Just Had To Tell Everyone! (A little bragging on my daughter)

December 10, 2006

I just have to brag about what my 5 yr old girl did this morning. I

have been working on and off for about 2 years now to get Sierra potty

trained, especially when she started taking off all her clothes on a

regular basis at home. However, I know that pushing her just would

not do any good.

This morning, I had (uncharacteristically) left our bathroom door open

as I started packing things for our move (next week). Well, I started

hearing what sounded like Sierra turning on the bathtub (one of her

fav play activities). So I made my way to the bathroom, ready to dash

to the tub, when I stopped cold in my tracks.

Sierra had lifted the toilet seat and had sat down and was going potty

- ALL BY HERSELF! She didn't even grab the kiddie seat to put on the

toilet, she just plopped right down! I couldn't believe it. Of

course, I made a HUGE fuss about it, whipped her clean, then took her

to the kitchen to get a chocolate Christmas tree Little Debbie snack

cake (yes, I know, not a good breakfast food, but oh well! :-) )

So, anyway, I just had to brag. I can only hope that this is a sign

that she is more than ready to move forward. Now that I think about

it, I have been able to get her to sit on the toilet a few times this

week. The other day, she took a book with her, sat on the potty and

just " read " for awhile. Do you think she is trying to tell me

something!

One question to the groups - Has anyone else ever had a child on the

Spectrum just suddenly start using the potty? I know all ASD children

are different, but I am just wondering. I know that with my older

typical daughter, she just seemed to grab the concept outta the blue

(and after a year of training) and went one night totally dry and we

never put another diaper on her.

I can only hope that Sierra is " telling " me she is ready for this.

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proud US Army wife

mommy to Caitey, 9, ADHD

mommy to Sierra, 5, autism, nonverbal, sensory intergration disorder

" Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating

ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their

talents. "

~~Katharine Hepburn

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