Complications and Side Effects Associated With a Lack of Toileting Skills
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Individuals who do not acquired toileting skills during early childhood are at an increased risk for medical complications, social exclusion, and an overall diminished quality of life. Persistent toileting skill deficits may be caused by physiological abnormalities that complicate or prevent successful voiding of the bowel and bladder. Additionally, an individual may learn to withhold stool or urine or to engage in other behaviors that preclude successful elimination in the toilet. Frequently, physiological and learning factors act in tandem to create toileting difficulties. This chapter first addresses medical issues that may contribute to and/or arise from toileting difficulties. The remainder of the chapter focuses on the psychological and social domains that may be negatively impacted by the failure to acquire hygienic toileting skills.
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