I don't really have experience with that, but wanted to wish you luck! My son had some mild sensory issues after we adopted him, mostly related to food, but he is doing much better with them.

thanks...i like the "doing much better part." that's encouraging.....little guy is doing much better....even in this department, he DOES let me put him on the potty one time per day. lol. which is more than before. but i am seriously tired of holding him down to change his poopy diaper...and poopy diapers are so nasty when your child is 3. lol! i've tried an incentive chart, picking out special undies, getting him a special seat, getting him a "potty toy" (can only play with it when he's on the potty), bribery, nothing is beneath me...lol. but i really just think he's not comfortable, therefore he will not do it. besides the sensory issues, i do believe i am raising the most stubborn kid in America! lol.

Is there any kind of cloth texture he does like? I was just thinking maybe you could fashion a toilet seat "cover" that he would be okay sitting on. Like sew a few cloth diapers to make a "cover" or something like that. Something that he likes and of course is washable since you'd have to remove it to clean.

And I know this might be really gross or "off" to consider, but maybe get some of those "potty pads" they use for puppy training and let him squat on one of those in the bathroom? Just to avoid the whole poopy diaper mess and the battle of the toilet. And maybe after he is used to that and likes going, he can advance to the toilet. I know...very unorthodox. Just trying to think of something to work with his sensory things.

Lastly....hang in there! My little ones didn't truly potty train til just before they were 4 years old. No sensory stuff, just not ready.

he would DEFINITELY never potty on the floor....THANKFULLY!

BUT...i was so excited today bc we totally had a break thru! we were able to wear undies for about 6 hours with no accidents and one trip to potty before his regular night time trip! yeah! i like to call my break-thru "tough love potty training," bc he was being VERY defiant...and so....not that he understood me, but i said, "if you are old enough to tell mommy you will not do something, you are old enough to wear undies and pee in the potty." ehhh....it worked for a half a day at least...we will see what tomorrow brings.

nevermind...ha ha ha...he just peed on the floor twice in one hour. back to the drawing board. loL!

Oh no! Potty training often seems to be one step forward, two steps back.

I have a set of five-year-old twins diagnosed with SPD since they were two and a half. Though they were initially diagnosed with ADHD and Autism respectively, now that they are five, they are experiencing more SPD-related symptoms that need to be addressed. My son,who was diagnosed with ADHD,is fully potty trained and has been for well over two years. His twin sister, who was diagnosed with PDD/NOS on the Autism Spectrum, is not fully potty trained and is currently hit and miss. Earlier this year, she ate textured foods for the first time ever, and that took two and a half years to achieve. I can understand fully the frustration involved. I have engaged heavily in research on the subject of SPD and increasing my awareness on the subject. I am in heavy collaboration with her teachers in her PreSchool, particularly her Occupational Therapist and classroom teachers. Prayer helps me a lot, asking for patience and strength to endure the task at hand.