This practical guide equips practitioners to support families and carers
in developing effective toilet training programmes and provide continued
help with analysing and addressing problems that occur. With appropriate
intervention and persistence most children on the autism spectrum can be
toilet trained, however difficult it may sometimes seem at first.
Eve Fleming and Lorraine MacAlister are specialists on continence
problems in autism and have packed their expertise into this accessible
guide. Focusing on the 3 'Ps' - preparation, practicalities and
problem-solving - they offer a step-by-step process tailored for
children with autism, which includes strategies for managing behavioural
issues, approaches to address sensory sensitivities and advice on
overcoming specific bowel and bladder difficulties. It also has an
invaluable chapter on approaching toilet training with children with
PDA.
This book will give early years practitioners, special education
teachers, paediatric and school nurses, health visitors and other
frontline professionals the knowledge and skills to support children
with autism spectrum disorder and their families with toilet training.