Poo on walls

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Sorry for the gross post!
My DS 5 has HF ASD and is very good at going to the loo & there were no problems potty training etc

He has had constipation on & off since very young. So he does struggle to go sometimes when he’s not had enough fruit or fibre but it’s not a huge issue.

When he does manage to go with no problems most of the time I find he’s wiped poo on the walls of the loo & on the toilet seat & bowl. He’s also told me that he does it in school. He can’t tell me why he does it, just that he can’t help it.

As he’s not severely autistic I’m surprised he does it. Can it still be an issue with HF ASD children? If so any tips or advice on how I can get him to stop?

I’ve obviously explained how dangerous it is & that he & other people can get sick due to germs etc but don’t think he really understands.

Ds started doing this aged 5 but just as suddenly stopped. He also couldn't explain why!

This has been going on for a while though. It wasn’t all the time either, until now.

With my son I think it was more of a sensory seeking thing but could've been linked to anxiety I suppose (OCD runs in my family and I think he's showing signs). He has a lot of toilet related anxiety which started in reception.

My little boy does this, he is almost 3 and still in nappies and if u don't realise and change him straight away he will try to eat it and spread it everywhere

Must be a sensory thing then🙁 god love them.
What’s the best way to manage it then?

Other squishy sensory play. Can you make slime together? There’s loads of kits out there at the moment and it keeps in air-tight containers for weeks.

Supervised toilet trips, too. My 9 yo with HFA still gets supervised with poos (I stay out of the room now, but I’m earshot). He won’t poo at school, or use toilets out of the house if he can get away with it.

Was a sensory seeking things for us. Sensory messy activities such as sand, water, playfoam, playdoh, coloured rice, coloured noodles, kinetic sand, finger painting, shaving foam, orbeez, slime etc really seemed to help ds.
I used to put him in a onesie zipped up the back when he was much younger to stop him doing it during the night.

Thanks for the replies & tips! He enjoys sand, water & has kinetic sand.

I’m a bit worried about using slime as I’ve heard it can be toxic & as he’s always got his fingers & toys in his mouth it’ll prob not be the best idea!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=cFO5l1QUYcU

Edible slime!

Dd (High Functioning Autism) did this around age 5. It went on for a while but then stopped, thankfully. We did address it with her when she did it.

Poss anxiety around school starting age and sensory?

Blossom, how did u address it with her?

It’s his 2nd yr & he’s a more settled but stims a little when he’s anxious so im guessing it’s anxiety about using loo at school.