Re: potty learning with limited language

[Guest guest]

We just went thru this with my grandbaby she is 3 with epilepsy and she

regresses with each seizure but we take her in when we go and take her pull-up

or panties off and have her sit on her potty when we go. We have also put her on

the potty every hour and ran the sink or bathtub to help her go. She has been

doing great since we had this last go round of letting her be naked while we are

at home (not with company) that way she could tell what her body was saying to

her. Now we have to teach her that it isn't ok to pull ur panties down when

walking down the sidewalk or in someone elses yard or in the store when she has

to go. She hasn't learned to " hold it " til we get to the bathroom. Lol

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potty learning with limited language

Hi everyone,

My son just turned 2 and I'd like to start getting the idea of using the potty

in his head. I have been hesitant to start until now (and am still unsure about

how it will go) but now seems as good a time as any. I don't expect to get him

learning to use the toilet in a short time but I just want to start introducing

it. He has limited language skills (although they're improving all the time!!)

-- both receptive and expressive.

He has his own potty that he likes to play with and sit on with his

clothes/diaper still on. Also, he likes to be in the bathroom when other people

are using it, and he puts toilet paper in the toilet and claps for himself after

he flushes, haha. I know there are other signs that kids are ready for potty

learning and he doesn't really tell me when his diaper is wet or dirty but he

will sometimes posture when he is going/has gone and will waddle when his diaper

is dirty at times also. I am teaching him the signs for diaper and potty (still

working on it).

I would really appreciate any suggestions on how to begin!

Gratefully,

e

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[Guest guest]

i would suggest taking a picture of the potty and velcroing it somewhere that she can have easy access to it. each time you take her to the potty, first have her get the picture and tell her you're going to the potty. eventually she should be able to get it herself to let you know she has to go.

[Guest guest]

Hi e,

My children don't have language difficulties, but my nephew does. I had to

toilet train him while his mother was going through cancer treatment. My

suggestion to you would be to watch his behaviour very closely. They have

signals that they use when they need to go. Then take him to the potty and wait

for him to go. (hopefully the timing will be right and he won't be waiting too

long, or you won't be too late) If this goes well, he will learn to go by

himself but patience is the key! Also, the photo is a great idea.

My son needed to have limited clothing during this early phase because he didn't

leave enough time from recognition of needing to go, to getting to the toilet

and removing his pants. Some people like using pull ups, but I found this

confusing for my children as they didn't understand the difference between the

diaper and the pull ups, so used them as diapers. I only used them when going

out so that I didn't have to take a lot of changes of clothes.

Hope this is helpful.

Judy

> DantSolo@... wrote:

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> i would suggest taking a picture of the potty and velcroing it

> somewhere

> that she can have easy access to it. each time you take her to the

> potty,

> first have her get the picture and tell her you're going to the potty.

> eventually she should be able to get it herself to let you know she has

> to go.

>

[Guest guest]

Force a lot of fluids & salty treats. Then time with a time timer say every 10-15 mins. Always enforce when successful with whatever motivates your child. The only time he/she would have access to this item is when they use the potty.

Also use the time timer for sitting on the potty..say for 5 mins.

Hope this helps.

This method worked for both my twin grandsons affected by autism & apraxia. No pull ups except for outings.

They were 5 when potty trained.

Best of luck!

[Guest guest]

Hi!Just finished potty training my daughter(2 years old).I put her favorite toy

story fruit snack on the wall With tape where she couldent reach them and only

when she did go in the potty would I let her have one.My son when I did his

potty training he had barely any language one month before turning three.On the

big toilet I put a nerf ball in there and I would have him try to shoot at the

ball he would even try to go pee pee just for fun.I had a huge yellow plastic

glove near bye to take the ball out to flush.When he was done I did the party

poppers with confetti.And he got a prize out of the magic box.I would put

bubbles ,candy(yeah candy),stamps,and just a bunch of random stuff he

enjoyed.And at the beggining of his potty training he would jump off of toilet

just scared to go bathroom in it.So I had a boom box in there to help him forget

a liitle he was sitting on toilet for so long.And he enjoyed sitting on the

toilet singing his veggie tails songs.Good luck to you hope this helps.

>

> Hi everyone,

> My son just turned 2 and I'd like to start getting the idea of using the potty

in his head. I have been hesitant to start until now (and am still unsure about

how it will go) but now seems as good a time as any. I don't expect to get him

learning to use the toilet in a short time but I just want to start introducing

it. He has limited language skills (although they're improving all the time!!)

-- both receptive and expressive.

>

> He has his own potty that he likes to play with and sit on with his

clothes/diaper still on. Also, he likes to be in the bathroom when other people

are using it, and he puts toilet paper in the toilet and claps for himself after

he flushes, haha. I know there are other signs that kids are ready for potty

learning and he doesn't really tell me when his diaper is wet or dirty but he

will sometimes posture when he is going/has gone and will waddle when his diaper

is dirty at times also. I am teaching him the signs for diaper and potty (still

working on it).

>

> I would really appreciate any suggestions on how to begin!

>

> Gratefully,

> e

>

[Guest guest]

Timer worked great for us too. Something predictable they can rely on. Good luck!AmyOn Jun 4, 2010, at 9:28, Sandimarcus@... wrote:

Force a lot of fluids & salty treats. Then time with a time timer say every 10-15 mins. Always enforce when successful with whatever motivates your child. The only time he/she would have access to this item is when they use the potty.

Also use the time timer for sitting on the potty..say for 5 mins.

Hope this helps.

This method worked for both my twin grandsons affected by autism & apraxia. No pull ups except for outings.

They were 5 when potty trained.

Best of luck!

[Guest guest]

Also when using Pull ups place regular underwear next to child's body, then Pull ups over underwear. That way the child still gets the feeling of being wet/dirty.

[Guest guest]

What an bunch of awesome suggestions for potty training, very creative and one needs to be, RhodaFrom: luvmypup <lovedbytwoangels@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Fri, June 4, 2010 10:58:32 PMSubject: Re: potty learning with limited language

Hi!Just finished potty training my daughter(2 years old).I put her favorite toy story fruit snack on the wall With tape where she couldent reach them and only when she did go in the potty would I let her have one.My son when I did his potty training he had barely any language one month before turning three.On the big toilet I put a nerf ball in there and I would have him try to shoot at the ball he would even try to go pee pee just for fun.I had a huge yellow plastic glove near bye to take the ball out to flush.When he was done I did the party poppers with confetti.And he got a prize out of the magic box.I would put bubbles ,candy(yeah candy),stamps,and just a bunch of random stuff he enjoyed.And at the beggining of his potty training he would jump off of toilet just scared to go bathroom in it.So I had a boom box in there to help him forget a liitle he was sitting on toilet for so long.And he enjoyed sitting on the toilet singing his veggie

tails songs.Good luck to you hope this helps.

>

> Hi everyone,

> My son just turned 2 and I'd like to start getting the idea of using the potty in his head. I have been hesitant to start until now (and am still unsure about how it will go) but now seems as good a time as any. I don't expect to get him learning to use the toilet in a short time but I just want to start introducing it. He has limited language skills (although they're improving all the time!!) -- both receptive and expressive.

>

> He has his own potty that he likes to play with and sit on with his clothes/diaper still on. Also, he likes to be in the bathroom when other people are using it, and he puts toilet paper in the toilet and claps for himself after he flushes, haha. I know there are other signs that kids are ready for potty learning and he doesn't really tell me when his diaper is wet or dirty but he will sometimes posture when he is going/has gone and will waddle when his diaper is dirty at times also. I am teaching him the signs for diaper and potty (still working on it).

>

> I would really appreciate any suggestions on how to begin!

>

> Gratefully,

> e

>