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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]t get checked for a UTI. If the doctor says everything is medically cleared I would just put pull-ups on her all the time when you go out. We had the same issue. Our doctor explained that kids with ADHD when they go out into the world are extremely distracted by everything. Everything is brighter. Everything is this that so for them they can’t recognize sometimes when they can go to the bathroom or they’re just being lazy and because they’re having so much fun. They’re like I’m just gonna do it right here not realizing what they’re doing until it’s too late. We continue to put the pull-ups on her and as she got a little bit older, she started to get the hang of having to go to the bathroom in public. We just did not make it a big deal so she wouldn’t get upset and it ended up stoping in a few months.
Also, I’m not sure if it’s all bathrooms but most public bathrooms when you go to flush the toilet it’s extremely loud. Our daughter was also at times avoiding the public bathrooms because of the noise. So we taught her how to quickly flush it watch it go down and hold her ears. This made it so then she wasn’t so upset going in the bathroom because she knew to cover her ears a certain way to help
By the way, I know this is hard right now, but you got this mama bear[/quote]

We have been to her dr for this specific issue and she explained as others have stated that she needs to pay more attention to her body signals telling her its time to go.  She asked my daughter if it hurt when she pees or if she is afraid.  My daughter just shrugged her shoulders and said no, I just hold it too long sometimes.  So she basically admitted to the dr that she feels when she has to go but just doesnt go as soon as she gets the urge.

She never had any issues with public bathrooms as far as being afraid or them being too dirty.  I always carry disposable toilet seat covers in the car.  How old was your daughter then?[/quote]

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