I know I shouldn't complain. There are so many other families who have much more complicated cases than mine. But there are days I just don't think I can go on much longer. No matter how much therapy, one-on-one time and social stories I do, nothing really seems to change for the better. My son is now 15 and in that uncoordinated, scatter-brained stage of adolescence! Now, normally, this would be fine and more tolerable if he didn't have autism. But the autism just complicates everything. For instance, take his bathroom manners. He used to be so clean and neat in the bathroom. He didn't like the feeling of messy. Now, I constantly find urine "spilled" on the floor or poop smeared on the toilet seat and inner rim, left over from his clean-up attempts. Or the toilet plugs up at least once a day because he can't pay attention long enough to listen for and watch that the toilet flushes properly. He uses WAY too much toilet paper and wet wipes and poops up a storm that fills the bowl. All that combined makes for one giant and nasty mess. Then there's the spit of water and toothpaste all over the bathroom counter, sink and mirror. We renovated the bathroom specifically based on his special needs. We put in large, vessel sinks that we hoped would "contain" the mess! Didn't work! I end up having to clean the bathroom 2-3 times a day. His younger brother is so disgusted by this (because it hits his things) that he refuses to use the same bathroom as his older brother. Hey, I don't blame him. When it's shower time, he doesn't pay attention to whose towel he uses. He just grabs whatever one is hanging nearby. And the water on the floor? The amount of it just about equals what you'd need to fill a small kiddie pool outside in your backyard! It's discouraging. No matter how much time I spend teaching him, showing him, instructing him, pleading with him, begging him to please be more careful and watch what he's doing, the worse it becomes! I'm simply too tired, weary and worn out to be able to do anything else in my house. By the time I finish cleaning up after his mess in the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen/living room areas, I don't want to clean anything else in the house! I'm not getting any of my other projects done.