Message
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry I don’t have a teen but ABA was transformative for my HFA child. He had a hard time with social skills to include interrupting, talking about things out of context etc. The therapists were young and energetic and played so many games with him and taught him how to interact. I think if you could find someone who could coach your son in this manner maybe there could be a benefit. We did also have a horrible ABA and I think about that and feel bad I put my 6 yo through that. At 8 though he’s doing great.
That's speech therapy, not ABA.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_behavior_analysis
It's great that clinics doing speech therapy and calling it ABA for advertising/billing , instead of actual (bad) ABA.
But you can also skip the ABA facade and go directly to a speech therapist.
What makes you think it was speech therapy? Did I miss something?
Anonymous wrote:Sorry I don’t have a teen but ABA was transformative for my HFA child. He had a hard time with social skills to include interrupting, talking about things out of context etc. The therapists were young and energetic and played so many games with him and taught him how to interact. I think if you could find someone who could coach your son in this manner maybe there could be a benefit. We did also have a horrible ABA and I think about that and feel bad I put my 6 yo through that. At 8 though he’s doing great.
I'd love to know which practice worked for your child as well, and if you're able to share the name of the practice/therapist that did NOT work, that would be helpful as well. Thanks!
He needs something intensive as any type of therapy that occurs once a week is not effective for him. I also like that ABA occurs in the home where the therapist can witness his behaviors, as opposed to in an office where he is always on his best behavior and portrays everything to be just fine. That has not been helpful at all.
My son is very immature and, if he had his way, he would sit on his computer all day long playing video games and never stepping outside. So, while he is age 16, it feels like we are dealing with a much younger child. There is A LOT of background here, but I do not feel that he knows what is best for him.
Has anyone had success with ABA for their teen?
My son is very immature and, if he had his way, he would sit on his computer all day long playing video games and never stepping outside. So, while he is age 16, it feels like we are dealing with a much younger child. There is A LOT of background here, but I do not feel that he knows what is best for him.
Has anyone had success with ABA for their teen?
My 16-year-old son waas just recently diagnosed with mild Autism Spectrum Disorder. I have been reading about ABA therapy. Has anyone had a good experience with it and actually seen results/change in their teen child? Any recommendations for good ABA therapists in the area would be greatly appreciated. I'm in Montgomery County and prefer a therapist that will come to our home.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Another thing the doc has mentioned trying, but we haven't yet, is Vayarin. Anyone have any experience with that?
http://www.vayarin.com/
http://www.vayarin.com/
- how does Deplin help your son?
Apparently Deplin is supposed to help with the effectiveness of the anxiety med. Its more like a vitamin (folate). This website explains it pretty well:
https://www.deplin.com/
Hard for me to say if it works but the doc says there's no reason to stop it because its not a medication and can't do any harm.
Didn't use any meds. Social Thinking was good for him (Rock Brain character etc).
Never heard of Rock Brain. Is that a video for the child to watch? I just ordered the parent version of "Unstuck and On Target." Is it similar to that? I'll try anything!
OP here. The psychiatrist sees both adults and children and came highly recommended. However, I'd have no problem trying someone else and would love suggestions if anyone has any! I live in Montgomery County, MD.
He had neuropsychological testing done a couple years ago and the doc who did it said he displays some symptoms of ASD but not enough, in her opinion, for a diagnosis. Regardless, even WITH an ASD diagnosis, I don't know what could or would be done differently as far as meds go.
Also, he does see a therapist. I think she's great however, the problem is that my son also has processing issues. Once he leaves the therapist's office, I don't know how much info he has retained, which causes me to wonder if therapy can even work for him. I really don't know that he is taking her suggestions and using them in the real world.
He had neuropsychological testing done a couple years ago and the doc who did it said he displays some symptoms of ASD but not enough, in her opinion, for a diagnosis. Regardless, even WITH an ASD diagnosis, I don't know what could or would be done differently as far as meds go.
Also, he does see a therapist. I think she's great however, the problem is that my son also has processing issues. Once he leaves the therapist's office, I don't know how much info he has retained, which causes me to wonder if therapy can even work for him. I really don't know that he is taking her suggestions and using them in the real world.