Consultant says my son wouldn't benefit from DT

[Guest guest]

I am so frustrated! I have an autistic son who is making nice gains

from DTT through EI in my home. My younger son is dx'd with PDD-NOS

and I CANNOT get any DTT for him. Today a consultant came out and

said he learns well in a natural environment, and that he could use

some systematic teaching incorporated into his day, but that she would

not recommend that EI provide discrete trials for him.

Does anybody know of any studies I could quote to bring to mediation?

Are there truly ASD kids who don't benefit from discrete trials? Or

is this just their way of not paying for discrete trials?

Help! I am so exhausted from fighting this fight.

Janice

[Guest guest]

Being from Australia, I have no idea what funding you get in the US.

We get zippo in Australia.

Anyway...refer them to DR Sallows paper just published in the US

(Journal of mental Retardation I think). It pretty much conluded 100%

kids progress, albeit that there are rapid learners and moderate

learners. Rapid learners obviously make the greater gains.

I don't belive he concluded anyone made no gains.

It seems like a great replication study and importantly for you guys

in the US that can get funding for ABA is getting similar results to

Lovaas' orginal study. It also seems to have addressed many of the

compliants of the Lovaas study.

Contact Wisconsan Early Autiusm Project and I am sure they will put

you on to the study.

Sam

--- In , " Janice Crabtree " <billyandcolby@y...>

wrote:

>

> I am so frustrated! I have an autistic son who is making nice gains

> from DTT through EI in my home. My younger son is dx'd with PDD-NOS

> and I CANNOT get any DTT for him. Today a consultant came out and

> said he learns well in a natural environment, and that he could use

> some systematic teaching incorporated into his day, but that she would

> not recommend that EI provide discrete trials for him.

>

> Does anybody know of any studies I could quote to bring to mediation?

> Are there truly ASD kids who don't benefit from discrete trials? Or

> is this just their way of not paying for discrete trials?

>

> Help! I am so exhausted from fighting this fight.

>

> Janice

>