When watching this video, it reminded me a lot of how I felt when my son received his diagnosis of autism
When watching this video, it reminded me a lot of how I felt
when my son received his diagnosis of autism. Being an early
childhood educator, I was very aware that that would be the
diagnosis, but it was still hard to hear as I knew it lead to a
very hard and unpredictable road.
Applied behavioral analysis can do wonders for children with autism and their families. However, there is a high turnover rate in this field which can lead to delays in services, which is what my family has been having to deal with. This can make it very difficult to implement new programs or strategies, especially when a Behavior Interventionist is always coming and going due to staff turnover.
Through the IEP or even IFSP process parents partner with either the school district, regional centers, as well as other outside agencies such as ABA, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy to create a comprehensive plan with short term and long term goals that will benefit the child during their day.
I work at an inclusive school and I currently have a child with autism in my classroom. It has been quite challenging as, like with my own experience, she has been having difficulties in services due to staff turnover and ultimately her insurance provider. This child’s insurance has changed their policy and will no longer provide ABA services as her need is not considered medical. (whatever that is supposed to mean) So, in partnering with her mother, which has been difficult, we have finally been able to convince her that her daughter will benefit using tools such as the PECS system, Token systems as used in ABA therapy, and other visuals such as visual choice boards. This was a hard package to sell, but thankfully the mother understands now that the school environment is different from the home environment and we teachers need to have some tools in our belt to help make her child successful in this inclusive environment.
Turnbull, A. Turnbull, R. (2016). Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today's Schools. Pearson Education, Inc.
Applied behavioral analysis can do wonders for children with autism and their families. However, there is a high turnover rate in this field which can lead to delays in services, which is what my family has been having to deal with. This can make it very difficult to implement new programs or strategies, especially when a Behavior Interventionist is always coming and going due to staff turnover.
Through the IEP or even IFSP process parents partner with either the school district, regional centers, as well as other outside agencies such as ABA, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy to create a comprehensive plan with short term and long term goals that will benefit the child during their day.
I work at an inclusive school and I currently have a child with autism in my classroom. It has been quite challenging as, like with my own experience, she has been having difficulties in services due to staff turnover and ultimately her insurance provider. This child’s insurance has changed their policy and will no longer provide ABA services as her need is not considered medical. (whatever that is supposed to mean) So, in partnering with her mother, which has been difficult, we have finally been able to convince her that her daughter will benefit using tools such as the PECS system, Token systems as used in ABA therapy, and other visuals such as visual choice boards. This was a hard package to sell, but thankfully the mother understands now that the school environment is different from the home environment and we teachers need to have some tools in our belt to help make her child successful in this inclusive environment.
Turnbull, A. Turnbull, R. (2016). Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today's Schools. Pearson Education, Inc.
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