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Wetting

lindseyanne

My older brother is 32. He has autism. He has recently started wetting himself. Twice he has wet the bed and three times in public. He is quite capable and mum says he has never done this since the day he was potty trained. She's despairing as she doesn't know why he is doing it and he won't talk about it as he gets embarrassed. She is assuming it's to do with his Autism, worrying he is depressed or something. I've suggested it could be a medical reason, he tends to not tell us when he is in pain or uncomfortable. Anyone had any experience of this? Why would this begin now when he has never done this before? How do we make this better?

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  • i wouldnt chalk that down to autism and ignore it thinking its that.

    there are many other medical things that can cause this, so it could be a sign that something else maybe wrong. id say see a GP, its the best bet.... i mean there are just so many other issues it could be and so many random things no one would even think of too like i hear that if you pull your perineum muscle in some way you will lose control of your bladder and not be able to hold anything. could literally be any number of things though.

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  • i wouldnt chalk that down to autism and ignore it thinking its that.

    there are many other medical things that can cause this, so it could be a sign that something else maybe wrong. id say see a GP, its the best bet.... i mean there are just so many other issues it could be and so many random things no one would even think of too like i hear that if you pull your perineum muscle in some way you will lose control of your bladder and not be able to hold anything. could literally be any number of things though.

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  • in reply to Caelus

    also as for seeing the GP... its no longer embarrassing as you dont go in person and tell them infront of everyone your problem.... you do it online instead now through ask a gp feature for your local gp surgery... you type your problem and they get back to you, possibly even have to see you on some occasions. but yeah due to corona its all done online now and its better in my opinion.