Teach Toileting: A Revolutionary Approach for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Special Needs
By Deborah Bialer
Potty
training a child with autism or other special needs presents parents,
teachers and child care professionals with a formidable challenge. Unresolved toileting issues often exacerbate the developmental barriers and difficulties faced by children with autism. Despite
the innumerable resources on toilet training children in general, I was
motivated to write my book for parents who were overwhelmed, frustrated
and desperate to learn and use an effective approach to potty training
an autistic child. Teach Toileting not
only departs from the standard toileting strategies and methods
recommended for the typically developing child, it offers an
extraordinarily successful alternative to other potty training tips,
guidebooks and interventions specifically aimed at children with
autism, Fragile X and related spectrum disorders. The
toilet training information and advice I offer to parents of children
with special needs has produced remarkable results in facilitating the
mastery of this fundamental social skill and life task. My
goal was to provide parents, caregivers and educators with a effective
step-by step model for teaching autistic children to achieve bladder
and bowel control. My greatest gratification
has come from the validation and endorsement I’ve received from
families who successfully conquered the seemingly insurmountable
toileting challenges faced by an autistic or special needs child.
