Very Confused - Need Feedback

February 3, 2005

Hi,

I'm new to the group. I have a 2 1/2 yr daughter w/Autism. Her

Autism is on the mild side. I feel emotionally frozen, because I'm

getting so many different opinions on how to go about my daughters

program.

The state svcs. will provide an Autism consultant that has ABA

background, and a Skills trainer with no experience, but has a

flexible schedule.

My daughter is currently rec'd speech and OT 2 xs a week, and 8-10

hrs. of floortime / ABA

I've been in contact w/an Advocate who says that she worked with the

Autism Consultant that the state is recommending, and doesn't

believe this person does true ABA, and doesn't think she will

provide an intensive ABA program for my daughter. She believes that

we should go after a workshop svcs like CARD instead

The current therapist doing floortime believes my daughter needs

more social awareness with an inclusion of ABA. Therefore, she

thinks floortime would be more beneficial than ABA.

From Nov 2004 until now, we've been working with our daughter at

home based on ABA tech in " Let Me Hear Your Voice " . My daughter

knows her alphas, numbers, shapes, colors, can do puzzles, follow

simple directions, can now point, and is now starting to repeat

words after we tell her.

Is my daughters progress due to our ABA like prog at home? or a

combination ABA & floortime.

The state is willing to do a progression of hours to 40 if I work

with what they got in house vs going to court bring in CARD. Plus,

they want to get started.

I don't know which way to go. I don't know if the progress my

daughter made is based on ABA on floortime or both? and is it

substantial or minimal.

I would like to know what you would do if you were faced with this

situation. I don't plan to act on anything said here. I just want

to know what others may think and why.

Lorraine

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