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[quote=Anonymous]FWIW, my 8 year old son has issues with body awareness due to AuDHD (high functioning autism + ADHD). He literally cannot always feel when he needs to go, due to sensory overwhelm from other things going on around him (bright lights, noisy friends, itchy tag on a new jacket, focusing on what he's reading, etcetc). Through a lot of trial and error, we've found that his ADHD medication really helps him be able to turn down the noise of the rest of the world enough to feel those internal signals more consistently. I still remind him a lot, usually in connection with a transition (such as right before we leave for school, as we come in the door after school, when a TV episode ends, so on) but if he starts having accidents more frequently again it's typically a sign that his ADHD medication needs to be adusted slightly.

He has no issues overnight, so we ruled out capacity and pelvic floor issues - for him it's about body awareness and timing. Hope you've found something that works for your daughter.[/quote]

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