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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  The psych thinks ABA will help most with friendships/reading other people.  It can also help him with tantruming at home, apparently.   I agree, he needs something to help him.  We are all at a break point, especially with the tantrums.  Is ABA the best option or are there other approaches that we could explore.  I’m going to follow-up with the psych to get more detail.  I guess I’m just a little off put by the companies automatically telling me DC needs huge amounts of ABA each week without even meeting DC.  These recommendations were based off of a 3 sentence email request I sent asking for more info.  If we do what the ABA companies say, DC would be out of school half a day or in school and in ABA for almost 12 hours a day.  Neither is appropriate for an 8 year old who likes school (but admittedly has huge academic struggles that we are also addressing), in my opinion.  Again, I’m so new to this-I just want to hear how others have managed and what others have done.  [/quote]

I don’t think ABA can help with “reading other people.” It might be helpful for the tantrums/transitions. But I totally agree with your reservations. It may be easier to find a behavioral psychologist via KKI than an ABA company that is appropriate.

I don’t know if you’re in the DMV but at one point I talked to the people at Capital ABA and they seemed much less corporate/one size fits all. In found them because they had one of the few websites that did not appear to be a template designed by a private equity firm. You might start there. http://www.capitalaba.com/

In any event, dropping other therapies (for now) to focus on the disruptive behavior at home could actually make sense. BUT - the behavioral therapy should not take forever and ever. If it’s going to work it should work quickly, and there should be a clear plan. [/quote]

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