Eleven years.
For eleven years I dealt with a stage of potty training and with diapers. From Bobby to Catelyn to Declan – all in all – eleven years.
When it came to potty training Declan, there were different challenges we faced.
I searched high and low for ideas. When three, turned into four, turned into five, turned into six – I was willing to try ANYTHING to help him with toilet training. With Declan’s different sensory issues, I often wondered if he could sense that he had to go?
Eventually the time was right. And at six years old, Declan was ready to leave the diaper behind.
Catelyn was the easiest to potty train. I was still working full-time when she was turning three. Her daycare workers told her – you cannot go into the three-year old room until you are potty trained.
That was a reward she couldn’t pass up. One week later, she had the potty figured out. And was playing with all the new toys in the three-year old room.
Autism Parenting Magazine provided me with this infographic on the subject of Autism Potty Training. It has some wonderful ideas and if you click the infographic you will be taken to their blog for some more useful tips on the subject.
Check it out!
Now you have all this free time on your hands you should write a book giving true and tested advice to new parents 🌹
That’s really nice, Elaine! Maybe I could tell one parents perspective 🙂
Indeed and you would help so many people 🌹
Wow, that rule for the three year old room seems rather punitive. Some kids simply aren’t ready to be potty trained by 3 years old. I find it sad that intelligent, mature kids would be kept back with toddlers until they are ready… which with my son was pushing his 4th birthday. My daughter had a similar experience to Kate. We said “hey,do you want to try a pull-up?” And she was fully potty trained almost the next day.
I agree about the age – and thankfully it happened to Cate and it was easy for her. Bobby was almost four as well – we moved and changed into this new daycare when he was four so the rule didn’t effect him. The new daycare was actually an “Early Learning Center.” They were supposed to teach your kids a second language and music – blah, blah, blah. It was a daycare that cost more money, that Bobby had all those problems in and we left when he started kindergarten. But hey, Cate left potty trained, so that was cool.
My mom swears all females are easier to potty train than males. That may be because I was the oldest in our family and had no problems being trained. I hated diapers!
Now as an adult, I have to use them occasionally. Now it is on my terms.
Catelyn was definitely easier than both the boys! She just figured it out on her own real quick. Declan just had so many other things going on that really took our focus – and we had two other kids care for as well – that made potty training really difficult.
We just recently left the pull up behind. Ben was 9 when he finally decided he didn’t like it anymore.
I’m just happy to finally drop that expense. Plus, he’s a big guy, 100lbs and4’8″ tall, we were getting up into adult size and that’s REALLY expensive.
I was so glad to be rid of the expense as well. The bigger ones were way more and you got way less per package. Happy Ben and Declan left the pull up behind them 🙂
It took a whole 3 days of determination to get my son potty trained. We didn’t leave the house at all for those 3 days 🤣. We still put nighties on him at bedtime, but so nice to not have to buy them so much anymore.
That’s awesome! Yes, diapers were definitely an expense I was happy to drop.
Wow, bless youy heart! May God give you the extra wisdom. I’m sure he is proud of himself :).
Thank you!!
You’re welcome 😊 💕