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toilet training

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hi i have a 4 year old with ASD and am trying to toilet train him but am havin no luck!he is happy to sit on the toilet but he wont do any thing.he is starting reception in sept and they would prefer him out of nappies!!does any one have any tips or advice please?xx

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  • Hey!  My son is 4 too and I managed to toilet train him during Easter holidays.  I bought a toilet training chart from ebay specifically for ASD and stuck it on the fridge.  Basically, just a simple chart with piece of velcro across it and a bag of different pictures with velcro on for him to choose and stick on his chart.  Wasn't easy though! I started the day with him just in tshirt and pants. He wet his pants 11 times before lunchtime!! I just kept reassuring him that it didn't matter and still took him to sit on the toilet after.  The one time I managed to catch a little bit of wee in the toilet and made such a fuss about what a good boy he was. To be honest though, by the middle of the afternoon, I was ready to give up!  I'm so glad I didn't though as just as I was getting him in the bath on that first evening, he said he needed a wee!!  We had a few accidents the following few days but after then he did great.  Still in pull ups during the night though and not ready to tackle that one just yet!  

    I think perseverence is the key. I toilet trained my ASD boy the same as I did with my other two children but just a year or so later.  I honestly didn't believe that the day would come that my son would be out of nappies and I didn't think he would "get it" but he did.  It is really hard, but try and lock yourself in the house for a few days and go for it.  I'm sure he'll get there x

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  • Hey!  My son is 4 too and I managed to toilet train him during Easter holidays.  I bought a toilet training chart from ebay specifically for ASD and stuck it on the fridge.  Basically, just a simple chart with piece of velcro across it and a bag of different pictures with velcro on for him to choose and stick on his chart.  Wasn't easy though! I started the day with him just in tshirt and pants. He wet his pants 11 times before lunchtime!! I just kept reassuring him that it didn't matter and still took him to sit on the toilet after.  The one time I managed to catch a little bit of wee in the toilet and made such a fuss about what a good boy he was. To be honest though, by the middle of the afternoon, I was ready to give up!  I'm so glad I didn't though as just as I was getting him in the bath on that first evening, he said he needed a wee!!  We had a few accidents the following few days but after then he did great.  Still in pull ups during the night though and not ready to tackle that one just yet!  

    I think perseverence is the key. I toilet trained my ASD boy the same as I did with my other two children but just a year or so later.  I honestly didn't believe that the day would come that my son would be out of nappies and I didn't think he would "get it" but he did.  It is really hard, but try and lock yourself in the house for a few days and go for it.  I'm sure he'll get there x

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