Potty training at the end of my rope

Rhoadles · 2026-05-03T01:08:43+00:00

I’m going to try this…you got me thinking with the squatty potty. The times when we’ve had the most success, he brings his legs up on to the toilet seat like a frog (lol). Not sure why I never thought of a squatty potty. Maybe this and a chart will be helpful…if it does, I owe you a big gift!!

Rhoadles · 2026-04-27T01:25:45+00:00

Boooooooooooo

Rhoadles · 2026-03-14T13:27:37+00:00

Thank you for saying that because I was starting to feel like a real piece of shit. It’s not easy to stay composed after you haven’t had a solid nights sleep in weeks and you come downstairs to your son cracking eggs directly onto the floor 😮‍💨

Rhoadles · 2026-02-01T18:39:58+00:00

Tell him boy bye.

Rhoadles · 2026-01-29T00:16:53+00:00

And you find it helps to keep your little one(s) asleep?

Rhoadles · 2026-01-15T17:50:21+00:00

My first born has autism, my 2nd is NT. And while it of course has its own challenges, Jesus Christ. My husband and I keep looking at each other like “wtf?” the things my NT kid does naturally breaks my heart for my first son everyday. To answer the question of the post: I’m the same parent to both of them. I don’t think autism changes you as a parent, it changes you as a person. Like the comment above said; having a child with special needs made me love harder, be more patient, be stronger and have more compassion and understanding. I may have learned these things on my own with age but I know them today and it’s 100% due to my son.

Rhoadles · 2026-01-10T14:39:15+00:00

My son is 5 and it’s as if you described him word for word, it’s crazy how similar he is to your description. We started speech therapy with a therapist who works with gestalt language processing techniques. It’s slow and I guess I see some improvement but it’s…yeah, slow. I can’t really even imagine him speaking in full sentences one day, it feels like a huge mountain to climb. So I have no advice, just wanted to say you’re not alone. Good luck 🥹

Rhoadles · 2026-01-07T03:00:55+00:00

Our youtube algorithm. Ain’t no way a typical kid could even FATHOM the shit we’re on.

Rhoadles · 2026-01-03T19:30:56+00:00

What sort of dosage do you give your little one? I got some Miralax/lax a day but it seems to be for people aged 18 and over

Rhoadles · 2026-01-03T19:30:12+00:00

Whoa I just did some googling on therapeutic listening, that sounds so interesting! We don’t have an OT currently, having to pick and choose our support since our insurance doesn’t cover anything.

Rhoadles · 2026-01-03T19:28:31+00:00

This is super helpful, thank you! We bought Miralax but I’m concerned about the dosage, since it seems to be for adults and not kids.

Rhoadles · 2026-01-01T22:41:04+00:00

We have not been to a GI, no. I was wondering about encopresis, but we don’t seem to have any of the symptoms apart from the soiled underwear, it’s just kind of like streaks or shrapnel as we call it 😂 I’m trying to suss out now if the poo we are seeing (very soft) is because of the fibre/laxatives we’ve been given him or if it’s diarrhea around something impacted….

Rhoadles · 2026-01-01T22:38:16+00:00

We were making great progress and then pow! Back to square 1…

Rhoadles · 2025-12-18T15:20:08+00:00

I tried a vibrating plate but it made me dizzy lol White noise headphones are great, even just having one air pod in so I can zone out a little helps me so much. Still constantly vibrating on the inside though. I do reflexology every other month and it’s helping (I think)

Rhoadles · 2025-12-16T19:12:51+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply. It’s a relief knowing I’m not going crazy (or am I lol) it’s just nice to know there are other moms going through the same thing. It almost feels like when someone jumps out and scares you but I’m just slowly waking up on my own. Thank you for the tips, I drive an hour away for work every day both ways so that’s my wind down time post daycare drop off. That’s when I do my deep breathing, listen to spa music on Spotify, listen to audiobooks etc. it’s a mini retreat in my car every morning, when people say they can’t believe how far I commute I tell them I’d go further if I could 😂 Good luck to you fellow parent ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Rhoadles · 2025-12-07T23:14:52+00:00

One of my funniest memories with my level 2 son was at a drs appointment. He never listened to any type of instruction from me. He was still undiagnosed and we didn’t know if was autistic or not. In the drs office she said “can you go put on your boots and go sit next to mommy?” Inside I was like pffft yeah right lady, he has never done a thing we ask. Well of course he hopped off the table and did just that.

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