Published on 12, July, 2020
Our son doesn’t seem to have a sense of urgency, unless it relates to something he is wanting to do. Each evening, at bedtime he will go to the loo and brush his teeth, but almost every night, he will be in there for an hour or more, even with constant reminders to hurry (only 1 bathroom for 3 or 4 people). Do other people find this is true with their autistic children? It causes a lot of upset in the family and impacts the relationships between son and parents. This can also occur just as a meal is being served (disappears to bathroom), or when we have an appointment… If someone else is desperate for the bathroom, it can still take 20 mins of chasing… Please help! Thank you
My husband doesn’t always seem to realise he needs the toilet until we’re about to go somewhere then is in there for 10-20 minutes. As others are said it could be a safe space for him or he may also have issues with organisation if he is having to do a few different tasks to get ready for bed he might be having trouble remembering what to do or switch between the different things. My daughter does well with a task list written on a whiteboard. The other thing as someone else mentioned is looking into whether you can put in a downstairs toilet, or separate the toilet from the rest of the bathroom. one toilet even with two people in the house isn’t enough sometimes!