Elimination Communication.

I have heard of this early potty training thing before. At the time, my main thought was that it must only work for people who are NEVER separated from their baby for any length of time.

Now, I am almost 8 months pregnant. We have 90% potty trained our son, who has autism. It was the biggest challenge we have overcome to date and we still have just a bit more road to travel.  I also still have to remind our NT (neurotypical- the cool buzz word that parents of autistic children use for non-autistic children) daughter to go before we leave the house and the store. Personally….I can’t wait for the diapers. Oh the freedom! You have to pee? Well, go right ahead. That’s why I put a diaper on ya! When Pookie or Geetle has to go, we GO! We abandon our grocery cart in the frozen foods aisle, we do a Dukes of Hazard move to pull into the nearest highway gas station, we skip to the head of lines. Their bladder control is good, but its not time to test it yet.

So, when the baby comes, I can let her pee anywhere, anytime she wants! I can’t wait!