The importance of pre-requisite skills in toilet training

Liz Burns

ABSTRACT: Toilet training is one of the most important skills taught at BeyondAutism in terms of quality of life and independence for our learners (Cocchiola and Redpath, 2017). While toilet training is a high priority it is also important learners are taught a number of pre-requisites, ensuring they are ready for toilet training. These pre-requisites are often skills our students do not currently have. It is important to teach these pre-requisite skills when considering running an intensive toilet training schedule. This study looks at implementing pre-requisite toilet training skills for 2 children at Park House school.