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How to TT a kid who doesn't talk



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amother
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Post Yesterday at 10:29 pm
Almost 3 but doesn't talk..
Anyone ever did this?

ETA:
He understands and communicates with sounds and his own signs...
Don't know how to go about it, not sure if understands the concept BEFORE

(Speech delay separate topic:)
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amother
Forestgreen  


 

Post Yesterday at 10:29 pm
Does he understand language at all?
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amother
Gladiolus  


 

Post Yesterday at 10:37 pm
Does he communicate in other ways? Do you communicate with him?
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amother
Wisteria


 

Post Yesterday at 10:42 pm
I wouldn't.
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amother
  Gladiolus


 

Post Yesterday at 10:48 pm
amother Wisteria wrote:
I wouldn't.

Why
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amother
Peach


 

Post Yesterday at 10:50 pm
What are you doing about the speech delay? Do you know what’s causing it? Any other issues?
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amother
Navyblue


 

Post Yesterday at 11:15 pm
I know someone who delayed training because of this.
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amother
Slateblue


 

Post Yesterday at 11:22 pm
I trained my son before he spoke. I dont think its a problem. There is a cute training doll that u can buy on amazon. You give the doll to drink and then put it on the toilet. Its very hands on.
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amother
Petunia


 

Post Yesterday at 11:24 pm
I trained a child with limited communication. If he has sounds and one can become meaningful to express the need or if he can communicate nonverbally it can definitely be done.
I would start like a typical child and take him at set intervals gradually increasing them. Think of it as a series of steps
Learning to hold
Learning to go when put on the toilet
Recognizing the need to go and eventually communicating it in some way even if it means walking to the bathroom and waiting for help
But to start focus on learning to hold until taking to the toilet and knowing what to do when on the toilet. If he can learn that then he can be trained on a timed schedule for sure and work on the next steps from there

Hope it was clear
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amother
Magnolia


 

Post Yesterday at 11:25 pm
Is the child delayed in other areas as well? I never did this myself but as someone who taught toddlers ages 2-3, I would say it’s very possible to train a child who doesn’t talk. I’ve had quite a number of students who were very minimally verbal including an asd boy who did not speak be toilet trained by 2 and a half. For my own kids I’ve used the book by Brandi brucks and while my kids did speak from a very young age, it might be a good method for a child who doesn’t speak.
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amother
Begonia


 

Post Yesterday at 11:29 pm
If it’s a delay then often they aren’t ready to train.
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amother
  Forestgreen


 

Post Yesterday at 11:31 pm
I trained my son before he could talk properly. There's no reason he needs to talk if he can understand. You might be used to discussing it, but there's no need. You explain it to him in simple words and you practice and you do it. All he needs is some way to signal that he needs to go which can be a simple as playing his hands on his pants. Jumping optional.

And everyone used to toilet train their kids before they could talk. When I was little the average age was around 18 months. So if you look at the old books and methods that's what they did.

ETA: I didn't use any special method. I bought him a potty and show him how to use it and gave him some treats for sitting on it. All requiring very few words. We did no pants for a few days. It wasn't easy but I didn't expect toilet training to be easy. He learned pretty much as fast as any other child. My son was three and a bit with limited understanding of language too. He had a few words but couldn't really talk in any useful way.

And the plus side is he never went through the potty words phase because we did it with minimal talking!
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miami85




 
 
    
 

Post Yesterday at 11:47 pm
Is it Apraxia? If so I dealt with this.
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