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Posted by Over&Out on 2/6/2012, 11:51 pm, in reply to "Re: ABA therapy"
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my exposure to aba was during my years as a special ed assistant back in the late 90's. the staff did the whole "cubicle" thing (as well as the "touch nose" gig). it was very structured, almost miltant with the way we worked with the kids. you have to understand, though, it was during a time when there were very limited programs available for children with autism. in my community, our class was pretty much "it". discrete trials increased the children's vocabulary development, but it didn't help much with social communication. i liked the structure, but the cubicle thing... not so much (i longed for floortime play! haha...) anyway, years later, i find that my problem with aba is not so much in the theory, but with the aba consultants themselves. i'm a strong believer in a happy medium - as long as you treat me as an equal. what i find is that when a consultant of any kind comes into the picture, the attitude is always 'my way or the highway' without even asking what background the slp has. it's as if they have some sort of 'consultant complex'. geesh. happy thoughts...
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