Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Hi Carolyn, is very quiet and laid-back -- doesn't throw any tantrums. He was very easy to ignore when the other children would act up. His current agency, headed by Marty, would stop into the preschool from time to time to see some of their clients. Marty and other people have told me that was left to wander around the room most of the time. And ST was a waste of time because is easily distractable. The sessions were 1x1, but they were in the classroom where all the other kids were. I'm sure he didn't pay much attention to them! He eventually went into the classroom without a fuss, but I think knew he just had to go. I got no indication from him that he really liked it. I remember that every morning the kids were supposed to hang up their jackets/backpacks in the closet as soon as they walked in. never, ever did this on his own. It was like he just never learned the routine. With his current therapy, knows the routine and does it automatically. In preschool, they just didn't have the time to spend with one child. In my case, just did not progress with preschool. I hope the same thing doesn't happen in KG! They don't tell to say something and then you get a snack, but I do! I know he really likes M & M's, so before I give him some, I'll ask him to maybe say his name. He attempts it, then he gets the M & M's. It's good enough for me. He also loves his mini-massager that I got from Avon. I'm using that to try to potty-train. Good luck to you! ~~ > Why didn't preschool help? I am wondering about this as well since we are > presently looking with the town for a preschool but if none is found she will > get intensive home therapy. When I said that my daughter didn't respond > positively to the ABA we tried, I meant that she didn't make any progress > with it. But I think these therapists worked differently than yours. They > would say to her to say something and if she didn't she didn't get the snack. > She didn't talk so I don't know what they were thinking. Thanks for the > info, Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 I have two questions. First, does the ABA carryover into every day activities? And second, what opportunities for peer interaction does have if he is not in preschool? Does he play with kids his own age? Hi Carolyn, is very quiet and laid-back -- doesn't throw any tantrums. He was very easy to ignore when the other children would act up. His current agency, headed by Marty, would stop into the preschool from time to time to see some of their clients. Marty and other people have told me that was left to wander around the room most of the time. And ST was a waste of time because is easily distractable. The sessions were 1x1, but they were in the classroom where all the other kids were. I'm sure he didn't pay much attention to them! He eventually went into the classroom without a fuss, but I think knew he just had to go. I got no indication from him that he really liked it. I remember that every morning the kids were supposed to hang up their jackets/backpacks in the closet as soon as they walked in. never, ever did this on his own. It was like he just never learned the routine. With his current therapy, knows the routine and does it automatically. In preschool, they just didn't have the time to spend with one child. In my case, just did not progress with preschool. I hope the same thing doesn't happen in KG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Sounds great! I am interested in trying ABA with some of my patients, but I was curious about carryover. Does anyone rec'd any good books on ABA or other behavior management strategies? >Yes, the ABA therapy makes a BIG difference in how behaves once >therapy is over. When he has trouble communicating, he knows to go for his >book, something he was once only doing during therapy. And he now washes >his hands and dries them after meals, helps to dress and undress himself, >helps clean up his toys, wants to help me make dinner! It's amazing. As >for playing with friends, yes he has friends to play with in and around our >neighborhood that are his age. He doesn't see them every day, tho. This >was a big consideration for me when we were talking about starting this >therapy. He doesn't see peers every day as in a preschool. It helps that >he has two older sisters, tho. They are 9 and 10. When they bring friends >home, he interacts with them. Plus we take him to the park and he has no >trouble joining in with their games. >~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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