Category: Blog
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Motivation Isn’t Working
By paying attention to what your child values, matching the reward to the task, and keeping learning achievable, you’ll create more successful teaching opportunities and fewer daily struggles.
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Choosing Motivation
One of the biggest misconceptions about positive reinforcement is that what motivates one child will motivate another. In reality, every child has unique preferences, interests, and motivations—and those preferences can change from one day to the next.
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Choosing Reinforcers
One of the biggest misconceptions about positive reinforcement is that what motivates one child will motivate another. In reality, every child has unique preferences, interests, and motivations—and those preferences can change from one day to the next.
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Potty Success!
One of the biggest predictors of potty training success actually happens before you officially begin. After working with hundreds of families, we’ve learned that potty training doesn’t usually become difficult because parents aren’t trying hard enough. More often, it’s because everyone jumps in before the environment, routines, and expectations are ready.
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Potty Readiness?
Potty training is one of the biggest milestones families face, and if you’re raising an autistic child, you’ve probably realized that most potty training advice doesn’t quite fit your reality.
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Offering Choices
If you’ve ever felt like every request turns into a battle, you’re not alone. One of the biggest misconceptions parents have is that offering choices means letting your child do whatever they want. In reality, offering choices is one of the simplest—and most effective—ways to increase cooperation while still keeping you in charge.
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The Potty Dance
Have you ever watched your child cross their legs, hold themselves, pace around the room, or do the unmistakable “potty dance”—only to refuse the toilet when you suggest it?
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Behavior Is Communication
When your child is screaming, hitting, throwing toys, or refusing to cooperate, you naturally want the behavior to stop. But if we only focus on the behavior itself, we often miss the reason it is happening.
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Visual Supports Can Help
If you’ve ever found yourself standing in the bathroom repeating the same potty training instructions over and over— “Go potty.” “Pull your pants down.” “Sit on the toilet.” “No, sit down.” “Now wipe.” —and wondering why your child still seems confused, frustrated, or overwhelmed, you’re not alone. One of the biggest mistakes parents make during…
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Potty Training Can Feel Harder
For many parents, potty training already feels overwhelming. Add autism into the mix, and it can sometimes feel confusing, exhausting, and unpredictable.