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My 6 year old son wet his pants daily and recently has been pooping them too.





He has been potty trained since 18 months but has always had accidents. Even if I wake him up twice during the night he still wakes up wet. He leaks a ...
Potty training 31/2 year old boy with spd





my 31/2 year old son has sensory issues and refuses to use the potty, i have tried everything from reward stickers to candy toys,buying different potties,...
Bathroom Habits





My 5-yr old son has to take all of his clothes off every time he has a bowel movement. He would rather soil himself fighting urgently with his clothing ...
Pooping in pants and sleep apnea in 9 year old boy





My son just turned 9. He poops in his pants at least 4-5 times a week, sometimes more. He says he can't feel it or smell it. He also has sleep apnea, and ...
Stay consistant





I have a 5 year old girl who if I don't remind her to go and sit on the toilet at scheduled times she will not choose to go on her own. I have also noticed ...
Almost 5 and no interest in potty training.





Our son is almost 5 years old and has absolutely no interest in using the toilet. Normally, he is wonderful at imitation, but the farthest we can get ...
Not sure if this is behavior or SPD





My daughter just turned two about two months ago, and was recently diagnosed with SPD. We started potty training about a month and a half ago. The first ...
Bathroom issues at age 6





My 6 y/o son was diagnosed with SPD, specifically Tactile Defensiveness, a while back and while many of his hypersensitivities have gotten better with ...
Toilet training/use in SPD individuals





My daughter is 5 years old. After I did the SPD checklist, I found that some (or most) of the criteria on the list points directly at her behavioral problems....
Beyond potty training





Our son is a happy, sociable 1st grader who still has
"accidents" especially under stress followed by lots of guilt and tears of embarrassment! I'm hoping ...
Mommy's Tried Everything





I have a 6 year old son with SPD. He was diagnosed at 3 and has received OT services through CPSE and privately. When he transitioned to Kindergarten ...
Should I try harder?





My 3 1/2 daughter has mild SPD (mostly under responsive) and no interest in using the potty, although I don't think that she is afraid of it.
For ...
5 year old girl SPD & potty issues





My daughter was diagnosed last year with SPD. We had a problem with voiding in her pants for quite some time at that point but finally got through it ...
6 year old and constant wetting





Our 6 year old wets his pants several times a day and sits in it. I believe he waits too long and then doesn't have the muscle tone to hang on. He is ...
Help





My son is 6 and he hasn't been officially diagnosed with spd but we are in the process seeing how he has 110 of the characteristics one problem he has ...
Sensory issues and toilet training





Is there any therapy or technique out there to help a 4 year old with SPD who is unable to sense when he needs to poop? My son has been on Miralax for ...
Poop problems and SPD





I have a 2 1/2 half year old and was just wondering if anyone had the trouble with the poop eating/smearing like I do with my SPD son. If so how can you ...
Almost five and no potty training in sight





OK I am now thinking of starting cloth diapering on my soon to be five year old boy who is 47 pounds. He is very delayed developmentally, and going through ...
Potty Training





My 3 yr old son has issues with overstimulating sights and sounds. He can only handle so much before he has a meltdown. He is also sensory seeking as ...
She doesn't care if she soiled or wet





My daughter turned 4 in March. We were told she is a "sensory seeker" part of SID. When it comes to potty training, it's like she doesn't care. We have ...
Potty Training Issues and SPD





Hi All,
I am a Mom of an almost 4 year old. He was diagnosed with mild SPD at around the age of 18 months. Since that time, I feel that he was overcoming ...
8 year old with SPD has trouble with DAYTIME wetting...........any suggestions?





My 8 year old son was diagnosed with SPD about a year ago. Among other things, he is still not able to keep his pants dry during the day. He says he doesn'...
Potty Training





Hi. I have a 5 1/2 year old with SPD who still isn't potty trained. I'm not worried and neither is his pediatrician. He's on Mirilax to make him go every ...
potty training





Our son is 4.5 years old and has SPD. He was in daycare for Occ. therapy. He is still not potty-trained. He starts kindergarten in September. The teacher ...
My Son has SPD, ADHD and Hypotonia. He is 3 1/2





My son WILL NOT use the potty. No way, no how, the only times I've gotten him to go is when I have him in underwear all day, he holds it in, and he starts ...
My toddler son has SID. Potty training problems?





Hi,
My son has been diagnosed with SID. He has had muscle issue since he was a baby. Started Physical therapy at 9 months old (has mild hypotonia), started ...
Bowel Movements





Our son was easy to toilet train and was trained when he was 2.5. We have never had any bowel concerns. However within the last 2 months, he has been what ...
Hard to potty train 3 year old with sensory processing disorder.





I am not the mother or father of the child. I babysit him. The parents can not find any way to potty train him. He is a good kid, but can be very hyper....
Backsliding with potty training over and over and over...





My son was recently diagnosed with SPD. He was 4 in December. He has 3 siblings which are 2 years old. (triplets) We originally potty trained him almost ...
Bathroom issues





I have a 7 year old son who is still having trouble with bathroom accidents. He says he has a hard time knowing when his body is telling him he needs ...
7 1/2 year old still wets pants daily, dry at night...HELP!





My son gave up diapers at 3, and from 3 to 4 was doing great with only occasional accidents. Around his 4th birthday, from what I remember, he started ...
Refuses to go to the potty on the toilet





A child will not go on the potty. Ever. The child must use a pull-up, favorite one, to go . Sometimes the child holds it for hours. BM's are never regular ...
My daughter has SPD and can't "feel" when she needs to poop.





My daughter is 3 1/2 years old. She has SPD and whenever she has to poop, she goes in her panties. She can't "feel" when she has to go. I don't know ...
Toilet training resistance





My six year old daughter with SPD is not potty trained. She refuses to sit on the potty. Is there anyone else with a child not going at this age??
Resistant toilet training





Hi, I am needing help with my very complex spd child, I think she craves deep pressure and as a result is unwilling to give up diapers, she will be 5 years ...
Bedwetting At Age 8





My SPD son successfully potty trained during the day (both pee and poop) at age 3. However he is almost 8 and still wearing Pull-Ups at night. We've tried ...
Potty training for a nine year old girl
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Any tips on how to help my nine year old daughter with SPD have less toileting accidents?
Soiling pants
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I have an 11 year old son who is autistic with sensory disorder who soils his underwear daily. he does not seem to be able to feel or smell it. what do ...
Toileting
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Does anyone have a problem better still solution for dealing with a child who will be incontinent (bowels especially) when under stress????
SPD Potty Training our 3 year old
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Our daughter was diagnosed with SPD when she was 1.5. She was a foster child born addicted to methadone, morphine, and several other pain killers. She ...
Potty Training
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My Granddaughter is 5 years old and is moderately autistic and has sensory processing issues. She will not sit on her potty and refuses to have anything ...
10 year old wetting during day and night
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It is a step grandson we are raising he has only stopped wetting for several weeks at a time. This past august he went 2 1/2 weeks and then my husband ...