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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:21:00 EST
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- From: Lisa S Lewis <LISAS@PUCC.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Toilet Training
- In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 22 Jan 1993 09:28:41 EST from <D6M@CORNELLA>
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- While it's certainly true that *many* autistic children have trouble with
- toileting, and most train very late, don't get psyched out about it. Not
- all kids have problems. When we tried to train Sam we had very little
- success, but at his school they accomplished the deed in a very short time.
- Once he was reliably trained at school we got him on the same schedule at
- home.
-
- At first it was a matter of putting him on the toilet at regular intervals,
- but within a very few weeks Sam was telling us when he needed to go. And
- though he trained later than the average child (he was 3 1/2) he had very few
- accidents. Also, his training happened just prior to the birth of his
- younger brother; I expected regression but we never got any. In fact, he
- was very amused by how "yucky" his brother diapers were (are) and still
- delights in the fact that Jake has to wear diapers and he doesn't.
-
- So you never know. I would guess that if a child manages other "self-help"
- activities (such as tooth brushing) without too much fuss, he may do better
- than you expect with toileting. It also helps if the child doesn't like
- being wet/dirty, but of course there's no way to control that.
-
- Lisa
-
- P.S. Today, at 4 1/2, Sam still insists on "company" for most trips to the
- bathroom. He doesn't need the help, but likes to have us along anyway.
-