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11yo Son anxiety over drips of wee - Serious emotional distress

NAS50203
over 5 years ago

Hi,  My 11 yo son with HFA is currently in a complete state of permanent anxiety about having the smallest drip of wee on him after he uses the toilet - this is nothing more than one drip, not incontinence.  

I have tried talking him through all the biological aspects eg how long the urethra is, teaching him to "shake", how one drip is not harmful etc..  

Nothing is seeming to work.  He will change his underwear/clothes several times a day.  And will get very emotional when he thinks he has done enough, pulls up his pants and the dreaded wee drip appears.

Anyone have any experience with this?  Suggestions please.... 

  • over 5 years ago

    Hi NAS50203,

    In addition to the community response, I am hoping that this link to our Autism and Toileting page may be of some help - https://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/teachers/myworldhub/autism-and-toileting.aspx

    It may also be worth calling the Autism Helpline to see if they have any other advice? Contact our Autism Helpline team who can provide you with information and advice. You can contact the team via telephone on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm). Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor. Alternatively, should you prefer to send a message, you can do so via their webform - https://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main/questions.aspx

    Hope this helps,

    Nicky-Mod

  • over 5 years ago

    https://www.bladderandbowel.org/bladder/bladder-conditions-and-symptoms/post-micturition-dribble/

    "To push the last remaining drops of urine from the urethra the technique is as follows:

    1.  After passing urine, wait for a few seconds to allow the bladder to empty
    2.  Place the fingertips of the left / right hand three finger-breadths behind the testicles and apply gentle pressure
    3.  Keeping the pressure in the mid line, gently but positively draw the fingers forwards towards the base of the penis under the testicles
    4.  This pushes the urine forward into the penile urethra from where it can be emptied by shaking or squeezing in the usual way
    5.  Before leaving the toilet, repeat the technique twice to ensure that the urethra is completely empty.

    This technique can be practised at home.  When in public toilets it can be done discreetly, with a hand inside a trouser pocket. It only takes a few seconds and may avoid the problem of wet trousers."