Autism: 3-Phase Toilet-Training
No Push, No Pressure, Super Fun Skip-To-The-Loo
Trying (in vain) to get your son or daughter on the spectrum toilet-trained?
Would you like a solution that works without stressing them (or you) out?
When we endeavor to toilet-train our autistic loved ones, we usually make three mistakes:
1. We inadvertently make the process stressful for our child by pushing.
⇒ When we repeatedly request that they use the toilet, tell them that a “big girl” or “big boy” uses the toilet, or look disappointed when they have an accident, our loved one feels pushed.
⇒ For people on the spectrum – who have a heightened need for control – this shifts them into fight-or-flight survival mode, which shuts down their learning pathways and makes them feel a powerful urge to resist (in order to maintain their sense of control).
2. We rush the process by trying to do it all at once (i.e., going from nothing to having them sit on the toilet).
⇒ For people on the spectrum, toilet-training must be done in phases.
⇒ They must be eased into it.
⇒ Their emotional state must be taken into account.
⇒ And the “toilet culture” of the household must be changed.
3. We think that being toilet-trained is about sitting on (or standing next to) the toilet when urinating or defecating. (It isn’t.)
⇒ We are told to simply plop our loved ones onto the toilet periodically throughout the day so that, sometimes, they will go while they are there.
⇒ The giant missing piece is understanding that being toilet-trained isn’t about going in the toilet per se.
⇒ It’s about being able to detect and decipher the signals your body is sending telling you that you have to go – to feel that you have to go.
⇒ Many, many people on the spectrum cannot detect or decipher this signal.
⇒ Enabling your loved one to feel this feeling – and to understand what it means – is the key.
For people on the autism spectrum, toilet-training must happen in three distinct phases. And none of these phases can be rushed, skipped, or pushed. That’s why this go-at-your-own-pace mini-workshop will guide you, step-by-step, through the three phases of toilet-training for your loved one. And it comes with lifetime access (as long as the course exists) so that you can go back through it if you feel you need to – and so can anyone else in your household!
If you want to enable your loved one to be an independent toilet-user with an approach that…
- Is good for their mental health rather than stressful
- Is good for your mental health rather than stressful
- Strengthens their interoception – their ability to detect and decipher the signals that their body is sending telling them that they have to go
- Builds (rather than breaks) trust
- Is 100% non-coercive
- Does not shift them into fight-or-flight survival mode
- Is fun!
- Is effective!
…then 3-Phase Toilet Training is for you!
Complete with super clear explanations and very useful handouts, this mini-workshop is taught by Raun K. Kaufman (bio below), an expert and autism thought leader with decades of experience who himself was diagnosed with so-called “severe” (non-speaking) autism as a child.
The price for this mini-workshop is $55. However, from now until September 30th, you can register for $20 OFF, making the price $35. Click below to make this happen!
Teachers:
1. Raun K. Kaufman:
Author, lecturer, and former CEO Raun K. Kaufman has worked with families and educators for the past 25 years. He also brings his own experience as someone who himself was diagnosed with so-called “severe” (non-speaking) autism as a child.
- An international lecturer and graduate of the Ivy League’s Brown University with a degree in Biomedical Ethics, Raun has completed lecture tours in the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, France, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
- He is the author of the award-winning book, Autism Breakthrough: The Groundbreaking Method That Has Helped Families All Over the World.
- He has been interviewed by media such as National Public Radio, BBC Television, Fox News Channel, The London Telegraph, and People Magazine.
- As a child, Raun was diagnosed with so-called “severe” (non-speaking) autism and recommended for lifelong institutionalization. Instead, his parents worked with him in a totally new way they developed, enabling him to blossom, grow, and, ultimately, accomplish everything his parents were promised he would not. A book and television movie were made about his journey.
2. Kate C. Wilde:
Kate C. Wilde has spent the last 30 years working with children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families, as well as with therapists, educators, and schools.
- She is the author of the acclaimed books, Autistic Logistics: A Parent’s Guide to Tackling Bedtime, Toilet-Training, Tantrums, Hitting, and Other Everyday Challenges, The Autism Language Launcher: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Child Turn Sounds and Words Into Simple Conversations and Autism Abracadabra: Seven Magic Ingredients to Help Develop Your Child’s Interactive Attention Span.
- Renowned for the courses she teaches throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia, Kate also speaks at worldwide online autism summits.
- She is a columnist for Exceptional Needs Today, and has written articles for such publications as Autism Parenting Magazine in the U.S. and SEN Magazine in the U.K.
- She has forever left her mark on the autism world by having, over the years, intensively trained and qualified more than forty professionals who have gone on to help thousands of families, children, and educators across the globe.
