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Name: mama2001 [ Original Post ] hi my name is stephanie i am from tacoma washington i am 25 years old and i am a single mom of a 6 year old boy with autism and i have tryed almost everything to get him to go poop on the toliet he just wont what he does do though when he has to go he tell me iper and he bring it to me then when he does go he goes into the bathroom and dumps it in the toliet so do u people have any tips or suggestions that i can try to get my son to poop on the toliet please get back to me thank u u can get in contact with me at tacomamom2001@yahoo.com hope to hear from all you thanks ↓

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Name: Cadesmom | Date: May 24th, 2008 4:32 PM

Hi there. Your story sounds so familiar to me. My son was pee trained to go in the toilet, but he refused to go poo in the toilet. He would go stand in the bathroom and poo in his diaper and then take it off. At least your son is dumping his poo in the toilet. You know a lot of kids are afraid to poo on the toilet, not just autistic kids, however they usually are over that fear by about 3 or 4 year of age. My son didn't like the idea of sitting on the toilet because he thought that he might get flushed down with the poo. I know this because he has since explained it to us. He is now 15 and can tell us why he does things and why he used to do certain things. My son also didn't like the noise of the flushing due to over sensitivity. How about getting him to go poo in a potty? I know he's a little old for this but it's a start and you can keep the potty in the bathroom, or wherever he feels most comfortable. Don't worry too much about this little quirk....geez from watching Supernanny on TV, I've learned that many kids his age have toileting issues. So, don't feel bad and be assured that it will all work out in the end. No pun intended. ↑

Name: Lori2 | Date: Jun 14th, 2008 4:04 PM

My 4 year old son has pdd nos and he too took a long time to poop in the toilet. We tried EVERYTHING and nothing worked, it was so stressful and very annoying to have to clean up after him. And then one day, he just went all by himself..........hope the same is true for your son. ↑

Name: shal | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 6:51 PM

hi my son is 6 ans has autism he to will not poo on the toliet he asks for a nappy we have tried lots of things with out success. i thought i was on my own but it seems this is quit common in autism i hope this has helped to make you feel a bit better. i keep telling myself he wll do it when he is ready ↑