Asking for xx1 who wrote me a private email.
"Her autistic 11 yr old son is still in diapers and is now ripping them off and being a lil' picaso. Any suggestions?
My answer: My initial thought is that he no longer wants the diaper on or it could be a sensitivity issue. Do potty training as you would with a 2 or 3 year old by escorting him to the bathroom every hour to see if he needs to void. Be sure to have items in the bathroom that are of interest to him so he can view them while sitting on the throne. Give him maybe 10 minutes if nothing is completed and retry in about 1/2 hr. Keep this up until he is actually able to void in the toilet. Through repetition he might be able to realize that he is no longer needing the diaper and able to defecate into the toilet. Hopes this helps. Let us know how it goes.
