Originally Posted by
mom2binsd
Please be very careful with ABA, it is not well researched and the people providing the services are often not well trained or educated, but hired and given a rigid script to basically follow.
And this is exactly what the Actually Autistic community talks about when describing their bad experiences with ABA.
It's made me EXTREMELY skeptical that it will be helpful for DD.
CBT for her anxiety? I absolutely think that will help.
ABA ... I'm reading A LOT of things that point me to "no, thanks."
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
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