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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: ABA Therapies?

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Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 12:15 am 

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btbnnyr wrote:
If the OP's friend wants to help autistic kids, then I recommend going into education to develop materials and techniques to teach autistic kids in ways that work for them based on how their brains work.


If you look at great educators, many of the successful methods are ABA based anyway.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: ABA Therapies?

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Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 10:46 pm 

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Callista, what you are describing is 'ABA' at its worst. Good ABA is about positive reinforcement, fading supports to reduce reliance on external reinforcement and using the appropriate tool for the situation. Just as you would not try to flip an egg with a whisk, the tools that behaviour analysts u...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: ABA Therapies?

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Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 10:36 pm 

Replies: 21
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Good ABA has been the best thing ever to happen to our son. It's is fantastic and to be honest, I am a little scathing of those who chose not to seek it. ABA is not a text book therapy though and so it's success will always depend on the skill and insight of the professionals driving the program. If...

 Forum: Love and Dating   Topic: Need help with my marriage.

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Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 3:55 am 

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Would he agree that information is valuable and therefore a process of collecting info/excluding issues would be wise before committing to a decision? On the agenda: Gp Counsellor (my ASD psych does couples counselling for NT/ASD couples) Holidays (together or alone) Time (maybe 12-18 months) Hopefu...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: How do you deal with people who do not want to "adapt&q

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Posted: 19 Oct 2012, 4:45 am 

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Would a short email help? Just stating you find it more comfortable to have meetings later in the day, copy your own notes etc and these accommodations would be helpful in terms of dealing with the Aspergers? Emails are good - short, sweet, end with thanks and be as clear as possible. Cc her bcc or ...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Is shutting down emotions an aspie thing or NT thing?

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Posted: 19 Oct 2012, 4:41 am 

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I think when Aspies shut down from emotion, this is because they are so overwhelmed from processing the emotion that their brain sort of freezes (lacks working memory and returns to DOS). Whereas what you are describing as an NT shutting down is really the ability to compartmentalise emotions and ju...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: I want to stop caring

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Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 6:24 am 

Replies: 12
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Thanks for this thread. I'm 33 and dx'd Aspie last year. I'm really struggling with who I am - even what I actually like or dislike because I did such a great job of training myself to fit in for so long. It's got to the point where I can't tell if I really think something, or if I've referenced my ...

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Hi from Sydney

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 Post subject: Hi from Sydney
Posted: 25 Sep 2011, 6:56 am 

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Hi, finally got around to logging into the forums. Me: was diagnosed with Aspergers a couple of months ago, following our 2 year olds ASD diagnosis late in 2010. I'm a bit of a mess right now because as well as coping with my sons early intervention and my dx, our baby daughter died earlier this yea...
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