Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism or Other Developmental Issues

Toilet training can be a battleground for parents and children. In this book-the only one on the market dealing with the specific issues involved in toilet training children with autism-Maria Wheeler offers a detailed roadmap for success, based on over twenty years of experience. Easy-to-read bulleted lists offer over 200 do’s and don’ts, along with more than fifty real-life examples. Learn, among other things, how to:

• gauge “readiness"
• overcome fear of the bathroom
• teach how to use toilet paper, flush and wash up
• and deal with toileting in unfamiliar environments.

A life preserver for parents and reluctant children!

Helpful chapters include:

• The Importance of Toilet Training
• Determining Readiness
• Developing a Toileting Routine
• Dressing for the Occasion
• Habit Training
• Teaching Continence
• Communicating the Need to Use the Toilet
• When Toilet Training is Successful
• Toileting in Unfamiliar Environments
• Nighttime Training
• Support Strategies
• Common Problems (and Solutions) Associated with Toilet Training Persons with Autism