Autism Potty Training- When to Start and Steps to Take

Dr. Mary Barbera discusses potty training children with autism in this classic rebroadcast. Start with a free autism assessment here: https://bit.ly/3Z0Ctl9 Sign up for a free workshop to start turning autism around: https://bit.ly/3GHks4b Subscribe to get more insightful videos about #autism and related topics at: https://goo.gl/cGSdxX Whether your child is 2 or 20, with autism or without, potty training is a critical life skill. As a part of my classic rebroadcast series, I've brought back episode 34 originally recorded in 2019. I share signs of readiness, stress reducing strategies for toilet training, steps to take or solutions for common issues and mistakes.  If you're considering beginning potty training you may want to look for simple signs of readiness such as…the child is aware and dislikes being in a wet or dirty diaper, the child is interested in the bathroom and handwashing, the child is interested in dressing and undressing themselves. In some cases, a child may even hide during BM in their diaper. These are not all guaranteed signs the child is ready to potty train, but they can be an indication to start. Get the show notes here: https://bit.ly/3GJBu1V Take the free digital autism assessment here: https://bit.ly/3QjLNNc Subscribe on Facebook for more free resources: https://bit.ly/3XqxgSn You'll Learn: -Why is potty training an important life skill? -Common issues, mistakes, and troubles in potty training. -Simple tips, advice, and steps to take for potty training. -What age should you potty train? -How long should potty training take? -Can medical issues affect potty training? -How to pair the bathroom and potty with your child. Interested in learning more about parenting and autism, special needs parenting, or other autism and special needs topics in the mental health in children niche? Visit us: https://bit.ly/3icP6JB Contact us: [email protected] You can also connect with us at: Facebook: https://MaryBarbera.com/facebook Twitter: https://MaryBarbera.com/twitter Instagram: https://MaryBarbera.com/instagram Pinterest: https://MaryBarbera.com/pinterest LinkedIn: https://MaryBarbera.com/linkedin I'm Dr. Mary Barbera and I fell into the autism world more than two decades ago when my first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism. Since then I became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Host of the Turn Autism Around podcast (with more than 1 million downloads), and best-selling author of two books (including my newest book Turn Autism Around: An Action Guide for Parents of Young Children with Early Signs of Autism). In addition to free content I post daily across Youtube, Insta, FB, and TikTok, I also offer two online courses for parents and professionals: The Toddler/Preschooler course to help young children ages 1-5 showing signs of autism (with or without a diagnosis) and the Verbal Behavior Bundle course to help kids over the age of 6! Behavior Analyst BACB CEUs and Early Intervention contact hours are also included for professionals. Whether you have a toddler showing signs of autism or you're a parent or professional helping an autistic child, I encourage you to subscribe to the Turn Autism Around YT channel and join me for videos almost every day that will help you increase talking, decrease tantrums, and improve eating, sleeping, and potty training! #Autism #pottytraining #turnautismaround