How to potty training down syndrome children?

Answer 1

The same as you would any other child.

Answer 2

My daughter is 19 months and has DS. I am approaching it the way I would with any other child. I just started introducing the potty chair to her a few months ago. I'm not forcing the issue, I'm waiting until she shows me she's ready. Right now we have just been putting her on it at night before her bath. She is pretty consistent with going pee on it almost every night. She even knows now to dab herself with toilet paper after wards. I am going to get another potty chair for grandma's house so she can start practicing after lunch too and then we'll go from there. Every child is different when it comes to potty training, including those with DS. Just give your child encouragement without putting pressure on them. They will do it when they are able. Good luck.

Answer 3

My son was diagnosed with Autism and he has a speech delay...or I would say he doesn't speak at all. He is 2 years old and 5 months. I successfully got him to pee in the potty, I am still working on the whole "when you need to pee go to the bathroom" he'll go if I take him and help him pull down his pants and underwear. He still goes on himself thought, but it's getting there if you get the idea.

What I found most helpful was taking him to the bathroom were his potty would be at, and I would sit him down and sit myself down to, I would make noises and so on. This didn't really help until he's father started taking him. Now my son pee's standing up. What I also did was when we were at home I would leave him undress from the waist down, and when ever he would have an accident his father would quickly say no, pee pee not here...take him to the potty and say here you pee pee here, and he would take it out and pee himself in the potty, so or son knows that's were it goes.

I hope this can be helpful in anyway. You can speak to his pediatrician, I'm pretty sure he can give you good pointers.