Comments on: Did We Do Enough?: On ABA and Growing Up

By: Olympic Musings, Autism Style

Olympic Musings, Autism Style — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:43:52 +0000

[...] So parents race to find out and try so many treatments and therapies for their child, so parents hurry hurry hurry and “give their all” to “recovering a child from autism.” You can read many [...]

By: What’s Medically Necessary?

What’s Medically Necessary? — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:58:19 +0000

[...] to intensive behavioral therapy in the form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA has been a highly effective teaching methodology for my son, with his particular mix of communication and speech impairments, cognitive disability [...]

By: “Wards of the State in Any Case”

“Wards of the State in Any Case” — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:34:36 +0000

[...] of behavior therapy for autistic children. It is the case that behavior therapy in the form of ABA (applied behavior analysis) has been very helpful for my son; we’ve been able to provide him with it with a lot of help [...]

By: Hope Starts With Acceptance

Hope Starts With Acceptance — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:44:17 +0000

[...] “display appropriate behaviors” in public and generally as much as possible. We did intensive ABA (40 hours/week) for a year and a half, then preschool with an aide and some 20 hours of ABA along [...]

By: J Brewer

J Brewer — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:04:35 +0000

My son is almost four yrs old, and has no speech, and never has spoken a single word. Hes been doing ABA for two yrs now. He has no communication skills, and has a preoccupation with ripping the blinds apart, pulling the wood panneling off the walls, smearing his feces, coloring or scratching into the walls, biting his hands until they bleed several hundred times a day, and other disturbing behaviors. Its been this way as far back as I can remember, and Im in tears every day when he goes to school and at night when he goes to his room. He sleeps an average of 4 hrs a night despite all we do. My husband and I are tired and worn out now and worried about the future, will he ever use the toilet, or look before darting into the road? Im afraid, and I often wonder how other parents cope. In the school that my son goes to, he is by far the most hyperactive, and all of the other children speak, which makes me think it has to be a good school, but for my son, it doesnt seem to be working. Any suggestions?

By: What’s a Good Autism Education?

What’s a Good Autism Education? — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:15:21 +0000

[...] educational methods and programs for autism. As I’ve noted, my own son has learned best using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), delivered with an emphasis on fun and flexibility and a lot of structure, and with a [...]

By: Florida’s “Window of Opportunity Act”

Florida’s “Window of Opportunity Act” — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:02:06 +0000

[...] to give children the intensive therapy to reach their maximum potential.’” The need to hurry hurry and do as much as early as possible is an argument frequently used to explain why intensive [...]

By: Autism Insurance Coverage in Arizona

Autism Insurance Coverage in Arizona — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:49:55 +0000

[...] those in younger children, but can be crucial as they move forward in life. I know the feeling of needing to do as much as possible for a young child in the hopes that she or he will be able to attend kindergarten and not need [...]

By: Diagnosis by 18 Months

Diagnosis by 18 Months — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:21:37 +0000

[...] said, in any discussion of Early Intervention, and about the need to “hurry, hurry, hurry” and “intervene” in a child’s delayed developed and perhaps even prevent [...]

By: He’s Right Here With Me (Big Head and All)

He’s Right Here With Me (Big Head and All) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:14:21 +0000

[...] two years old, I also think it’s important that parents not think that they have to “hurry, hurry, hurry” and try every possible intervention and treatment (especially those that are [...]