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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
Synopsis:
Easy-to-read bulleted lists offer more than 200 do’s and don’ts, supported by over 50 real-life case examples!
Toilet training can become a battleground for caregivers and children alike, especially if the child has autism or other developmental challenges. In this book, Maria Wheeler offers a detailed roadmap for success. She stresses the importance of visual cues, such as picture schedules representing the steps of the toileting routine. Other crucial elements are repetition, rewards, and teamwork with teachers if the child is in school. You will find many original and commonsense solutions for transitioning children from diapers to underpants, stopping “repeat flushing,” monitoring fluid intake, coping with a noisy bathroom, using Social Stories, and much more. Wheeler’s methods help keep the process as positive as possible for all involved, so children don’t feel upset or ashamed about going to the bathroom.
You will learn how to:
Gauge readiness
Identify and reduce sensory challenges
Help the child overcome fears and anxieties
Develop a “habit training” routine
Teach proper use of the toilet, toilet paper, sink, etc.
Facilitate the transition from diapers to underwear
Deal with toileting in unfamiliar environments
And more!
Synopsis:
Individuals with autism are reportedly one of the most difficult populations to toilet train. This book offers effective strategies that take the childs sensibilities into account instead of trying to force traditional methods. Tips, case examples, and cautions help make the process more of a lesson and less of a battle for all involved.
Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., is a music and movement teacher in Washington, D.C. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband; they have two sons.
Easy-to-read bulleted lists offer more than 200 do’s and don’ts, supported by over 50 real-life case examples!
Toilet training can become a battleground for caregivers and children alike, especially if the child has autism or other developmental challenges. In this book, Maria Wheeler offers a detailed roadmap for success. She stresses the importance of visual cues, such as picture schedules representing the steps of the toileting routine. Other crucial elements are repetition, rewards, and teamwork with teachers if the child is in school. You will find many original and commonsense solutions for transitioning children from diapers to underpants, stopping “repeat flushing,” monitoring fluid intake, coping with a noisy bathroom, using Social Stories, and much more. Wheeler’s methods help keep the process as positive as possible for all involved, so children don’t feel upset or ashamed about going to the bathroom.
You will learn how to:
Gauge readiness
Identify and reduce sensory challenges
Help the child overcome fears and anxieties
Develop a “habit training” routine
Teach proper use of the toilet, toilet paper, sink, etc.
Facilitate the transition from diapers to underwear
Deal with toileting in unfamiliar environments
And more!
"Synopsis"
by Libri,
Individuals with autism are reportedly one of the most difficult populations to toilet train. This book offers effective strategies that take the childs sensibilities into account instead of trying to force traditional methods. Tips, case examples, and cautions help make the process more of a lesson and less of a battle for all involved.
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