Autism and potty training
My son is 10, he finally got potty trained at 8.
The first thing I'll tell you Not to do is buy an expensive potty chair
Your kid will probably outgrow the chair before they learn to use it
I made that mistake and bought the singing elmo real flush potty chair
And son outgrew it before he learned.
So fuck you Elmo and your bullshit potty
Secondly is
Traditional methods probably won't work
Like the Cheerios in the toilet
My son kept trying to grab the Cheerios out of the toilet
Putting him on the potty in front if the television didn't work
My son doesn't watch television
Rewards didn't work because my son would want a reward everytime he went in his diaper/pullup
You can buy all the books, potty chairs, read all the expert advice
Buy all the unnecessary crap they peddle
But the only thing that worked for my son was constantly putting him on the toilet every single day, multiple times a day for years and years
One day a light just went off in his head and he decided to use the toilet
It's really that simple
Don't make it seem like it's something they have to do
Really don't explain shit
Just put them on the toilet and sit with them
Talk about regular stuff
Distract them from being on the toilet
Make them sit there for at least 10mins at a time
This way gradually they'll get used to being on the toilet
It's really that simple
It's a patience thing
It's gonna take time
The more you make it a big deal
The more stressed the kid is gonna get
Nonchalant is the way to be
Like it's no big deal
Just sit on the toilet while I read you this book
Or something like that
They'll eventually get it
Trust me, I thought my son was gonna be in pull ups forever.
Now wiping his own butt
Is a whole nother blog and I don't have time for that shit
Lol