Our grandson was born with Autism. Definitely not a problem, but a surprise. Michael Ramos, is a beautifully talented boy. When he was little, it was my task as a grandma and babysitter to help with the potty training while his parents worked. I used a large poster board and designed it with 2 sides. One side said "Peepee" and the other said "PooPoo. It was well decorated with colorful art. When he went peepee, he was given a sticker star to put on the poster and was allowed to do 1 thing he loved to do at my home. His most favorite thing to do was let the dogs out . The hardest thing for him was to to go number 2 in the toilet. He refused to let go. Hardest obstacle Ive ever faced........ One day, after many tries to get him to go poop in the toilet, I knew he had to go soon. I removed all his clothes but his diaper and I could see he seemed agitated. He would pace back and forth and I would see him duck behind the couch, like he was trying to go in his diaper. I picked him up, took off his diaper and took him to the toilet and planted him on the seat. I sat in front of him and gently held him to that toilet. He smacked my back; (wanting up) and I did not let go. After much pounding, he let it go and collapsed onto my shoulder. He had finally pooped in the toilet. After the job was done and the wiping was over, he looked into the toilet and screamed like crazy. My only thought at the time was to say, Flush the toilet and say Bye Poop! He did!! Less than a week later he was potty trained. I can close my eyes and still hear him say, Bye Bye Pee, Bye Bye Poop!

Chris Rasso
East Moline, IL