potty training tips - 2 yr old non verbal

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DO NOT do it until THEY show interest. You cant hold Autistic kids/ people to the same milestoens etc or have the same expectations. Best thing is buy a little potty or mini toilet and have it next to the toilet, ensure they see you using tge toilet etc so its normalised, talk them through when youre in it. Ie... mummy is just doing a wee, mummy is just doing a poo, now i have to wipe my bottom etc. Then show them the potty and if they will let you put them on it and say you can use this one when youre ready. My child was verbal (Autistic girl) and she still didnt potty train until nearly 4 i think like maybe 3 and lalf and night time was only just last 6 mths to yr and she is now 5. Some Autistic kids arent ready until they are like 8 or even other ages. If you force them etc it is traumatising and will do the opposite. Also do not do reward charts etc these are not advised esp for autistic kids.

Role model the behavior and be positively verbal in the process. Talk through each step. Reward yourself once the final step is complete. The final step could be washing and drying your hands. Maybe you could use a sticker chart for this? Or, you could have a special toy, puzzle, book that you play with after?

Until they can communicate in some way with you they’re ready don’t. If it’s forced it’ll just backfire.

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My son is 3.5 now and he did really well when we started about 2.5 with the small potty setup in our living room paired with the chance to watch a show he likes when we first started. We were good about schedules and it really helped to give him a small snack and cup with a straw he could drink and blow bubbles in while on the potty. Blowing bubbles really helped him in being able to go. Since swapping to the big potty in the main bathroom it has been more a struggle and we continue to have accidents if we do not hold him to a strict schedule. He goes well when on the potty, but is content to just go and sit in wet or poopy underwear when we didn’t catch his signs or deviate from schedule. He is not bothered by accidents. And the m and m reward is something he looks forward to when doing his business on the potty, (1 for trying, 2 for successful pee in potty) but not enough to drive him there on his own. Were little man is dry through the night but too but we still have a long way