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When Bedwetting Doesn't Go Away

Special Needs Teens and Enuresis

By Teri Brown

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This became a problem because the young man would wander the house at night disturbing other family members. Oftentimes he would wet his bedclothes before someone would get up to tell him to go to the bathroom. Although this wasn't a huge problem for the family, they felt that it would help him to be more self reliant if he used pictures instead.

"We posted the picture cue for 'use the toilet' on his bedroom door such that he could see it easily when he started to leave his bedroom at night," says Wheeler. "We posted the picture cue for 'go to sleep' on the wall where he could easily see the picture cue when he finished using the toilet."

They left nightlights on so he could see the pictures easily. When he awakened the first night, his mother prompted him to use the toilet and go to sleep by pointing out the picture cues. She did not talk to him. "Beginning the next night, he stopped wandering about the house and used the toilet at night instead of wetting his pajamas," says Wheeler.

Having problems with wetting the bed needn't be and shouldn't be a traumatic, shameful and embarrassing problem for your special needs teen. With support, caring and sensitive handling of the problem you can help your teen deal with the problem with self-esteem intact.

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