A new method for toilet training developmentally disabled children.
20 profoundly retarded children (4 to 12 yr.) were trained, using a variety of relaxation and tension activities designed to help them differentiate and gain control of the toileting musculature. Operant techniques were used to reinforce appropriate urination. The post-training scores of the experimental and control groups differed significantly for both accidental and appropriate urination.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D014039:Toilet Training