potty training a nonverbal child

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Anybody have any great advice for beginning to potty

train a non-verbal, boy, who isn't familiar with the

PECS system yet? I can tell he's ready, because he's

starting to take his shorts & diaper off, so he is

noticing that he's wet. Any words of wisdom would be

appreciated!!

--- <thecolemans4@...> wrote:

> Hi Donna-

>

> Also getting the baby started on probiotics (there

> is

> a baby-probiotic made but I know nothing about it),

> and perhaps Nystatin (as Nystatin is harmless

> although

> can't swear it will be particularly helpful). She

> may

> also want to eliminate most of the wheat in her diet

> just in case baby is having a gluten intolerance as

> well - very sensitive tummys.

>

> Perhaps mom can see a lactation consultant instead

> of

> having to supplement. She should have the baby

> weighed before and after nursing to find out how

> many

> ounces of milk the baby is getting. If the baby is

> appearing to need supplementing because of a

> constant

> desire to nurse, it may not truly be hunger. It

> could

> be tummy pain and trying to nurse for comfort (hence

> the Nystatin and probiotics and immediate diet

> change), or even lactose intolerance, although

> weaning

> isn't necessarily a good idea at the moment since

> finding the proper formula could be a challenge and

> the baby could react just as badly to soy. It could

> also be poor digestion -possibly from an

> inflammatory

> reaction to the 2 mo vaccine - was a DTaP in that?

> can't remember, or to yeast (which would probably be

> there also in the even of inflammatory reaction), or

> to lack of good tummy flora (did mom have to have

> antibiotics during labor?).

>

> Bless her heart. She needs a great deal of

> assurance

> and support right now. Stress will exacerbate

> nursing

> problems, and probably even put stress hormones in

> the

> milk (not that she needs to worry about that too -

> the

> baby will survive that). She needs to KNOW that

> this

> can be stopped and reversed.

>

> She could probably stand to have somebody make meals

> for her and the family - or at the very least, give

> her a list of good foods to cook - for a few days if

> she has a good support network she can call on.

>

> Tell her over and over that Dr G can help with this

> and that to be so observant early on is a blessing

> and

> very likely to save her baby a lot of problems later

> on. Also, make sure the office is very aware that

> this is an infant in the earliest stages and see if

> they will triage her and give an earlier

> appointment.

>

>

> --- princesspeach <donnaaron@...> wrote:

>

> > I've got another question for you all. Recently,

> I

> > was contacted by a

> > woman who is seeing signs of ASD in her

> 4-month-old

> > son. She's

> > breastfeeding him and has been supplimenting with

> > formula --

> > milk-based first, and then soy. He's not making

> eye

> > contact and

> > constantly wringing his hands. He had reactions

> to

> > his 2-month

> > vaccinations and she has not taken him for any

> more.

> > Her current

> > pediatrician told her it's " too early " to be

> > concerned about autism,

> > but he also said the same thing about her

> now-2-1/2

> > year-old daughter

> > who, it is now obvious, is clearly affected.

> >

> > She has contacted Dr. G's office, and is waiting

> for

> > an appt. for her

> > daughter, but Dr. G will not see children as young

> > as her son.

> >

> > In the meantime, I advised her to get herself on

> the

> > diet and, if

> > she needs to suppliment, to use a hypoallergenic

> > formula without

> > casein (there are two that I know of; EleCare and

> > Neocate). I also

> > told her to get herself a new pediatrician who

> will

> > let her space out

> > vaccinations.

> >

> > Is there anything else I need to tell her? And

> can

> > anyone recommend a

> > sympathetic and knowledgable pediatrician in the

> > Orange County area?

> >

> > Thanks in advance,

> >

> > Donna

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

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