[SPAM]Re: [SPAM]Re: Re: Speech & Behavioral Therapist-Houston

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I never dismissed DIR or claimed it to be ineffective. I don't know

enough about the approach to do that. I just find it strange that a

hospital like Texas Children's would choose that approach instead of

ABA which is empirically validated. I'm not at all opposed to

parents incorporating whatever they feel is going to be effective

for their child and their family. My other point is that I just

don't see how you can " teach " anything without incorporating some

type of basic learning principles which are also the foundation of

the science of ABA.

> >

> > > It has always been very interesting to me that Bridges chose a

> modality

> > > that

> > > has no solid research to back it up-but that's what happens

when

> the wife

> > > of

> > > the president of Texas Children's gets to run the show.

> Floortime, while

> > > it's currently being studied, was developed by a psychiatrist

> who never

> > > bothered to conduct a study to see if it was even effective.

> Apparently

> > > Texas Children's is so uninterested in science based

> interventions, so

> > > rather than choosing ABA, they chose something unproven and

> charge people

> > > a

> > > LOT of money for it.

> > >

> > > " Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a

great

> > > scientist.

> > >

> > > They are wrong: it is character. "

> > >

> > > Albert Einstein

> > >

> > > From: Texas-Autism- Advocacy@ yahoogroups. com

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> > > On Behalf Of Dr.

> > > Graham-Garza

> > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:21 PM

> > > To: Texas-Autism- Advocacy@ yahoogroups. com

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> > > Subject: [sPAM]Re: [Texas-Autism- Advocacy] Re: Speech &

> Behavioral

> > > Therapist-Houston

> > >

> > > I gotta put in my two cents here - we lasted in Bridges for a

> month - at

> > > that time (Oct. 2004) it was VERY poorly run, very expensive

and

> a

> > > complete

> > > waste of our time.

> > > Re: [Texas-Autism- Advocacy] Re: Speech & Behavioral

> > > Therapist-Houston

> > >

> > > Did the Meyer Center not tell you about their Bridges Program

> for children

> > >

> > > up to 7 years old? Bridges is a comprehensive therapeutic

> program that

> > > provides floortime, speech and language, occupational and

> physical therapy

> > > for

> > > children with developmental challenges and their families.

> > >

> > > _http://www.texaschi ldrens.org/ carecenters/ Bridges/faqs.

aspx_

> > > (http://www.texaschi ldrens.org/ carecenters/ Bridges/faqs.

aspx)

> > >

> > > CReece

> > >

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