As a child I. Was a late potty trained it was a struggle I will mess my self my parents never wanted me to in diaps yeah most of the others they make their kid wear did anyone on Spectrum wear
I was also not potty trained until I was 6 due to my high functioning autism and I was born with a cleft palate causing me to be nonverbal, I had to wear diapers to school until I was 6 but then had to keep a pack a school just in case but did have to wear diapers and pullups at night until I was 16 for bedwetting. I’ve been back in them at night about 10 years and been wearing them during the day for about a year
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Hi dylan,
I also have asd, adhd and mild developmental delays too. I was in pull ups untill like 8 same with night time dummy/pacifiers also. I was constantly wetting myself at school and had no friends. I managed through some of high school though before switching back to pull ups etc in my teens when it wasnt so okay to be having accidents at my age. Now at 25 i wear pretty much 24/7
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I myself have both Autism and Cerebral Palsy.
I potty-trained late at age 4.
Since age 29, I have been “back in diapers 24/7”.
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I can’t remember age of potty trained probably not early.I always knew that something was wrong but never found the answer.Then was tested and the results were autism didn’t believe it was tested again same result.By then was incontinent.The trouble with autism you never out grow it,the test also said that were reviling Iq was somewhat below average.
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My IQ is ~ 140 as an adult, but my Social Functioning is more in line with that of an 8 to 10 year-old.
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I alao have high-functioning autism: never asked when I got out of diapers, was never told when but knew I wanted right back in diapers as soon as I got out of them…specifically for comfort. Pampers were always my favorite, esp. for their incredible softness and wonderful, babyish perfume scent.
As far as school, never wore to school; also, had a cousin who was regularly diaper-punished (cloth), was always jealous of him. Aside from all that, I had a reputation for high intelligence but poor organization so grades were average. 5-time National Spelling Bee school champ, sent to regional semi-finals. Excelled in Drafting/CAD, 2-year program during high school.
After graduating, began enlistment in Army, took ASVAB and blew the recruiter & tester both away: all but one category were in the 90-percentile (other was 89), had 96s-99s. The base psychiatrist projected an IQ estimate of 140-150…and I was stunned when the Air Force showed up the next day, begging me to enlist with them! But went Army instead, got sent home during Basic due to Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act cuts.
Back to basics: I had high intelligence, poor organization, poor social skills, learned academics rapidly but vocational training was slow. Not until just over a year ago, not until after turning 52 did I learn this mixed blessing/curse was autism. It blew me away, it played with my head awhile but it finally settled in. It explained everything.
Granted, not all people with autism are Diaper Lovers and not all Diaper Lovers have autism…but it would be quite interesting to see where the slider would end up if there were numbers on the subject.
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Autistic and also an ABDL. Dunno about the correlation. Just makes me weirder than I already am I guess
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I’m somewhere on the autism spectrum. My kids are both high-functioning autistic. I’m an engineer, which can be a market for autism as well. I’ve never been formally tested, because there’s no point at this stage in my life - I’ve learned very well how to be me, and I have no intention of learning to be someone else, so there’s little that I could gain from OT or social skills training.
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I learned I was autistic at 34, ao myparents expect me to reach the development in a normal pace so I was potty trained as soon I started walk and talk it was about two, my mom said it was harder than my sister who was potty trained when she was 1 here in the 80’s because of the use of cloth diaper they used to potty trained as soon as they could talk and they would get mad when we had accidents so I was so scared to have an accident that I would pee all the time, if I was going somewhere I would pee before leaving and before sleeping too I was always scared, but was potty trained normally
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funny you mention the engineering and autism, I’ve been told that many times and I’m fairly sure I’d fall on the spectrum if tested. I used to be in the engineering field but now stick to Automotive :call_me:
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Same here. I studied drafting, engineering and CAD in high school, pulled a 3.91 in the vocational course. I still use that stuff today. My family and friends always marveled at how fast I picked up that stuff and how I can fix almost anything…but had trouble socially. Back then, I was a deep-closet Diaper Lover, had to buy, hide and wear Pampers stealthily.
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Exactly me. Smart, but messy. Real, messy. I try to be organized. I like to be organized. But at the end of the day, my bag is just crammed with scrambled paper. This is why I’m succeeding better, if using electronics to organize my notes.
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Good grief…that describes me! 
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im exactly the same 
I now restore vintage cars as people with those skills are few and far between, before that I was in R&D so was always drafting
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Same 
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I am autistic too. Potty trainign wasnt a huge issue. Had some accidents in childhood but nothing too unusual i think. Wanted to wear diapers again as soon as I was out of them. I remember my last diapers at a day trip to a an amusement park when I was 5. Bought some again when I was 16.
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Asperger’s, when it was a separate dx in the DSM, was often called “the engineer’s disease” because it’s so prevalent asking engineers and children of engineers. Both of my kids are autistic, which isn’t surprising since I am, too. I’ve also worked with lots of other engineers who were on the spectrum.
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My late Dad was an engineer, but not on the Autism Spectrum.
My late Mom and her Dad, my Maternal Grandpa both were on the Autism Spectrum.
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