| According to Freudian psychology, potty training is an | | | | If you've looked into methods of how autistic children |
| extremely important stage of child development. While | | | | learn then you are aware that most are extreme |
| not everything Freud wrote about is accepted as truth, | | | | visual learners. Instead of using words to communicate |
| this stage of development is widely understood as an | | | | the importance of toilet training to autistic toddlers, it is |
| important milestone in personal growth. The difficulty | | | | best to utilize visuals. The rate of success in toilet |
| with potty training with an autistic child can be a | | | | training using visual cues over verbal ones in toddlers |
| singular challenge. If an autistic child is ever to gain a | | | | with autism has been well documented. In fact, there is |
| semblance of independence, it is necessary that potty | | | | an entire industry of products related to helping teach |
| training be carried out correctly. | | | | autistic toddlers how to be properly potty trained. |
| There are techniques for potty training a normally | | | | In terms of the visuals that can be employed, the most |
| developing child. These practices are fairly universal, | | | | common type is a series of pictures, similar to a comic |
| but for the most part, they do not apply to the autistic | | | | book that relates the behavior that is going to be |
| child. Toilet training an autistic child requires some | | | | taught. These cards demonstrate the entire process |
| adjustment to basic strategies. | | | | of using the toilet and include information on what |
| When potty training a normally developing child it is | | | | happens after the toilet process is finished. If you're |
| common for parents to use prizes and rewards to | | | | comfortable with the idea, let your child see you use |
| reinforce the behavior being taught. However, when it | | | | the toilet. This visual cue will reinforce what you are |
| comes to autistic children, they do not usually react in | | | | telling them. |
| the same way to positive reinforcement. | | | | One of the other difficulties of potty training an autistic |
| Sometimes they may acknowledge it and other times | | | | child is the fact that many of them do not sense the |
| it can be totally ignored. Autism is a disorder in which | | | | need to use the bathroom and are prone to having |
| social interactions are impaired. Some autistic children | | | | accidents. One of the ways this can be addressed in |
| may even avoid close relationships with their own | | | | through the use of a timer. Timing out when the child |
| parents, preferring to be alone or detached. This must | | | | should go to the bathroom can turn the urge to go into |
| be taken into consideration when drawing up a plan for | | | | a routine. |
| potty training. | | | | As mentioned earlier, autistic children are often fiercely |
| Furthermore, autistic children may not have an | | | | opposed to change. When beginning potty training do |
| understanding of why it is important to relieve | | | | not expect to succeed all at once. The process should |
| themselves in the toilet. This breakdown in | | | | be taken slow and steady, completely at the pace of |
| communication is extremely important to address. | | | | your child. |
| Many autistic children do not speak. This creates | | | | Although autism is a disorder that impairs the ability to |
| another problem in terms of potty training. However, | | | | communicate in a social manner it is possible for many |
| one of the most difficult challenges seems to be | | | | autistic children to learn how to function independently. |
| breaking autistic children out of rigidly adhered to | | | | Potty training is one of the most important steps that |
| routines. Many autistic children become attached to | | | | will influence the life of an autistic child. If you want |
| routines and find them difficult to break out of. An | | | | further information on potty training autistic children, |
| autistic child switching from diapers to underwear might | | | | there are plenty of resources and experts that can |
| sense this as a threatening change. The noise of the | | | | lead you in the right direction. |
| toilet flushing could also bother them. | | | | |