The Poop Drops

shootingstars's picture

Ever since I threatened no more Susy if Michael did not poop in the toilet, we have been accident free. It is amazing what would drive a child to the point from constant accidents to full potty training. All because his girl poops in the toilet and he has to poop in the toilet to be her friend.

Although Michael does not say he pooped. He will announced "it dropped" nor will he push or squeeze the turd out, he drops it.


I don't know if there is a

Perz's picture

I don't know if there is a test for it in children, but it may be that he has weak muscles in that area (perhaps a genetic thing associated with the problems you're experiencing as well). Maybe you should mention it to his doctor next time.

It's not so good for the

WyattsMom's picture

It's not so good for the heart if your body has to strain to eliminate waste. When my dad was suffering from advanced heart disease, the doctor prescribed stool softeners. So, it sounds like your kid has some good habits. Just make sure he gets a lot of fiber and fluids in his diet.

Not so good if he can't keep

Perz's picture

Not so good if he can't keep it in either. Hopefully, that is not his problem.

No Michael can hold it for

shootingstars's picture

No Michael can hold it for days... But we have yet to have an accident since the day I told him no more Susy if he does not poop in the toilet.

LOL! Good point!

WyattsMom's picture

LOL! Good point!

For some reason I keep

Cindy's picture

For some reason I keep thinking about that soap opera "As the World Turns" lol, "As the Poop Drops"
funny thing is I dont even watch soap operas. Me and my wacky brain =)~~~

OMG we have the funniest

Cindy's picture

OMG we have the funniest conversations on here lol.

I am trying to come out and

shootingstars's picture

I am trying to come out and talk about poop. After all I have the mother load of poop problems myself. Which BTW I am calling the dr tomorrow to see if he has any morning appointments open next week which hopefully he does because its PT conference week so many early outs at Michael's school. Its time to go back in and really deal with this crap. (no pun intended) so you can hopefully stop worrying about me.

Please pass this information

Flamom's picture

Please pass this information on to your readers.

Thank you.

Regards,
Phyllis
Families Against Restraint and Seclusion
http://familiesagainstrestraintandseclusion.blogspot.com/

National Disability Rights Network Releases Shocking Report 1/13/2009 on Seclusion and Restraint in U.S. Schools
REPORT : School is Not Supposed to Hurt http://www.napas.org/

U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) Discusses New Report on Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools at 1/13/09 Press Conference in Washington D.C. http://polfeeds.com/item/Dodd-Discusses-New-Report-on-Use-of-Seclusion-a...

Awareness video on Restraint and Seclusion that was sent to the National Disability Rights Network on 01/16/2009.
Restraint and Seclusion Behind Closed Doors 1-23-09
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fkhhv2fUwDg

U.S. Representative George Miller Asks GAO to Investigate Cases of Abuse and Neglect of Schoolchildren
January 27, 2009 2:21 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, today asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to further investigate recent reports of seclusion and restraint of children in public and private schools across the country. Miller’s committee plans to hold a hearing on these practices in the coming months.
Earlier this month, the National Disability Rights Network released a report detailing hundreds of cases where abusive uses of seclusion and restraint by school staff injured or traumatized schoolchildren, many with disabilities. The report revealed cases where students were abusively pinned to the floor, handcuffed, locked in closets, and subjected to other acts of violence. In some of the cases, children died.

As Miller noted in his letter to GAO today, a prior GAO investigation conducted at Miller’s request uncovered thousands of similar cases of abuse at teen residential treatment facilities across the country. GAO’s work laid the groundwork for legislation to address these abuses, the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 (H.R. 6358), which the House passed in June.

“Unfortunately, vulnerable children and teens are being abused all too often in other contexts,” Miller wrote. “To assist in the Committee’s ongoing efforts to help protect our children, I specifically request that FSI investigate the use of restraint, seclusion, and harmful aversive handling of children and youth in private and public schools.”
http://edlabor.house.gov/newsroom/2009/01/chairman-miller-asks-gao-to-in...

Report: Kids are restrained, secluded
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS January 13, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huWEo5_-u5Lhk3Y4zkjLDr...
WASHINGTON -- School children across the U.S. have been injured or killed when they were restrained or secluded, a disability rights group says. A
House committee announced a hearing on the issue.

The National Disability Rights Network, in a report Tuesday, identified cases across the country in which children, many of them with disabilities,
were traumatized, injured or killed at school.

For example, 15-year-old Michigan boy with autism died while being restrained by four school employees, the report said.

In another case, a 13-year-old Georgia boy hanged himself in a locked concrete seclusion room after pleading with teachers not to isolate him for
hours at a time.

The group said its report "is clearly just the tip of the iceberg" because the government doesn't have any system of collecting data about these
abuses.

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, said he would schedule a hearing on the issue.

"This report raises serious questions about the treatment of school children, the qualifications and training of staff, and what actions have
been taken to address these unconscionable practices," Miller said. "No child should be at risk or in danger while at school, no matter what the
circumstances."

I think should be in its own

shootingstars's picture

I think should be in its own post rather than a reply...

yup

WyattsMom's picture

yup

To be honest, I only skimmed

shootingstars's picture

To be honest, I only skimmed it. Pasted information bugs me. IDK why but I like the unique personal approaches to things. Maybe that is why I am obsessed with blogs instead of traditional Autism research. It is more personable and interesting. Even when it does get off topic :)