Rowan pooped on the potty ...after weeks of behavioral therapy and intervention. He did it two days in a row so far.
When I was leaving for work he waved at me and said "bye,bye mommy"!!
He also walked into the bathroom by himself and peed on the potty with no prompt or conversation whatsoever. Completely on his own! !
I just asked Rowan if he would like to go pee on the potty. He was not happy and said..." I don't want to!"
Yaay! ! New communication!
After brushing or teeth...Rowan lingered in the bathroom playing with his cars.
I was in the dining room and I heard, "yaay"! I went into the bathroom to see him sitting and peeing on the toilet. :)
Also, when he needs to poop, he now brings me his diaper. This means he understands when is coming.
Now for the hard part. ..easing his fear of pooping on the toilet. He's terrified and panics.
While I was getting Arwen's shoes on, to go to school this morning, her legs were blocking the entry to the hallway. Rowan walked up to me. .. making eye contact ... and chanting "toilet, toilet, toilet. "
We quickly moved. He went in attempting to pull his pants down. I hurried and pulled them down for him and sat him on the toilet. He peed. I was so proud of him for communicating. Great start for the day!
Two cool things about today.
1. Rowan was chanting pee pee pee pee pee.....he went into the bathroom on his own. He climbed up on the potty and started peeing. It shot across the room but he knew what to do! !!!
2. He said "yellow bubbles". That was him asking for the yellow bottle of bubbles.
And a quirky kid moment by Arwen: I told her she could jump in the bath, get washed quick and get out, so that she could play Pokémon. She said "I don't want to jump in the bath! "
In case you aren't aware. ... kids with autism are very literal. Haha
Rowan just stood up and said "potty time." We went to the bathroom and he peed. Yaaay. He also just learned to flush.....flush. ... flush!
Rowan was sitting beside me and I thought I smelled poop. His underwear were dry. I asked if he needed to go potty. He said "potty time, peepee". I put him on the potty and a moment later ..He pooped!!!!!
Today, I tried the same as yesterday and got him to pee om the potty twice already! !!
And yesterday he said "get the ball"!!!
Major progress!
Even though Rowan has has no concept of going potty, I put him on it several times a day. We use the potty time app. We will watch videos, sing songs, do sign language, play the game, and read the books. Every time he sits he gets to put a sticker on a chart.
Yesterday, he peed a little bit and I shouted "Yaaaay! You peed! Yaaay!" He looked down and saw what was going on. Even though it was just a little squirt, I made a huge deal out of it.
Today he was drinking and peeing a lot. Earlier today, I put him on the potty and the same thing happened. We tried again this evening and he squirted a little. I shout "Yaaaay! You peed!" He looked down and understood. I said "Can you pee more? More Rowan. " He looks down and squirts. This went on for several minutes. ..I say "more" he squirts. In that one sitting, he learned to control his pee. This is huge!
I hope he will realize how exciting this is and keep trying! It's a miracle and I'm so proud of him!
