tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post3879363033036783333..comments2023-05-09T06:00:19.599-04:00Comments on Autistic Hoya — A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown (2011-2020): What They Should Be Talking AboutLydia Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484063914873791571noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-69455045388017365522016-11-14T23:23:50.569-05:002016-11-14T23:23:50.569-05:00This is exactly how I feel. I didn't spend muc...This is exactly how I feel. I didn't spend much time in college, so I'm rarely around anyone who thinks I'm "brilliant." Most of the times no one knows what I'm talking about, or understands my complex vocabulary and "high functioning" way of talking. Most people tell me I'm the smartest person they've met and they are stumped as to why I don't &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-62635825182224290842014-06-14T22:09:38.747-04:002014-06-14T22:09:38.747-04:00Hannah, I see no issue in using ABA to help an Aut...Hannah, I see no issue in using ABA to help an Autistic person learn useful things like dressing themselves (if possible) and adopting better coping strategies for dealing with strong emotions. The problems come when practitioners teach things like 'Quiet Hands', which is counter-productive when a stim is harmless. ABA is one-to-one, so there are no other students to be distracted by a Sheogorathhttps://archiveofourown.org/users/sheogorathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-39656760202406849632012-09-17T00:37:47.457-04:002012-09-17T00:37:47.457-04:00Previous comment removed due to typos.
Kerima, cu...Previous comment removed due to typos.<br /><br />Kerima, current research on the effectiveness of collaborative problem solving is limited to oppositional defiant disorder and the therapy is suggested for use as a form of therapy for some individuals with Aspergers syndrome on the spectrum with angry, defiant and explosive behaviors.<br /><br />There is not enough research associated with this Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-73272803744182112232012-09-17T00:31:08.754-04:002012-09-17T00:31:08.754-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-47757066428820025962012-09-15T21:16:31.453-04:002012-09-15T21:16:31.453-04:00Thank you Kerima. As an almost-teacher student rig...Thank you Kerima. As an almost-teacher student rights are a huge deal to me, I am so sorry that your son has suffered so much at the hands of people who should be working for him. It really saddens me that so many professionals have so much faith in their practices and their right to authority. <br />Chavisory, we talk about autism a lot at home. We have a couple of great adult friends who are Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819262159652755479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-49764827349477085862012-09-15T01:04:21.764-04:002012-09-15T01:04:21.764-04:00Hannah what you describe above is called positive ...Hannah what you describe above is called positive behavioral supports, and we apply that to our son, who is deeply Autistic and nonspeaking. We redirect behaviors, offer alternatives but no punishment or negative reinforcement is involved. But here ABA is everything under the sun. And not only is causation not seen as important but it is abandoned. My son was abused in school and we have not in Kerimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008406418960337170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-19558953946436502332012-09-14T12:33:17.359-04:002012-09-14T12:33:17.359-04:00That's great to hear that they're decreasi...That's great to hear that they're decreasing in volatility long-term. (Long walks are one of my favorite things.) <br /><br />I thought of something last night...and it's so basic that I'm embarrassed that I didn't think of it before...but does he know that he's autistic, and does he get told that it's not bad to be different from his peers?<br /><br />(Of course it&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-27769463613341986682012-09-14T03:15:54.344-04:002012-09-14T03:15:54.344-04:00Whoselaw, if there was any realistic potential of ...Whoselaw, if there was any realistic potential of success of legislation being passed for an insurance company to be required to cover unspecified care, I agree that would definitely the best case scenario, but it is not a realistic option, as a law is not likely going to be passed that require insurance companies to cover therapies that have not been proven as significantly effective in the Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-30362683461574587892012-09-13T23:26:09.609-04:002012-09-13T23:26:09.609-04:00... meant as a reply to Kate Mia. Oh well. ... meant as a reply to Kate Mia. Oh well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-51856868256378497012012-09-13T23:25:07.250-04:002012-09-13T23:25:07.250-04:00So I actually have self-injurious behaviors and ha...So I actually have self-injurious behaviors and have had behavioral interventions (but not ABA - I'm too old) and also take medications that help reduce self-injurious behaviors, and I have to say that while it depends on the kid, (a) medications short of drugging kids "into oblivion" can definitely help, especially SSRIs, tricyclics, and anti-anxiety meds, and (b) focusing entirelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-61173366833708759282012-09-13T05:38:50.150-04:002012-09-13T05:38:50.150-04:00Do you know I've just been reading some more b...Do you know I've just been reading some more blogs written by autistic adults describing their experiences of ABA.. I've never seen "therapy" like that in Australia... ABA is used to literally plot a childs behaviour to help identify patterns and causes so that adults can manage the environment better and then offer positive reinforcement to encourage other behaviours.. there&#Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819262159652755479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-5781079172844491332012-09-11T23:38:17.133-04:002012-09-11T23:38:17.133-04:00No, it's okay...I would be scared and frustrat...No, it's okay...I would be scared and frustrated. And unfortunately, this is where my individual knowledge breaks down, because I wasn't that kind of a kid...I was the kind that internalized all the rage and fear and was constantly imploding in ways that no one else could see....which is just a different can of worms.<br /><br />Lydia/community...are there parents we know of who have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-11392563631669023872012-09-11T00:53:07.990-04:002012-09-11T00:53:07.990-04:00Absolutely, there are 100s of reasons...
Perceivi...Absolutely, there are 100s of reasons... <br />Perceiving the differences between himself and other students, not feeling liked, the death of his mother.. <br />fear, fear, fear, fear that me and his dad will die..<br /><br />But what he needs to do is deal with the NORMAL issues living in community brings. So if we are eating dinner as a family, but he doesn't want to join us he accepts the Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819262159652755479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-46045935437103688802012-09-10T22:08:26.256-04:002012-09-10T22:08:26.256-04:00I can only speak to my own case. But for myself, ...I can only speak to my own case. But for myself, learning more adaptive behaviors and living skills, and trying to be more normal, were not only very different things, they were *mutually exclusive.*<br /><br />We have to do things in ways that work for us, that work with and not against how our nervous systems work. And things got a lot better for me when I quit trying to be like other people,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-59474764351777652112012-09-09T00:18:16.293-04:002012-09-09T00:18:16.293-04:00Unfortunately research has not proven any other me...Unfortunately research has not proven any other method of therapy for individuals on the spectrum effective against self-injurious behaviors, except for drugging them into oblivion. Unfortunately ABA is not proven as an effective therapy for all children on the spectrum that exhibit these type of behaviors, but it is worth mortgaging one's home for those that care enough about their children,Katie Mia Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336627766755378406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338581633491322703.post-68144056235549303222012-09-08T18:04:40.444-04:002012-09-08T18:04:40.444-04:00What's the difference between learning more he...What's the difference between learning more helpful behaviours and trying to make a kid more normal? <br />Would you argue that there isn't one?<br />If I can help a child learn communication skills or provide sensory experiences that decrease a kids need to engage in faecal smearing, isn't that a good thing?<br />If A.B.A. helps me understand the environmental aspects that provide aHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819262159652755479noreply@blogger.com