Potty Training

Hi all, My Daughter is 2, non verbal and potentially Autistic (on waiting list for assessment) - I wasn't in a rush to Potty train her as I know with Autistic kids it can take so much longer and I really don't think she would understand but she's quite a big 2yr old and lately no matter what nappy I put on her she seems to be leaking at night. I've noticed that her nappies are pretty dry throughout the day so I'm thinking she's holding it as much as she can and then letting it all go at night when she can't hold any longer which is why I'm thinking I need to start trying to get her to use the Potty, even if it's once before bed. Appreciate any tips for what has worked for fellow Mums with non-verbal children Thank you 🥰

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I started potty training my son at 18m due to him being on the spectrum, it took till he was 3 to master it, I started off with having the potty in the room and encouraging him to sit on it clothed, then I moved to sitting him on it during nappy changes, so that he gets used to the feeling of sitting on it without clothes on, i then moved onto taking his nappy off and asking him every 30 mins if he needed a wee, I gradually increased the time I asked him. It may help getting her to use a toilet design potty as well and visual aids, along with sticker charts :)

My son is a very talll 3 year old. He has Autism too. Doesn’t eat well so I give him a bottle full of milk before bed so I know he’s not starving overnight/waking up hungry. I had a problem with him peeing through diapers. I’ve tried different sizes and brands. Ultimately what worked for night was overnight “underwear” I thought it wouldn’t hold pee with the word underwear but I was wrong. It has put my mind to ease knowing he isn’t soaked throughout the night. I’m trying to potty train him as well. It’s hard as I have a needy 4 month old but he knows when he needs to pee. I’ve even gotten him to finish pooping on the toilet. It definitely is hard as I feel like I need to be way more consistent. I just want him to be potty trained before he goes to school in September 🤞🏾

Having experienced potty training with my asd son I didn’t bother waiting with my pre verbal daughter and started age 2. Basically I put her on the toilet/potty every time she looked busy. We used actions like patting our bottom (there is a makaton one) and recognised her noises. By the time we took away the pull-ups it was a lot easier as she understood. My son was repetitively taking him and removing the nappies. Took months for him to realise. We were effectively catching it.

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