My Family's Experience with Autism: Potty Training Music Man -- Consolidated Post

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Potty Training Music Man -- Consolidated Post

To all my readers,

Potty Training Music Man was a struggle. It truly was a BATTLE of wills. We tried so many things before initiating our own "Potty Training Boot Camp". But it worked out for all of us in the end.

I'm consolidating the posts I wrote as we were going through this process to make it easier on anyone who would like to read and learn from our example (the good and the bad). But before you start, ask yourself a VERY important question......ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU AND YOUR CHILD IS READY FOR POTTY TRAINING? Because if the answer is "NO", this will not be successful. And once you start, you CAN'T go back!

Good luck to all of you starting this process. I wish you a quick success and a diaper-free life!!!!
-Ilene

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I originally tried to actually copy the texts over, but that wasn't working. Instead, I'm providing each of the links to all of the posts I wrote. Hopefully you will find this helpful.

Pre-Amble (originally posted February 16, 2012)

Day 1 (originally posted February 18, 2012)

Day 2 (originally posted February 19, 2012)

Day 3 (originally posted February 20, 2012)

Follow-Up Post 1 (originally posted on February 23, 2012)

Follow-Up Post 2 (originally posted April 18, 2012)

Follow-Up Post 3 (originally posted July 9, 2012)

This is our story as of right now. If anyone here is about to embark on Potty Training Boot Camp, I wish you well!!!! Just remember, before you start, you need to be sure that your child is ready for this. Because once you start, you CANNOT back down. When it comes to the Battle of the Wills, YOURS has to prevail.

Good luck to all of you!

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A Little Bit About Me and My Family

Every once in a while, something happens to a family that seems to change everything, whether that change is positive, negative, or in an uncertain direction. One such thing happened to us in March 2009, when we were informed our 26 month old twins (girl/boy) were BOTH on the autism spectrum. Their older brother (nearly 4 at the time) had always been ahead of the curve for most developmental milestones, so we had never really considered that some of the delays the twins were having had anything to do with autism. Well, we were wrong. Since then we have been learning about learning techniques and doing everything we can to make sure they get any and all help they need so that they can live normal lives. This blog chronicles that journey.

The Autism Pizza

I don't know where this came from originally, but I found it on a post on Circle of Moms. It's a good explanation of how things line up on the spectrum.

1. The Crust: Lack of Social Interaction (poor eye contact, not sharing interests with you, no pointing/gesturing)

2. The Sauce: Impaired Communication (possibly no speech, poor conversation skills, repetitive language, echolalia, no make-believe play)

3. The Cheese: Stereotypical Activities & Interests (extreme routine, strong interest in certain things, stimming [flapping, atypical play, etc.] -- like spinning wheels, lining toys up, stacking, etc.)

If you have all of those things: crust, sauce, cheese, you made an Autism pizza. It might have different toppings, but you can look at it and know it's still a pizza. If your pizza doesn't have sauce, that's Aspergers's. If your pizza is missing more than that but still kind of looks like a pizza, that's PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified)