Re: new to the group/toilet paper

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I also gave him wipes but somehow he didn't like the wipes and liked the TP better. What works (he will be 8 in 2 weeks) is to supervise him. We give him a small amount of TP and then a washcloth or tell him to take a bath. I think he holds his BMs at school, but ocassionally he comes home reeking of poop and we can tell that he had one at school. For some reason he must not know how to wipe himself without the "ritual" he goes through at home. Anyway, his well check up is coming up soon and I plan to discuss this with the Peds. Thanks for the advice. and/or Robin Lemke <jrisjs@...> wrote: Hi. I'd say that if any behavior is starting to interfere with your life in a negative way,,,,then it won't hurt to talk about it with someone. My son uses wipes after he goes to the bathroom. We have them in both bathrooms and have to take them when we travel. I guess it's considered OCD, but now that he has the wipes,,,,,he FEELS cleaner. He also, used to go through a LOT of tp. One of my other kids wipes and it's still nasty,,,,(ick) so I wish we could find a happy medium. Ha ha. Good luck. Robin Marussich <fegozoypaz > wrote: My son, 8 is HF Asperger's. He is also

ADHD and has Dysgraphia. He is extremely bright and strong in both Math and Reading. He is blowing academics out of the water at school and in fact is bored because his Reading level is so high and he finishes all the work b4 the other kids. He doesn't take any meds and needs no academic support. He receives SP, OT and PT. He is ackward socially and that is the one area where it is obvious that he is Asperger's. Other than that he functions quite well in school and other types of situations. The reason I decided to join is because he has started with OCD like behaviors or are they Asperger behaviors? He thinks his butt is dirty all the time and cleans it constantly. He goes through one roll ot TP per day. We are at our wit's end not knowing what to do. So, we have started monitoring every time he goes to the bathroom and give him a small amount of TP and a wet washcloth. This stops him from rubbing himself raw but his discomfort

continues. He tells me "but Mom, why do I still feel dirty?". I tell him that it isn't real. Thankfully, we can entertain him so that he sort of forgets about it for a while. He went through a stage where he yanked his hair out but that resolved within a couple of weeks and he stopped on his own. What should we do? Do we need to take him to the Peds? Psychologist? Psychiatrist? Does he need therapy for this or medication? Are there ways to help him with this? I am afraid that it is starting to interfere with his quality of life. I would appreciate any feedback on this. Thanks Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

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My husband uses baby wipes! He just doesnt feel

" clean " he says, otherwise. Before we started getting

the wipes, he just used aloot of toilet paper...and he

doesnt have AS! My AS son used to hold poope in

forever when he was in a dieper, but since he potty

trained, no problems there. Of course he has a

" teflon butt " or thats what I call it, it seems poope

never really sticks to him, its wierd, nice, but wierd

This is a lovely thing to talk about huh? Of

course to poop, my son still has to take everything

off from the waist down and squats on the potty, feet

on the seat...looks horribly uncomfortable, but thats

just the way he does it.

take care guys,

kate

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That's adoreable. Hey.....whatever gets the job done, right? Hee hee. Thanks for the smile. Robinkate pope <katpop@...> wrote: My husband uses baby wipes! He just doesnt feel"clean" he says, otherwise. Before we started gettingthe wipes, he just used aloot of toilet paper...and hedoesnt have AS! My AS son used to hold poope inforever when he was in a dieper, but since he pottytrained, no problems there. Of course he has a"teflon butt" or thats what I call it, it

seems poopenever really sticks to him, its wierd, nice, but wierd;) This is a lovely thing to talk about huh? Ofcourse to poop, my son still has to take everythingoff from the waist down and squats on the potty, feeton the seat...looks horribly uncomfortable, but thatsjust the way he does it.take care guys,kate__________________________________________________________Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

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My son went potty like that too but he had to take off all his clothes. I always thought he looked like a frog. hehe He is 15 now and I think the only reason he quit perching on the toilet like that years ago is because it could not hold his weight anymore.....Such funny memories. lol

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