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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just came back from the first vacation since our HFA diagnosis last year.

Our 6 yr old HFA boy is on Clonidine in the evening to help with impulse control and sleep (melatonin no longer was working).

A typical side effect of Clonidine is that it makes one thirsty.  So he drinks quite a bit of water in the evening.  We try to get him to fully void before falling asleep but we never know if he is . . .

So, sometimes he needs to go to the potty in the middle of the night but it has never been an issue because he would get out of bed, urinate, and go back to bed in a trance.

Since the return from vacation, though, he no longer knows where the bathroom is and urinates in the corner of the room.  I can't figure it out because where he goes does not correlate with my sister in law's bathroom layout, and it is consistent each night where he goes.

WWYD other than restrict liquids? That unfortunately is not going to work.  How will he ever regain  I know this is probably a bizarre post[/quote]

Try waking him up an hour or two after bed and taking him to the bathroom.  Even if he doesn't urinate, it may retrain his brain to remember where to go.
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