Margaret

[Guest guest]

Oh Margaret,

I would have to agree when its one to 3 words in a sentence for a non-

verbal is incredible news. has regressed in this area when his

ABA sessions has come to a halt. All he is doing now is grunting and

once in a while gesturing, no pointing and I do see some of his

aggression behavior returning as he is trying to communicate as he is

wanting to shove, push or yells out. I do blame it on the school just

because he has master the skills of staying seated and no more

tantrums during trasitioning from activity to activity or unexpected

events or change of schedule and they are just focusing on his

vocational skills and the educational skills are out the window so

I'm assuming they just let him be and of course he does not have to

talk now that he is an angel as his behavior has decreased alot and

stays busy working on his vocational acitvities. His speech therapist

says he is cooperating well but no data to follow.

Do have an ARD meeting soon to discuss once again on his

communication goals, the school gave up on the PECS trial, not that

this has helped him much but I know he can benefit from it if they

were educated well in this area and this is where I'm working with

him at home once again on him following his schedule and exchanging

pics of " I want " , etc., back to the drawing board. The visual

strategies has helped alot so now I'm building my ammo to discuss the

issue of implementing ABA into the classroom, they're not going to

like it but hey he is falling through the cracks once again and I

have data collection, videos and an ABA therapist contracted through

the school district where he attends and going to make sure that his

1 to 3 words in a sentence are accomplished again, how I missed those

moments and now get frustrated when I know he can do it. He recently

has begun his ABA sessions again and I could see that he is really

trying to talk, so hopefully I will hear them once again, even its

a " leave me alone " . He is back into " no " word. All I'm asking is at

least some form of communication to make his wants and needs known.

This is the only area I have to battle once again.

We got a speller? This is incredible how Gareth expressed it. Just

beautiful.

Irma,17,DS/ASD

[Guest guest]

I am so glad you are doing this allthough wish so much I could come

too, and hope so much yall will take pictures so that all of us who

cant come, can feel as if we were there!! sounds like such a great

idea,Margaret!!!! I hope many folks can come, what a great group I am

sure it will be!! have fun you all!! Dawn (sad in tn.!)