Coaching practices for Potty Training Sibling of an Autistic Child
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- There are a few situations that go badly every single time
- My kid is mid-meltdown and I’m kneeling there explaining why they can’t have it, getting more reasonable while they get more wild, and none of my logic is landing
- Loud rooms, certain textures, bright light have always set me on edge, and I think the sessions might be shifting that
- I end up saying the same thing five times, louder each time, until I’m basically yelling before anything happens
- I keep trying to reason with my kid right in the middle of the meltdown
Practices that may help
- Plan behavior management strategies in advance
Decide how you will respond to predictable problems before they happen.
Triple P Parenting (Matthew Sanders) - Connect emotionally before you redirect or teach
The downstairs brain has to be acknowledged before the upstairs brain can hear anything.
The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson) - Track and communicate sensory sensitivity changes during SSP
Monitoring sensory reactivity across sessions gives the clinician the data to pace the protocol safely.
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP): What It Is and What the Evidence Shows - Give clear, calm, single instructions
One specific direction at a time, calmly stated once, is more effective than repeated commands.
Triple P Parenting (Matthew Sanders) - Hold Plan B conversations proactively, not reactively
Solve the problem before the next explosion, when everyone is calm.
Collaborative Problem Solving (Ross Greene) - Engage the upstairs brain through curiosity and play
Ask questions that require the child to think, imagine, or consider another perspective.
The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson) - Manage your own emotional state before responding
A regulated parent is the single most powerful behavior management tool available.
Triple P Parenting (Matthew Sanders) - Use experiential recognition to highlight strengths in the moment
Catch the child demonstrating a virtue and name the virtue directly.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Use Plan B: the three-step collaborative conversation
Empathize with the child’s concern, share yours, and invite them to solve it together.
Collaborative Problem Solving (Ross Greene) - Identify the lagging skill behind the behavior
Name the cognitive skill the child is missing, not the behavior you want to stop.
Collaborative Problem Solving (Ross Greene)
Related concerns
- Teenage Child With Severe Daily Temper Tantrums And Whining
The downstairs brain has to be acknowledged before the upstairs brain can hear anything.
Connect emotionally before you redirect or teach
- 4 Year Old Child Not Responding Without Prompting
Narrate what the child is doing right in real time, even when it is unremarkable.
Deliver active recognition of ordinary positive moments
- Autistic Child Constantly Mobbed By Other Children What Can Be Done
Name the child’s emotional state without agreeing with every demand — empathy and limits can coexist.
Use empathy to de-escalate, not to capitulate
- How To Deal With A Stubborn But Brilliant Child
Adult-imposed solutions can win the battle and lose the war — notice when enforcement is escalating rather than solving.
Recognize when Plan A (unilateral imposition) makes things worse
- How To Deal With Tantrums In An 8 Year Old Child
The downstairs brain has to be acknowledged before the upstairs brain can hear anything.
- If Toddlers Preschoolers Develop A Short Temper How Can We Consciously Try To Change It
Decide how you will respond to predictable problems before they happen.
Plan behavior management strategies in advance
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