Potty training when?

[Nataliieexo]

My little boy is 2.5 years old and doesn't have very good communication skills he can say one word at a time but doesn't have as many words as he should have, he doesn't understand simple instructions except can you get your dummy that's it. He's also been my assessed for autism but not much is happening with that and we have seen the speech and language therapist once.
Anyways I've tried to sit him on the toilet and potty and he doesn't like it. When he has his nappy off he will wee on the floor with no indication that he needs to go. I don't think he's ready to potty train either but I was wondering how I would go about it considering we find it quite difficult to communicate with him?

 

[StillPraying]

Maybe just start with helping him understand what the potty is. When I started potty training dd1, I took her in the bathroom every time I went so she could see what I was doing. I'm starting that process with my dd2 now, and she now points at it and says potty, so she's learning what it is. When we do potty training we put them in thick underwear so that they feel wet, which helps them to realize they are going potty. You might just need to try a few different approaches before you find one that works for your little guy.

 

[MindUtopia]

I would probably keep the potty around and offer him the chance to sit on it, for example, when he gets dressed in the morning or before bath or bed at night, and just see how it goes. I wouldn't force it or make him do it if he's resistant. He's young still, especially for a boy as many don't potty train until closer to 3 anyway. Our daughter was 2 years 7 months, nearly 8 months, and she just took and interest in it and was happy to do it. If he's not interested, I'd just give it some time and see what happens, but keep the potty around as a possibility. You still have plenty of time. His verbal skills, at least his understanding, may pick up in that time or he might start to find using the potty fun. Also, at least at first, a lot of potty training was me waiting for signs that my daughter obviously had to go (it is pretty obvious once you get used to watching them constantly) and then rushing her to the toilet. She didn't tell me regularly at first that she needed to go. It was only after she figured it out from me reacting and getting her to the toilet before she wet herself that it all started to connect, but she was also happy to sit on the toilet and interested in not wearing nappies anymore too, which helped.