Special Needs Kids - 33 answers

• Ask a question now...My youngest son aged 6 has mild ADHD he started wetting the bed again at age 3. Now he might even wet twice a night and then is grumpy in the morning. We used night nappies until six months ago as he would wet through these and now we

  Hi Pamela – it is not unusual for children diagnosed with ADHD to take a little longer to achieve nighttime wetting than other children however t...

  Topic: Special Needs Kids Answered 6 months ago Tags: secondary bedwetting, special needs, getting help with bedwetting

• Bed wetting for 7 year old boy with Asperger's and ADHD medicated during the day and on melatonin at night.

  Regardless of what other issues you have to deal with, coping with bedwetting can be incredibly testing and if not managed effectively can exacerba...

  Topic: Special Needs Kids Answered 7 months ago Tags: bed wetting boys, special needs

• My son is nearly 2 1/2 yo and has hypotonic Cerebral Palsy and global development delay. Our problem is that he wets through his nappy every night. Wet PJs, sheets, etc.

  Hi Jo, while it is common for children with global developmental delays to take longer to achieve continence the age at which they do this really d...

  Topic: Special Needs Kids Answered 9 months ago Tags: bedwetting diapers, special needs

• Hi Dr Catherine, I am having trouble getting my son to use the toilet. He is 3 and he was diagnosed with Autism last year. He is fine with wearing undies but he has not learnt to read the signals for needed to go to the toilet. I try to get time to sit on

  Hi Dianna, it is not unusual for children with additional support needs to take a little longer to attain both daytime and nighttime continence. A...

  Topic: Special Needs Kids Answered 9 months ago Tags: special needs, daytime wetting

• my daughter s 3 yrs of age and is not toilet trained yet, but she is behind other childrren because she has a severe heart condition, she doesnt want to use the toilet alot, what can i do

  Hi Shona - It is very common for a child with additional support needs to take a little longer to attain bladder and bowel control. In order for ...

  Topic: Special Needs Kids Answered 10 months ago Tags: toilet training

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