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Toilet Training Children with AutismKsenia Kravtchenko, M.S., BCBA, LABA
ABACS, LLC.
Boston, MA, U.S.A.
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Agenda
Objectives
General overview of toileting issues
Literature review
Developing a toileting plan
Implementing plan
Scenarios
Questions
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Objectives
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Objectives
Identify common toileting problems
Discuss toileting strategies
Assess readiness for toilet training
Develop toileting plan
Implement a plan
Make adjustments based on progress
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General Overview
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Common Toileting Problems
Urine and/or bowel
movement accidents
Accidents at night
Success in some settings,
not others
Dependence on others
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Prevalence – Children with ASD
Medical Concerns
• Significantly higher rates of gastrointestinal conditions than peers (McElhanon, McCracken, Karpen, & Sharp, 2014)
• Greater risk of incontinence issues and lower urinary tract symptoms (von Gontard, Pirrung, Niemczyk, & Equit, 2015)
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Prevalence – Children with ASD
Toileting Accidents• Daytime
• 25% compared to 4.7% of age-matched peers (mean age: 11.3 and 10.7) (von Gontard et al., 2015)
• Nighttime
• 27.5% (ages 2-16 years) (Williams, Sears, & Allard, 2004)
• 30% (mean age: 11.7) (von Gontard et al., 2015)
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Importance of Toilet Training
Social
Hygiene
Time consuming
Physical Discomfort/Irritation
Cost
Exclusion from social and educational opportunities
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Literature Review
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Azrin & Foxx (1974) – Toilet Training in
Less than a Day
Overview
• Quick method for toilet training (p. 34)
• Incorporates ABA techniques
• Has been used for different ages and skill levels (p. 33)
• Over 2 million copies sold
• Based on Foxx and Azrin (1973) study with 34 children (20 months to over 4-years-old) (p. 33)
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Azrin & Foxx (1974) – Toilet Training in
Less than a Day
General Teaching Plan
• Gather materials (p. 39)
• Use variety of reinforcers for motivation (p. 40)
• Fluids (p. 51, 71)
• Use simple instructions (p. 40)
• Practice walking to chair (p. 40)
• Use doll as model (p. 54)
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Azrin & Foxx (1974) – Toilet Training in
Less than a Day
General Teaching Plan
• Peer teacher, if available (p. 40)
• Check for dry pants every few minutes (p. 69)
• Take to bathroom every 15 minutes to start, then less frequently (p. 75)
• Prompt earlier if child indicates need to void (p. 79)
• Sitting for 10 minutes at first, then no more than 5 minutes (p. 77)
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Azrin & Foxx (1974) – Toilet Training in
Less than a Day
General Teaching Plan
• Praise and reinforcement for correct toileting behavior (p. 82-87)
• Social disapproval for accidents (p.98-99)
• Positive practice (p. 99-102)
• Require to change own clothes (p. 103)
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Greer, Neidert, & Dozier (2016)
Overview
• Purpose• Evaluate different strategies
• Increase initiations, increase voids in toilet, decrease toileting accidents
• Participants• 20 children in school setting
• 19-39 months
• 1 child autism
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Greer, Neidert, & Dozier (2016)
General Teaching Plan
• Dry pants checks
• Prompt to request bathroom
• 3-minute sit or until void
• Praise for being dry, using toilet
• Neutral reaction following toileting accident
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Greer, Neidert, & Dozier (2016)
Comparison
• Underwear vs. pull-up
• Taking to the bathroom frequently (30 minutes vs. 90 minutes)
• Use of preferred items to reinforce dry pantsResults
• Using underwear improved toileting progress
• Taking child to bathroom more often or reinforcing dry pants while wearing pull-ups did not improve toileting progress
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First Steps
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First Steps
• Potential warning signs: very frequent urinations, infrequently dry, pain associated with urine voids or bowel movements (Azrin & Foxx, 1974, p. 50)
Rule out medical concerns before starting plan
• Age, bladder control, physical readiness
• Interfering behaviors, tolerance for transitions and/or bathroom
• Ability to follow simple instruction
Determine readiness (Azrin & Foxx, 1974, p. 43-45)
• Ask school, caregivers
Review strategies already tried with child
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Scenario
• No medical concerns
Rule out medical concerns before starting plan
• Transitions cause self-injury and aggression
Determine readiness
• No experience with toilet training
Review strategies already tried with student
George – 4-years-old
Should you start toileting training? No
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Scenario
• No medical concerns
Rule out medical concerns before starting plan
• No interfering behavior
Determine readiness
• Toileting plan in school has not been effective
• No toileting progress in 6 years
Review strategies already tried with student
Erin – 9-years-old
Should you start toileting training? Yes!
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Developing a Plan
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Considerations
Setting
Who will be implementing plan?
Time/resources
Schedule
Communication
Materials
Taking Data
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Setting
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Setting
• Toileting accidents may not be tolerated
• Other priorities such as academic work
Considerations
• May have to start in one setting, and then generalize to others
• Example: First during school, then once progress made, try at home
Effect on plan
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Who Will be
Implementing Plan?
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Who will be implementing plan?
• Depends on availability/limitations
• Depends on willingness to participate
Ideal to get everyone on board
• May have to start with only one person implementing, then include others when progress is made
• Example: First with ABA therapist, then once progress made, parents can try
Effect on plan
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Schedule
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Schedule
• Record approximately how often child voids in toilet/has accident
• Take to bathroom more often than average time between voids/accidents
Bathroom trip schedule based on how often child voids
• Depends on child
• Often 30 seconds-5 minute, or until void occurs
Length of sitting on the toilet
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Schedule
• More likely they will need to void sooner
More often after fluids
• If accidents still occurring, take more often
• If accidents not occurring, take less often
Change schedule based on progress
• Change how often bathroom trips occur
• May have to change schedule if time is limited
Effect on plan
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Time/Resources
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Time/Resources
• One or multiple
• How many other people will need bathroom?
Bathrooms
• Number of adults available
• Number of other children in care
People
• May require you to change the bathroom trip schedule if time/resources limited
Effect on Plan
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Communication
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Communication
Prompt to Request
Vocal
Nonvocal
“Bathroom!”
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Materials
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Materials
Toilet/potty chair
Fluids (e.g., water)
Timer/clock
Data sheets
Potential reinforcers and visuals
Underwear, pull-ups/diapers
Change of clothes and wipes
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Underwear vs. Pull-ups
Wearing underwear instead of pull-ups or diapers can
improve toileting performance (Greer et al., 2016; Tarbox
et al., 2013)
Underwear only during toilet training sessions and pull-
ups/diapers when toilet training is not in place
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Underwear Only vs. with Pants
Easier to tell when accident occurs
Consider privacy/setting
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Toilet/Potty
Choose between using toilet or potty chair
Some potty chairs signal when void occurs (Azrin & Foxx,
1974, p. 52)
Size of the child
Availability/resources
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Toileting Consideration for Boys
Sitting vs. standing for boys
Size of the child
Bowel movements under control
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Fluids
Increase need to go to bathroom during training (Azrin &
Foxx, 1974, p. 51, 71-73)
Make fluids readily available
Provide water bottle
Ask if thirsty
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Timer/Clock
Keep track of when voids in the toilet or toileting
accidents occur
Reminder for next scheduled dry pants check or bathroom
trip
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Urine Alarms
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Reinforcers
Use highly preferred items (Azrin & Foxx, 1974, p. 40, 50-51)
Preference assessments
Ask
Observe
Offer choices
Preferred items reinforcers
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Reinforcers - Examples
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What to Reinforce?
Remaining Dry
Urine void or BM on
toilet
Requesting Bathroom
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When to Reinforce?
Immediately after behavior
“You’re dry! Good job!”
Every time
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Use a Visual
Visuals can help with motivation
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Use a Visual
Visuals can help with motivation
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Change of Clothing/Wipes
Extra underwear and clothes available in the
bathroom
Wipes for cleaning up
Gloves, if necessary
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Taking Data
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Taking Data
Fluid Intake
Dry/Wet
Time of bathroom trip, accidents, voids in toilet
Bathroom Initiations
Behaviors indicating child needs bathroom
Obtain report from other settings
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Sample Data Sheet
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Sample Data Sheet
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Implementing Plan
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Beginning Training
Write out toileting plan and make it easily accessible
Train everyone who will be implementing it
Collect all materials
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Start of Session
Gather materials
Set up data sheet
Change child into underwear
Start timer
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During Session
Make fluids available
Follow dry pants check and bathroom trip schedule
Prompt and reinforce request
Reinforce dry pants and voids in the toilet
If accident occurs, neutrally say, “wet” and then clean up the accident
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End of Session
Change into pull-up, if needed
Summarize and graph data
Fill out toileting log
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Sum and Graph Data
Sum (add up) # of voids, toilet accidents, initiations
Divide each # by total number of bathroom trips
Multiple by 100 to get %
6 Voids
6 Bathroom TripsX 100 = 100% trips with voids
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Sum and Graph Data
Sum (add up) # of voids, toilet accidents, initiations
Divide each # by total number of bathroom trips
Multiple by 100 to get %
2 Accidents
8 Bathroom TripsX 100 = 25% trips with
accidents
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Graph – Hypothetical Data
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Ongoing Evaluation of Progress
Look at data regularly
Make changes based on whether:
Progress made
Progress not madeOR
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Ongoing Evaluation of Progress
• Take to bathroom less often
• Try the plan without reinforcers
Progress made
• Take to bathroom more often
• Reassess/change reinforcer
Progress not made
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Graph – Hypothetical Data
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Graph – Hypothetical Data
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Scenarios
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Scenario – Ana
Wearing pull-ups all day
Drinks juice at lunch time only
No progress made per caregiver report
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Scenario – Ana
• Use underwear during training
Wearing pull-ups all day
• Make fluids accessible through day
Drinks juice at lunch time only
• Take and graph data
• Reassess schedule and reinforcers
No progress made per caregiver report
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Scenario – Natasha
Voids in toilet and stays dry
Never initiates going to the bathroom
Does not vocally communicate
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Scenario – Natasha
• No change needed
Voids in toilet and stays dry
• Observe for behaviors showing that she needs to void
• Prompt request for bathroom
Never initiates going to the bathroom
• Teach sign for bathroom
• Teach to hand over bathroom picture
Does not vocally communicate
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Scenario – Jordan
• Compare strategies in school and home• Bathroom schedule
• Underwear/pull-up
• Reinforcers
• Fluids available
• Make adjustments to home plan
Progress in school, not at home
• Create toileting log for school and home
• Share log each day
Data not collected
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Scenario – Jordan
• Compare strategies in school and home• Bathroom schedule
• Underwear/pull-up
• Reinforcers
• Fluids available
• Make adjustments to home plan
Progress in school, not at home
• Create toileting log for school and home
• Share log each day
Data not collected
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Questions?
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