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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey, as an autistic person I'm pretty offended by a lot of what I'm reading here.

Being autistic isn't a tragedy.

Parents, PLEASE focus on finding the right environment for your child-- don't focus on "fixing" the autism. ABA is abuse.

-autistic parent of an autistic child[/quote]

ABA done right is far from abuse. [/quote]

Yeah we read a lot about ABA and we’re very choosy about our practice. Our BCBA and RBT are fierce advocates for our daughter in her classroom. They end up educating her preK teachers (who are lovely but don’t know a lot about level 1 autism in preschoolers) about not forcing eye contact with DD since that makes her uncomfortable, of making sure not to make her “perform” and be like other kids (or better), and that they do not want her to be a robotic automaton. They shadow her in her classroom, help her with tricky transitions by providing various tools such as visuals, first then statements, self regulation techniques. And they help provide light prompting to her as she interacts with peers. One good piece of advice our BCBA gave us is that whenever we worry about her behavior and she’s in a group of peers, take a look around and see what the other kids are doing and if they are acting similarly then she’s acting like a typical 3 YO. This was helpful because 3YO can be a tough age generally! They’ve also do weekly parent training with us which is mostly a listening session to hear what’s going on at home and to brainstorm ways we can support DD.

OP, we also do speech (private 1x per week, IEP 1x per week) and get a sped teacher to come to her classroom 1x per week. ABA is 2x per week. All done at her private preschool. And 90% is push in and helping with social pragmatics where she struggles most. She’s made great strides! I was very sad for many months but then it cleared and now I am more worried how others may treat my DD for being different. But she’s totally awesome and has a bright (if unknowable—like all kids truly) future.[/quote]

Please share your providers’ names[/quote]

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