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I have a 9 year old son who has never received ABA therapy. I have heard there are so many children who have recovered from austism by receiving this therapy. I have been dealing with the guilt that I was not able to provide him the therapy that may have changed his life. I am also wondering if this therapy is truly a miracle that many children have benefitted and recovered fully and that they have been mainstreamed. ↓
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| Name: wanda | Date: Oct 23rd, 2005 3:39 PM |
I am the step mother of a 9 year old autistic child and please do not feel guilty about not doing it, feel good about looking into it now. With the recent climb in autism cases there is more help out there. The Autism Society of America lists several resources that are now available but the programs vary from state to state. however they do have a list of Autism Society branches by state and that is a good place to start.
There are also many web sites that discuss ABA therapy and techniques that you can try with your son. We are all different and respond differently to things including our special children. We have used some of these techniques with our son and it really does work for him. In some areas he is slower than others but any step forward is a big step and we are greatful.
I applaud you for your efforts and wish you luck. ↑ |
| Name: tanya | Date: Nov 16th, 2005 1:42 AM |
| hello i need to speak with another parent about our children with autism ↑ |
| Name: Bonnie | Date: Feb 6th, 2006 7:52 PM |
| Yes, you really do tanya. Not everybody's perfect. ↑ |
| Name: Jerseygirl | Date: Feb 8th, 2006 8:55 PM |
| When your son was at the age that ABA is at it's most effective, it was not a widely accepted therapy and not generally available, no guilt to be had there. ABA is only being found to be effective with a minimal percentage of all of the kids that are going through with it. Try the techniques and use them to learn, but don't feel guilty. ↑ |
| Name: to bonnie | Date: Feb 8th, 2006 9:39 PM |
Start teachin him sign language. It will take him a little longer than when you start earlier but You will see a remarkable difference. His environment will be less intimidating and fearful if he can communicate with others.
ABA is not a cure. It's simply behavior modification. They just function better but then again that depends on type and level of function they already have. Sign language will do that for your boy. Aussies are very bright. ↑ |
| Name: judy wilkinson | Date: Feb 9th, 2006 3:58 PM |
| i have a son that has autsim we too are looking into the aba progam he is 7yrs old ↑ |
| Name: judy wilkinson | Date: Feb 9th, 2006 4:05 PM |
| i have a son that has autsim we too are looking into the aba progam he is 7yrs old we hope we can help him he has speech apraxia and behavior problems he knows about 70 signs we want to know will the aba help ↑ |
| Name: to: Judy | Date: Feb 9th, 2006 7:16 PM |
go to
http://www.brighttots.com/aba_therapy.html and
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageSer
ver?pagename=BehavioralandCommunicationApproaches
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| Name: Carrie | Date: Jul 13th, 2006 10:47 PM |
| I am a speech therapist who has worked with children within the autistic spectrum using ABA for 5 years. It is, indeed, life changing. BUT, it does not work for everyone! AND, it is ALOT of work! It is alot of work for the therapists and family members. It is not too late to start! Yes, it would have been easier if you had started it years ago, but now can be a beginning, too! Not, an end. ↑ |
| Name: Dianna | Date: Jul 14th, 2006 3:41 PM |
| Hi, we found out last year one of our sons is autistic . He is almost 4, and we are getting him a ABA AVB program (started in May 06), at home approx 25 hrs a wk. The special need public school they put him in was not helpful. I see improvements in some words, but that is all he says is a few words. He usually brings me what he wants or pulls me to it. Is there a good chance he will come to speak like the rest of us? And can anybody give advice on how to stop him from being so "animalistic" for lack of a better word. He crumbles everything, dumps destroys, etc. Also any potty training tips? He is a big boy, almost 60 lbs, and diapers are at their breaking point. I just feel a sense of frustration lately, like will he ever understand and not act like an 18 month old when he is almost 4. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks ↑ |
| Name: Boston Phoenix | Date: Jul 27th, 2006 3:48 PM |
There are few miracles and no cures yet. If there were, we would all be lining up for it.
Please try not to feel guilty. There is no real reason for you to believe that if you'd just had the right therapy he'd be cured by now. In my 13-years and multiple friends dealing with this, I have NEVER seen it happen that way. No one has the magic pill to cure autism. Lives change slowly with this disorder.
Some kids do much better, some not as well. So much has to do with how each child is wired from the start!!
One friend of mine has 2 autisitc sons. The second was diagnosed and started ABA much earlier than the first. Despite this, the first speaks and the second doesn't. The first continues to be much higher functioning then the second.
I also have two sons with autism, 13 and 6. Needless to say that 6 year-old was diagnosed and began ABA therapy much earlier (before he was 1!) He is doing better, but I cannot say its change his - or our - life. Both boys live in the same house with the same parents, the same diagnosis, and get very similar sevices. But they have their own individual strengths and weaknesses.
We only hurt ourselves and our children by chasing whatever miracle cure is the lastest, and feeling guilty that we didn't get it right. ABA can be a very helpful therapy, but your child is an individual, and how someone else responds may or may not necessarily be how he responds. Just know that you are doing the best you can for him, and give yourself credit for that. ↑ |
| Name: psy10165 | Date: Sep 6th, 2006 6:41 PM |
| Hi ABA is not a cure for Autism. It is a method that can help your child to better his/her life, not all children make the progress that it perhaps claims. I would be suspicious of any provider that claims that it will 'cure' your child. With this in mind you have no reason to feel guilt, I know parents who do not provide any therapy for their children! ABA and VB are the best methodologies to teach children so I feel that you have chosen well so well done and goodluck! ↑ |
| Name: psy10165 | Date: Sep 6th, 2006 6:44 PM |
| Oh I also found options4autism.com great! ↑ |
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