tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609025654658864946.post6547596905015263583..comments2023-07-13T05:08:00.182-07:00Comments on Autistic Wisdom: 30-40 hours? REALLY?AutisticWisdomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01553708099437502270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609025654658864946.post-88240683274341240692010-05-06T05:48:10.083-07:002010-05-06T05:48:10.083-07:00The good news is that the brain is more plastic th...The good news is that the brain is more plastic than ever imagined. Pamela is showing us that even a young adult (sh . . . don't tell her that . . . she accurately sees herself as a big girl) can make progress. The past three years has been so revealing to us, watching her slowly conquer infant and toddler milestones we were told back in the mid 1990s that autistic kids will never do.walkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046468024103932112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609025654658864946.post-50697917375779225022010-04-25T11:49:36.538-07:002010-04-25T11:49:36.538-07:00We have a great ABA program too. Several sessions ...We have a great ABA program too. Several sessions a week. Can't do without it.Strandedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819973077683697310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609025654658864946.post-35112987363320970312010-04-24T19:56:35.331-07:002010-04-24T19:56:35.331-07:00Stranded- I understand what you're saying but ...Stranded- I understand what you're saying but a good ABA program does not focus entirely on academics (prepositions, colours and numbers). A good ABA program is varied and includes play skills and social skills and other programs that help our kids cope with certain barriers. I do however, agree that treatment depends on the child. Our child rec'd a dx of mild autism and has made wonderful gains with far less than the recommended 30 hrs of ABA/week. Sadly, he is too high functioning to be eligible for public funding, but we are happy with the results of ABA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5609025654658864946.post-59299044127087573702010-04-23T17:26:02.301-07:002010-04-23T17:26:02.301-07:00Dude dont go so much on the numbers - I know it so...Dude dont go so much on the numbers - I know it sounds irnoic, but you can't count on 'em. Humans and autism is not an exact science. Autistic people are as vastly varied as all other people. I would look long and hard at how old my child is, what other kids his age are doing, what are his specific barriers, how much of it is the autism, and what exactly I want my child to learn in the first place.<br /><br />I have no interest in teaching him prepositions and colors and numbers - even though he is 4. I would much rather spend entire hours and days teaching him other things that help him cope with the barriers. ABA cannot teach those things unfortunatly so for my family, the 30-40 weeks of ABA sort of defies logic. BUT Khaled does need an intensive PROGRAM - what that is, depends on the kid I feel :)Strandedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819973077683697310noreply@blogger.com