TOILET TRAINING
We help children achieve independence using the toilet and completing the whole bathroom routine. This includes: Going to multiple bathrooms on their own, using the toilet, wiping, flushing, pulling their pants up, washing their hands and leaving the bathroom.
Using ABA, we can help any child learn that chain of behaviors. We typically begin by completing a detailed assessment of the child to see what pre-requisite skills they know and whether they are developmentally ready to learn bladder and bowel control (this is not related to their chronological age). We also want to make sure the parents are ready!
We then develop an action plan to teach, typically over the course of a weekend! This can be done in the clinic or at the child’s home.
We come alongside the parents to teach toilet training using proven ABA strategies individualized to the child and family.
The key to the ABA approach to toilet training is that we collect lots of data so that parts of the program can be modified based on how the child learns. Sometimes that means including more supports, working on barriers (like problem behaviors), or isolating certain skills to teach them on their own before addressing the whole toileting routine