Research Platform
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: July 29, 2020
A Telehealth Intervention to Increase Toilet Training in Autism
Lauren Little, PhD, OTR/L; Anna Wallisch, PhD, OTR/L; Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA; Scott Tomchek, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
  • University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA
  • University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
  • University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Translational Research
Research Platform   |   August 01, 2020
A Telehealth Intervention to Increase Toilet Training in Autism
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411520435. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-RP401E
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411520435. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-RP401E
Abstract

Date Presented 03/29/20

We present on a research project that used telehealth to support parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to toilet train their children. Among n=15 children with ASD, results of the 12-week intervention showed significant gains in goal attainment scaling, the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, and the Toileting Behavior Questionnaire. Children with ASD benefit from an OT telehealth intervention to increase this essential adaptive behavior.

Primary Author and Speaker: Lauren Little

Additional Authors and Speakers: Anna Wallisch, Winnie Dunn, Scott Tomchek