11/03/2025
How can a poo be a compliment? Today I was supporting a 4 year old fellow with Gestalt Language Processing. He gently touched his bottom/nappy. I modelled ‘I need the toilet’ ‘I want to poo.’ He echoed and mum asked for the key. He held on. When he returned he announced ‘I did potty’ and mum was over the moon as this event has been a long long time in coming. When you design your space to really suit neurodivergent folk and support rather than demand language, amazing things happen. My little friend was safe and calm and communicating and so…able to register the messages his body was telling him and act on them. Brilliant!
