Re: Digest Number 827RE: Subject: yes/no regression

March 18, 2002

I think you all misunderstood me. We do not make my son have, or use

anything he says " no " to in a session. Mainly it is a visual

prompt/reminder showing him what he said yes to when he would have not

wanted it and used " no " . My son is very visual. These reminders help him to

understand that " no " means something you do not want etc. It was one small

thing we did along with errorless prompts for " yes " , " no " and later mixed

" yes and no " questions. Also, in my sons case, using " yes " for everything

can be escape behavior. It is a judgment call on my part since he can not

give me more information. We all have to just observe and see what works

best for what we think the behavior is. It was just an idea to show the

items 's child was saying yes to, followed by the prompt " no " . I don't

think there is anything aversive about it. It is just more pictures for my

sons vast, mental files to later access.

Oh, and I shudder at the tutor shoving olives in that poor child's mouth. I

would say no to everything after that kind of treatment too.

" There are intangible realities which float near us, formless and without

words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for

lack of interpreters. "

yes/no regression

Hi ,

Sounds like your son is just trying some escape behavior. Saying " yes " to

everything is an easy way out. My son does this too.

Try offering him tons of things thorough out the day that you KNOW he hates

or would never want. If he says yes, give it to him. Keep at it and

prompting " no " . Prompt only after he says " yes " and you give him the thing

you know he would not want. You just might get his attention and back to

saying " no " to things he doesn't want.

" There are intangible realities which float near us, formless and without

words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for

lack of interpreters. "

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