Teach Your Child to Use the Toilet
March 10, 2009
Potty training is a monumental time in a child’s life. If may be fun for some kids while for others it can be intimidating. Many children are comfortable using diapers and do not take to potty training very fast while others can’t wait to discard the diaper and move on to big kid underwear. Potty training is also a huge change in the parent’s lives.
One the one hand, they no longer have to change a dirty diaper. But on the other hand, they now have to constantly keep an eye on the child to make sure they don’t have an accident. Potty training takes hard work and patience from both the parents and the child. What makes potty training even more difficult is when the child does not speak because they have a disorder. Following are some techniques to help potty train a nonverbal child.
Autistic children are unable to convey a message verbally to their parents. Parents have the opportunity to communicate with their autistic child through sign language. One form of sign language that works is called PECS which stands for Picture Exchange Communication System. With PECS, flash cards with images on them are used to communicate. When potty training your autistic child make up a few cards that represent the use of the toilet.
Instruct your child to use these cards when they feel the urge to go to the bathroom. Because autistic children are inclined to communicate through visuals, design a card that represents each stage of the toilet usage process from pulling the pants down, to sitting on the toilet, to selecting the toilet paper, flushing the toilet, pulling their pants back up, and washing their hands. Arrange these cards on a board and post it in the bathroom where the child can locate it and point to it.
Do not keep your child in diapers. Switch to pull up underwear. Diapers allow the child to continue to rely on them whereas if a child sits in a wet pair of underwear they are more inclined to go to the bathroom the next time so that they do not have to feel wet underwear against their skin.
Another technique to use is based on ABA, applied behavior analysis. This technique rewards the child when they attempt to use the toilet. It is a form of positive encouragement.
Let your child know that they can come to you at any time they are ready to use the toilet. This will make them feel comfortable with the process.
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