the group? AprilRaylene <lvmurs@...> wrote: I have subscribed to a newsletter called Autism Toilet Training Tips. They email questions and answers to toilet training issues. It has been a lot of help for me and for my friends

with autistic children. I hope this helps. To sign yourself up for this no-cost e-letter, visit http://clicks.aweber.Com/z/CT/?CQDuoc1hUuPdahHDF5._og Raylene -- Re: Hi, New to group

intro April, I wish I could help but is 4 years and 3months and is still not potty trained! He will #1 if I drag him kicking and screaming. I have to use a timer to remind myself to take him every hour or so. He will so go on himself in between those times though. Having a BM on the toilet is not even a question with ... he won't even sit on the toilet! Wish I could help ... but I'm not even close to having trained ... so I have no ideas! CeliaGypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman@...> wrote: Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them.

Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we

could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April Sports Fantasy Football ’06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today!

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I think I'm going to start giving him more to drink during the day. I guess letting him feel that he needs to go often would help. Celiapkuenstler@... wrote: Celia, how do you reward him when he does go in the toilet? With Karac we had certain toys that were favorites that he could have only in the bathroom which made going into the bathroom more rewarding; also we rewarded him big time every time he went in the toilet. Like

you, we took him on a regular schedule. We never made a big deal about accidents. Oh, yes, we gave him lots of liquids; we didn't make him sit on the toilet for a long time. We also had him go into the bathroom when his dad was using the bathroom; that is how he learned to stand to urinate. We took him out of the pullups when when we were training him except at night. I didn't take him out of the pullups at night until he stayed dry all night. I would put him in pullups whenever I was taking him out until I felt secure that he was trained. It took about three months before he had a bm in the toilet. We celebrated the whole day!! Karac was pretty regular with his bowel movement in the morning. I remember the first morning that I was going to take him to church without a pullup. I was down on my knees in front of the toilet praying that he would have his bm before we left for church. He did and he never had an

accident. LOL I think some of it has to do with their having the ability to control the bladder, and I think it takes some longer than others. It is also a sequence of steps; first just being rewarded for going into the bathroom. Second being rewarded for just pulling down the pants. Third being rewarded for just sitting on the toilet, and fourth being rewarded big time for actually using it. Good luck. What is it JJ says? "We don't give up" Pat K

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Lindy, that is so interesting! What camp does your daughter work at? Pat K

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Some of the problems I see is that our children do not empty out their bladders "they get in & they get out" . What we do is to try to slow them down and make them spend some time to give their body a chance to relax and release. Watch those bathroom fans many of our children hurry to get out of the bathroom because the sound sends them over the edge...just food for thought!! I have also seen more boys (typical & nontypical) who struggle with the BM issue...it is not just autism. Hang in there... you'll get there!!Nuha Shiblie <nshiblie2002@...> wrote: Raylene please send link again... this one is not working... thanksRaylene <lvmurs@...> wrote: I have subscribed to a newsletter called Autism Toilet Training Tips. They email questions and answers to toilet training issues. It has been a lot of help for me and for my friends with autistic children. I hope this helps. To sign yourself up for this no-cost e-letter, visit http://clicks.aweber.Com/z/CT/?CQDuoc1hUuPdahHDF5._og Raylene -- Re: Hi, New to group intro April, I wish I could help but is 4 years and 3months and is still not potty trained! He will #1 if I drag him

kicking and screaming. I have to use a timer to remind myself to take him every hour or so. He will so go on himself in between those times though. Having a BM on the toilet is not even a question with ... he won't even sit on the toilet! Wish I could help ... but I'm not even close to having trained ... so I have no ideas! CeliaGypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman@...> wrote: Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other

children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this

issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April Sports Fantasy Football ’06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today! Sports Fantasy Football ’06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today! __________________________________________________

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Some of the problems I see is that our children do not empty out their bladders "they get in & they get out" . What we do is to try to slow them down and make them spend some time to give their body a chance to relax and release. Watch those bathroom fans many of our children hurry to get out of the bathroom because the sound sends them over the edge...just food for thought!! I have also seen more boys (typical & nontypical) who struggle with the BM issue...it is not just autism. Hang in there... you'll get there!!Nuha Shiblie <nshiblie2002@...> wrote: Raylene please send link again... this one is not working... thanksRaylene <lvmurs@...> wrote: I have subscribed to a newsletter called Autism Toilet Training Tips. They email questions and answers to toilet training issues. It has been a lot of help for me and for my friends with autistic children. I hope this helps. To sign yourself up for this no-cost e-letter, visit http://clicks.aweber.Com/z/CT/?CQDuoc1hUuPdahHDF5._og Raylene -- Re: Hi, New to group intro April, I wish I could help but is 4 years and 3months and is still not potty trained! He will #1 if I drag him

kicking and screaming. I have to use a timer to remind myself to take him every hour or so. He will so go on himself in between those times though. Having a BM on the toilet is not even a question with ... he won't even sit on the toilet! Wish I could help ... but I'm not even close to having trained ... so I have no ideas! CeliaGypsycatwoman <gypsycatwoman@...> wrote: Hi everyone! My name is April, and my GW was diagnosed PDD-NOS two years ago, when he was 5. Before the diagnosis, we just thought GW had some really intense quirks and tried to find ways around them. Generally, these quirks included, no hugging or much display of affection period, constantly spinning objects in his face or around him, repeating shows that he had seen ver batem, not reaching out to other

children.....and you are probably going yeah--seen that, have that....dealing with it....etc...Once we found out what was up, it started to make sense of everything we were seeing.... and I still daily thank the daycare instructor who advised me to have him tested for autism. IF not for her, we have sent him off to school with lots of regrets. Since his diagnosis, we moved to Pennsylvania, where, fortunately, we have been able to put GW in an Autistic Classroom & receive Social Behavior services called Stepping Stones. My question, and one I asked his caseworker, is: is potty training a real issue with autistic children~ case in point...it took until my son was 4 years old before we could get him potty trained, but he still has accidents, during the day.... and at night, unless we wake him at least once w/i the first 2hours of him falling asleep, he wets the bed.... does anyone else have this

issue? Well, that's enough for now.... Hope I didn't bore anyone April Sports Fantasy Football ’06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today! Sports Fantasy Football ’06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today! __________________________________________________