Re: Switching to school

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Reg Reynolds

Everything that is called ABA is not necessarily ABA. I would want to know the

training of the people who would be working with him. That is, if it works, it

works;

but you would want to know in advance how much of a chance it has of working

well for

him.

P.S. Have you completed the ABLLS with him, and how does it look? Also, you

might get

and have a look at Gutstein's book, " Autism/Asperger's: Solving the Relationship

Puzzle " and his workbook of relationship-teaching activities for young children.

All

of these skills can be taught, and you would want your teachers to teach them if

you

are going to put your child in their hands.

> From: " mak4232001de " <mak4232001de@...>

> Subject: When to switch from home ABA to School Program

>

> Our son, Dylan, is 3-1/2 and has been in an intensive Lovaas-style

> home ABA program (35 hrs/week). (We are currently starting a

> supplemental VB program to see how he responds to NET.) His program

> includes 5 hours per week in a preschool disabled program and 2 2hr

> play dates during his home program per week. He is verbal, although

> not converssational, and age appropriate on many academic skills

> (alphabet, counting, colors, shapes, puzzles, etc). His primary

> weeknesses are expressive language delay, recipricol language, peer

> socialization. He still has a lot of problems with non-response and

> scripting videos.

>

> The school district wants to switch him to a full-day program at

> school that will incorporate ABA (not Lovaas-style but couldn't tell

> me what model) and some Greenspan with typical kids. I don't feel he

> is ready...but how do you know when your child IS ready, and when the

> appropriate time to make that kind of move is?

>

> Marcy

> mkelly@...