Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 10:28     Subject: Bathroom zone out
This is task initiation problem. Getting out of the shower requires a willful decision, and adhd brain postpones that action for as long as possible.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 22:18     Subject: Bathroom zone out
Try music - you get four songs and then time to leave.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 21:42     Subject: Bathroom zone out
I’m like this. I’ll note that generally putting on music keeps me moving and distracts me enough I don’t fall into day dream. The other thing is to break it into chunks and set goal times. Example — it’s 8 and I hope to be ready by 8:15.
805 — done with tooth brushing
810 — pee and put on underwear
8:10 — brush hair and put on lotion
Or whatever. It’s good to set goals even if they are small ones. I also take out everything I need and set it on the counter so it’s like a visual checking for myself then put it back away as I do it. It helps to know that I have 5 things to do.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 20:56     Subject: Bathroom zone out
Anonymous wrote:My daughter is like this but with the shower. Sometimes we have her set a timer on her iPad. You can set a name for the alarm for whatever they are doing/supposed to be doing.

I’m 99 percent sure my husband has ADHD and he has recently made great strides through a system of phone reminders and alarms (which I really appreciate).


I would only do this if you need to get out the door or go to bed. Otherwise it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal to be slow.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 20:55     Subject: Bathroom zone out
My daughter is like this but with the shower. Sometimes we have her set a timer on her iPad. You can set a name for the alarm for whatever they are doing/supposed to be doing.

I’m 99 percent sure my husband has ADHD and he has recently made great strides through a system of phone reminders and alarms (which I really appreciate).
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 14:52     Subject: Bathroom zone out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Put a laminated checklist by the sink.

You think a laminated checklist just works through osmosis? You know that has to be taught, right?

NP here. This is called "scaffold and fade". This article explains it. You can use it to teach any technique. The laminated checklist would be the third level below. Start the kid where they need to start and fade from there.

https://www.discoveryaba.com/aba-therapy/how-to-use-prompting-and-fading-techniques-in-aba-therapy?8936781b_page=12

Prompt hierarchies are structured to transition the learner from dependence to independence gradually.

Most intrusive prompts: Full physical, modeling, or full verbal prompts.
Moderate prompts: Partial physical, partial verbal, or gestural prompts.
Less intrusive prompts: Visual cues such as pictures, demonstrated models, or positional cues.
Least intrusive prompts: Natural cues or context-based prompts that rely on the environment or the natural setting.

You can’t just get info from a random website with no research or experience and expect it to work. This is not the correct hierarchy to use here- try it and you’ll end up with a prompt dependent child.

Are you 18:43? Point taken, it's not the best website but this is roughly what many teachers and parents are taught. I'd be interested to hear what hierarchy you'd use.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 11:31     Subject: Bathroom zone out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Put a laminated checklist by the sink.


You think a laminated checklist just works through osmosis? You know that has to be taught, right?

NP here. This is called "scaffold and fade". This article explains it. You can use it to teach any technique. The laminated checklist would be the third level below. Start the kid where they need to start and fade from there.

https://www.discoveryaba.com/aba-therapy/how-to-use-prompting-and-fading-techniques-in-aba-therapy?8936781b_page=12

Prompt hierarchies are structured to transition the learner from dependence to independence gradually.

Most intrusive prompts: Full physical, modeling, or full verbal prompts.
Moderate prompts: Partial physical, partial verbal, or gestural prompts.
Less intrusive prompts: Visual cues such as pictures, demonstrated models, or positional cues.
Least intrusive prompts: Natural cues or context-based prompts that rely on the environment or the natural setting.


You can’t just get info from a random website with no research or experience and expect it to work. This is not the correct hierarchy to use here- try it and you’ll end up with a prompt dependent child.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 11:27     Subject: Bathroom zone out
My 10 year old is the same but has been forever. We knock and tell him to come out after 10 minutes. Once I didnt knock and I think he stayed in there for 25 minutes. If we are in a hurry I don't let him shut the door.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 21:29     Subject: Re:Bathroom zone out
Anonymous wrote:My husband does this too but he's typical.


I was going to say...he's a man. They fall into some sort of black hole in the bathroom.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 21:18     Subject: Bathroom zone out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Put a laminated checklist by the sink.


You think a laminated checklist just works through osmosis? You know that has to be taught, right?

NP here. This is called "scaffold and fade". This article explains it. You can use it to teach any technique. The laminated checklist would be the third level below. Start the kid where they need to start and fade from there.

https://www.discoveryaba.com/aba-therapy/how-to-use-prompting-and-fading-techniques-in-aba-therapy?8936781b_page=12

Prompt hierarchies are structured to transition the learner from dependence to independence gradually.

Most intrusive prompts: Full physical, modeling, or full verbal prompts.
Moderate prompts: Partial physical, partial verbal, or gestural prompts.
Less intrusive prompts: Visual cues such as pictures, demonstrated models, or positional cues.
Least intrusive prompts: Natural cues or context-based prompts that rely on the environment or the natural setting.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 18:43     Subject: Bathroom zone out
Anonymous wrote:Put a laminated checklist by the sink.


You think a laminated checklist just works through osmosis? You know that has to be taught, right?
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 18:39     Subject: Bathroom zone out
Put a laminated checklist by the sink.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 18:36     Subject: Bathroom zone out
How long has this been happening? What have you tried so far? Is it only a problem if you’re in a hurry? Does he do it when it’s a leisurely day and no place to go?
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 11:16     Subject: Re:Bathroom zone out
My husband does this too but he's typical.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2025 10:48     Subject: Bathroom zone out
ASD, ADHD and anxiety kid is in the bathroom more longer and more often than other kids. I think he either zones out, destress, or stim in the bathroom at school and at home. He sometimes goes to bathroom to brush teeth or pee, and he comes out forgetting to brush teeth or pee 5 -10 mins after. He is not medicated. Any of your kids are like that? He is 10. Will this situation outgrow or get worse over time? Is it good or bad that I have to yell to rush him or remind him behind closed door asking what he is doing inside? I should I just let him be to zone out at his will? I am most annoyed that he does that sometimes before bedtime or we are late to get out of door.