Getting Started: Potty Training Strategies for Children with Autism

Dr. Mary Barbera discusses potty training strategies for children with autism. Sign up for a free workshop to start turning autism around: https://bit.ly/3X83rWX
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In today’s video, I share how to start potty training for children with autism. Potty training children with autism can sometimes add an extra layer of difficulty into the mix, but in this video, we cover some great ways to get you started in the right direction.

When beginning potty training for children with autism, I recommend following these four important steps: Extra Liquid, Scheduled Sits, Reinforcement, and Data. All of these play a big factor in the success of potty training. The extra liquid is going to increase the need to pee and practice on the potty and scheduled sits are going to build going to the potty into their routine. A high reinforcement your child doesn't have free access to daily is crucial so they can see good things happen when they go potty, especially for poop. Lastly, tracking data is going to help you know when things are going right even if it might not seem like it, and it will also alert you when your plan isn't working and you need to change it up.

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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).

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