Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 My son was showing no signs of wanting to use the potty (although he would pee if put on it) until 8 hours after we started him on Valtrex, at which time he self trained for pee. (Pooping is another issue. Haven't gotten there yet, but I think he has muscle issues that make doing this sitting down difficult). Of course, as lots of people are posting, running the antivirals is not an easy thing. We haven't had the regressions some are talking about (and have had some definite benefits other than the potty training), but now we are hooked on antivirals which kick up yeast something fierce, and this is making chelating more difficult. As once wrote (I am paraphrasing): " Seems like every time you solve one problem with these kids, you get two more.... " I feel like that is where we are. This is probably not helpful, but who knows? Someone might take something from it.... Anne > > > > My son, 5 y.o. with ASD is still getting potty trained. Being non-verbal makes > > this even a huge challenge. I need advice. > > > > > > We have him to the point where we can take him every hour and he will > > pee-on-the potty. However, how do we get to the point where he will indicate > > that he wants to go? > > > > > > After 3 rounds of chelation, we made some progress. When he has to go or > > after doing it in his pull-up, we find him standing in the bathroom with his > > pull-up down -- just standing there. Other times, he started dropping his > > pull-up in public -- we take him to the bathroom and he does what he needs to > > do. Dropping his pull-up in public is his most common indication. > > > > > > So we have made progress but wanted advice on how we could do better. He > > pulls our hand for us to turn on the TV and other things, I was hoping he could > > do the same for potty time. His language is limited to some names and sounds. > > For example, he says " beee " when he wants to watch Barney. > > > > > > He's reaching the age and size when pull-ups will no longer be available. > > Please advise. > > > > > > Thanks to all in advance. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates > > starting at 1¢/min. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 > My son, 5 y.o. with ASD is still getting potty trained. Being non-verbal makes this even a huge challenge. I need advice. Here is my site section http://www.danasview.net/parent2.htm#potty > We have him to the point where we can take him every hour and he will pee-on-the potty. However, how do we get to the point where he will indicate that he wants to go? I started by taking my son [who was basically non-verbal at the time] to the toilet. After a while, I would just send him there, by saying " time to go pee " , and I would follow him. After a while, I just told him to go, and did not follow him. And a few weeks after that, he started coming up to me and saying " pee " , and then he would go. >>Dropping his pull-up in public is his most common indication. I would start putting him in underwear during the day. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hello everyone: We are primarily lurkers on this site but have a question we hope you can help with. Our 5 year old boy (PDD-NOS) is not potty trained and is showing no inclination to it at all. We've tried the usual tricks of putting him on a schedule, positive reinforcement with rewards, putting him in underwear so he would feel being wet or dirty or usually both; nothing has had any lasting effect. We're concerned not only for the mess but for 's school placement for kindergarten this September. It seems he can't tell when he has to go to the bathroom and he does not mind sitting in his own waste. We don't know at this point if this is a sensory issue, behavioral issue or medical condition or just immaturity. Does anyone have any recommendations on approaches to help ? Or any doctors/professionals in the NY metro area that may be able to assist us? Thank you so much! Jim and Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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