<![CDATA[Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder in children which is characterized by poorsocial communication, persistent social interaction, and repetitive patterns of behavior and activities. It isvery important to be trained to be independent in carrying out daily activities including toilet training.Toilet training is one of the developmental tasks that need to be achieved by every child and requiresattention from parents in training the ability to urinate and defecate. The purpose of this study was toidentify and explore in depth the implementation of toilet training for children with autism spectrumdisorders through family support. The research design used is quantitative and qualitative researchmethods (mixed methods). The quantitative sampling technique used a total sampling of 50 parents whohad ASD children. In the process of collecting qualitative data, it was carried out through an in-depthinterview process to 5 participants. The instruments used in this study were questionnaires and interviewguidelines. The data were analyzed using the Collaizi approach. The results show that family support hadan average value of 76.64 (95% CI 73.72-79.56) with the lowest value 54 and the highest 98. The results ofthe interview obtained 7 themes, namely the importance of being taught toilet training, a sign of the child'sdesire when BAK /CHAPTER, readiness of children to be trained, readiness of parents, toilet trainingprocess, family attention, and feelings of parents when children are trained. With the right family support,the implementation of toilet training can run well.]]>
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