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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 117964" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>Hi Paula and welcome to our little corner of the world! You are not alone anymore. Let's take the kids one at a time.</p><p>Adam... It sounds like he has a lot of difficulty transitioning. I imagine this is adding to his potty training troubles. It's also important to note that many kids on the autistic spectrum have difficulty toileting at an early age. In addition, forcing the issue and his holding can cause additional problems like fissures. My daughter suffered greatly and held back her stool because having a bm was so painful. She ended up being on lactulose for quite some time so that her stool would be soft enough that she could pass it without major difficulty. In addition, you may want to try bribery: he gets to play on the computer for XX number of minutes a day for sitting on the potty for XX number of minutes. Or, try substituting wearing underwear from for increasing longer periods of time when he is home. The big thing is, if you push this too hard he is going to push back.</p><p>Trina... she sounds a bit like my daughter as well. The biggest thing we can do for her when she goes to her bad place is work on her sensory issues. We work her body to calm her down: deep breathing, stretching, massage. Letting her cuddle in a big fluffy blanket, having a tickle war, a long soak in the tub, a cup of decaf tea. In addition, you may want to make sure she receives some sort of appropriate individual therapy as it's not unheard of that adopted kids and those with early medical issues have attachment issues. It may be something you might want to explore. I think you will need to strike a rather delicate balance between a consistent schedule where things are predictable for her and keeping demands on Trina to a minimum at least until you get a handle on what triggers her episodes. Other questions:</p><p>Is she on any medications?</p><p>How is she doing academically?</p><p>Does she have any friendships?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 117964, member: 1722"] Hi Paula and welcome to our little corner of the world! You are not alone anymore. Let's take the kids one at a time. Adam... It sounds like he has a lot of difficulty transitioning. I imagine this is adding to his potty training troubles. It's also important to note that many kids on the autistic spectrum have difficulty toileting at an early age. In addition, forcing the issue and his holding can cause additional problems like fissures. My daughter suffered greatly and held back her stool because having a bm was so painful. She ended up being on lactulose for quite some time so that her stool would be soft enough that she could pass it without major difficulty. In addition, you may want to try bribery: he gets to play on the computer for XX number of minutes a day for sitting on the potty for XX number of minutes. Or, try substituting wearing underwear from for increasing longer periods of time when he is home. The big thing is, if you push this too hard he is going to push back. Trina... she sounds a bit like my daughter as well. The biggest thing we can do for her when she goes to her bad place is work on her sensory issues. We work her body to calm her down: deep breathing, stretching, massage. Letting her cuddle in a big fluffy blanket, having a tickle war, a long soak in the tub, a cup of decaf tea. In addition, you may want to make sure she receives some sort of appropriate individual therapy as it's not unheard of that adopted kids and those with early medical issues have attachment issues. It may be something you might want to explore. I think you will need to strike a rather delicate balance between a consistent schedule where things are predictable for her and keeping demands on Trina to a minimum at least until you get a handle on what triggers her episodes. Other questions: Is she on any medications? How is she doing academically? Does she have any friendships? [/QUOTE]
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