ABA for MDS...

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Hi Everyone!

I am writing to see if any of you have ever used an modified ABA

program for any of your children? Our daughter is very speech

delayed. Has words and can tell us what things are and is saying

more words together, but really needs work on

functional/conversational speech. Her frustration level is getting

very bad for her and it breaks my heart.

She was in a lanuage and speech preschool this past year until April

that was just NOT a match. I know she learned valuable things and

now we know more of what she needs and what to ask. It is so

frustrating though....One program that we checked out and has space

in the fall, is ABA based. It's focus is on positive reinforment to

get the child to attend to tasks and make transitions within the

classroom. They do alot of individual work and well as group and do

not pressure the child to over frustrate. It becomes more of that

the child wants to join and get involved. It sounded just what our

daughter needs. It is hard for her to sit and attend to things of

not her choosing. I could read books and point out things with her

for an hour....but some other things that she is not interested in

and she needs to do, well it is a challenge. Any input, thoughts?

Thanks! Donna