Guest guest Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Kristy, is right life is good ABA and so is good teaching. As far as what Kristy said: I think I understand why Dr. G does not like ABA. It does not address the developmental gaps that were created when our kids were sick during their early developmental milestones. ABA addresses specific shortcomings, but does not usually develop dynamic thinking. My son STILL automatically answers - at first - that he is 5 (he's 7) when asked how old he is because that is what one of his ABA drills 'trained' him. That is the way learning starts for our kind of kid. It takes years to develop language in kids. It starts robotically and then becomes more natural. Think of our kids learning English as a foreign language. When you first learn another language it is not fluent nor can you converse properly in it. But if you keep learning it, eventually it comes. It is okay if it is programmed at first. Because later it will come more natural. And much later our kids learn like other kids and you no longer have to teach them everything they missed. Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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