My Potty Journey with Charli

My Potty Journey with Charli
A gentle guide for little steps toward growing independence.

Potty learning can bring new sounds, sensations, routines—and plenty of questions. You don’t have to figure out every step at once.

Join Charli and her puppy Louie with this 36-page printable guide for families of autistic toddlers and young children. Combining practical caregiver guidance with friendly visual tools, it offers ways to introduce the potty, share the routine, and adapt practice to your child’s communication and sensory preferences.

Inside your printable guide:

• Step-by-step caregiver guidance covering preparation, gentle practice, clothing transitions, and responding to accidents

• Sensory-aware bathroom ideas for sounds, lighting, seating, and comfort

• Toilet-step and handwashing posters to make the routine visible

• Eight toilet-step cards and eight communication cards, including “Toilet, please,” “Help, please,” “It hurts,” and “A break”

• A three-page Charli story to read together

• Blank cards and a personalized potty plan for your family’s words and routines

• Pattern diaries, comfort checklists, and caregiver handoff sheets

• Guidance on when to seek medical support, plus linked source references

A flexible approach that makes room for your child.

Start with looking at the potty, approaching the bathroom, or trying one comfortable step. Children can communicate through pictures, gestures, speech, or their usual communication tools. Practice can change as you learn what helps.

There are no promised deadlines, dry-day scores, or perfect performances—just opportunities to notice, support, and build familiarity together.

Print the pages you need. Choose one little step. Begin with connection.

Your download includes: One 36-page PDF, formatted for US Letter paper (8.5 × 11 inches). Print at 100% size or choose Fit for A4 paper. Card stock can make the printable cards sturdier. For use in one household or one classroom.

Digital download only. No physical product will be shipped.

This is an educational family resource, not an individualized medical or therapy plan. It has not been clinically reviewed and does not guarantee a training timeline or outcome.

Big feelings. Big adventures. Little moments.
One little step at a time. 💜