Re: Aspergers and Potty Training

It may be beneficial to use some social stories (if you have not done so already) to explain to your child why he needs to use the toilet,what will happen, what is expected of him,etc.

Evaluate what your child is getting out of his tantrums. Does he get to escape his trip to the bathroom? does he get attention? Those answers will usually lead you in the direction of knowing how to handle the tantrum itself.For example if your child is tantruming because it gets him attention then you would need to make sure that when following through with prompting to use the bathroom  that you are not engaging in conversation,giving direct eye contact or any other form of attention.

Data collection and monitoring to make sure that what you have implemented is causing the behavior to decrease would be very important in this type of case and having said that  remembering that when implementing a behavior reduction technique there will almost always be an extinction burst,which means that the behavior will likely get worse before it gets better.When your child begins to follow through with his potty schedule without displaying tantrums with full prompting,then would be the time to focus on going from fully prompted to more and more independent.

I hope I was more helpful this time, I'm afraid that's probably as much as I can suggest  without knowing more details about your child.If you find that you continue to battle this problem you may want to consider having a Board Certified Behavior Analyst consult on your case for  specific programing.