Guest guest Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 My 3 1/2 year old was recently diagnosed with ASD/PDD most likely Asperger's. The psychiatrist who diagnosed him has recommended a combination of floor time and ABA therapy, with an emphasis on tying together home and school strategies. My son has a tendency toward ritualistic, rigid behavior and I think the psychiatrist wants us to get some support in helping him to move beyond these behaviors. He has given us two referrals to local specialists, neither of which has made much sense to us. The first was to an organization that seems to specialize in profoundly autistic children and generally works with kids full time. The second was to an organization where the actual therapists would be trained at the BA level and might have as little as twelve hours of training in ABA, many of whom are in their early 20's I have a hard time imagining that someone with this amount of training and inexperience is going to be able to make a big difference to my son. I'm wondering whether anyone has any experience getting floor time therapy and/or ABA. What kind of professionals are best suited to do this kind of work? What's the nature of the intervention? How many hours per week? Thank you for any help you can provide. Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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