#196 - Skill Breakdown for Toileting- What Are the Underlying Skills Required for this ADL?

So many children struggle with the process of independence with toileting skills and we’ve talked about it in previous episodes - check out the show notes for those episodes - but today we are going to break down the actual skills required for each step of the toileting process plus give you some activity ideas to address each skill! 

In OT, we call this an activity analysis: 

A breakdown of a task into each step that is requiredIdentifies physical requirementsIdentifies specific skill requirementsIdentifies the why

So let’s jump into an activity analysis of toileting! What is required for this ADL? Listen in to find out!

AND make sure you listen to the very end, where we answer 2 listener questions!

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Links

Activity Analysis of Toileting - by OT Students in Dec. 2018
Squatty Potty Kid Stools
Episode 6 - All Things Poo
Episode 7 - Proprioception
Episode 19 - Interoception
Episode 21 - Vestibular
Episode 25 - Executive Function Skills
Episode 41 - All Things Poo 2.0
Episode 113 - Self Care Skills
Episode 143 - Teach the Skill, Not the Goal
Episode 191 - Toilet Training Tips
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