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Article #185: Potty Training

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






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