This presentation will cover issues related to toileting including the challenges involved in toilet training children with special needs and useful and practical strategies to teach this important skill.

Objectives:

1. Understand the challenges involved in toilet training individuals with special needs

2. Discuss key components of a successful toileting program

3. Review materials and resources for families

Terry Katz is a licensed psychologist and Senior Instructor with Distinction who has been privileged to work with children with developmental disabilities and their families for over 30 years. She co-founded a sleep behavior clinic in 2009 and a toileting clinic in 2011 for children with special needs at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She has worked in both clinics since they were first established.  Dr. Katz has helped develop a number of educational materials for caregivers.  These include sleep and toileting toolkits for Autism Speaks and a book on sleep, Solving Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Guide for Frazzled Families. She also wrote a chapter on sleep in the book When Down Syndrome and Autism Intersect: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (edited by M Froehlke and R.S. Zaborek.)  She just recently published a book on toileting: Potty Time for Kids with Down Syndrome: Lose the Diapers, Not Your Patience.

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