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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pay attention to the voices raising concerns about ABA.  [/quote]

Or listen to your doctor?

Find a good ABA company for in-home services or daycare. I just was just marveling at how consistently gentle, kind, and patient our RBT therapist is today.  Our ASD kiddo has made so much progress. :)  [/quote]

Or both?

Listening to adults who have lived experiences with what your child is experiencing is important.

Listening to medical providers is also important.

But parents need to understand both sides of this question, and both points of view to make decent decisions for their kids.  To just cut off the voices of people like your child is wrong.[/quote]

I listen to my child. I am there during every ABA session and I see that it is constructive, gentle (but firm) therapy that helps my son be able to move (slowly) towards goals that I know he wants: independence, ability to play with peers, ability to self-regulate.  It’s a game changer.  Actually, what I’ve seen with older children who have done ABA, is that they start using the techniques when calming littler children who are struggling. Just a wonderful therapy that, like vaccines, is vociferously attacked.[/quote]

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