Insights from an Autistic: ABA, Speech Therapy, Medication, Acting, & other Treatments and Cures

I discuss various treatment options out there in regards to autism.

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[TamaHoover]

Thank you Arman, you have put a lot of work and effort into this video and it has helped me.

[armankhodaei]

@TamaHoover You are are very welcome :)

[niagrawater]

Hey, thanks, I needed info about ABA for my high functioning autistic five year old. You are a good looking, articulate young man! Good job!

[armankhodaei]

@niagrawater Thank you :)

[alliecat1987]

There are hundreds of published journals of research that demonstrate that ABA is an effective means of treatment for individuals with autism. Also, as anomaluigi mentioned, nothing is "forced" and incidental learning environments are contrived as often as possible for naturalistic teaching. I see what you mean about bringing the child in to your world, rather than getting in to their world, but I think if you have a good instructor therapist, they will make an effort to do both :)

[armankhodaei]

I think the biggest thing with ABA really has to do with the therapist more than anything else.

[Neilgs]

affect sensory processing strengths and challenges (vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile, auditory, visual-spatial individual differences) and caregiver relationship patterns (i.e., following the child's lead; adjusting to differences in their processing temperament, in order to lengthen and deepen spontaneous MEANINGFUL engagement. Approaches such as DIR/Floortime has extensive neuroscientific support with respect to strengthening neuronal connectivity (e.g., prefrontal cortex/limbic system,etc

[Neilgs]

evidence, subsequently which is voluminous and peer-reviewed DOES NOT measure the core underlying challenges, which is a little word called, AFFECT. Look up, for example, Dr, Stanley Greenspan Affect diathesis. The underlying core challenges are NOT compliance to surface based task, with the BS of re-enforced social and environmental contingencies. Rather is the ability for each child (or older) to pleasurable engage in affect reciprocal gestural and verbal circles of communication,...

[Neilgs]

@anomaluigi However, it is operant conditioning, In a word it is largely robotic training on cue, although becomes a bit less so with PRT.. As a Developmental therapist who extensively works with children and families who have been diagnosed with ASD. ABA is NOT just somewhat but entirely misleading, despite the claim of its evidence based, peer-reviewed data. The 1987 Lovaas seminal study which evinced a 47% success rate, e.g., did not have random assignment, etc. Seriously flawed. The...

[alliecat1987]

I agree 100%.