ABA comment/ was day 55/ for ALEX

June 4, 2001

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001 00:07:10 -0700 " Barclay "

writes:

.. I have no

> doubt that

> ABA is critical for any child under 6 and is the best hope for

> achieving

> normal functioning, properly implemented before 4 complete recovery

> is a

> reality for over 40% of autistic children> Best wishes for our

children,

>

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Where did you get such a far off totally wrong statistic such as that?

Your whole message was beautiful, and I really like when I see the Dads

so involved, but posting a message with such high statistics on complete

recovery is so very very wrong and gives so many of these parents false

hope. There are some who say total recovery is possible, but that is far

from 40%. Complete recovery is so very, very rare and we all need to

accept and try the best for our children. All of us have started and

are implementing this diet with the hopes of improving our children in so

many areas and getting them going on a healthy track, and many many of

us use or have used ABA. ABA is 1 part of why LJ is where he is today.

He started ABA at 22 months old and he is 6 and 1/2 years old now -

reads, started printing, is verbal, etc., but my son will always be

autistic, and I love him and will not be hurt and disappointed at what he

will achieve, cause I know his life is being lived to the fullest, -

complete recovery , NO a wonderful life and a willingness to learn,

YES.

PS, I am not jumping on you. You may have read that somewhere, I just

don't want some of these parents who are knew to the autism DX thing

think they can go out, get some ABA and bingo!!!

on LOng Island New York

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