Have you been accused of overwhelming your child with too much therapy?

I have been told by the people that check on my child weekly that I might overwhelm my child with too much therapy. These people gave speech for 6 months and not one word, zero progress and I was the one that found out what my child was regressing to since I had another with Autism it was no big surprise! It was but anyways I did it. I also did not see any progress with this entity's services so I requested outside speech and… read more

tags: too much therapy overwhelmed regression

posted 9 months ago by A MyAutismTeam User

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I have never heard of that. You are doing the right thing for you child. whatever works, keep doing it. I would go beyond what anyone has to… read more

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My guess is whomever is telling you this is an agency that doesn't want to provide or pay for what your child is in need of.

The fact is… read more

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Stick to your guns mom! Find ways to keep track of your child's progress so that you can show how much improvement has been made! Your… read more

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After almost 1 year of intensive home based therapy in social/communicative skills, my son can draw rather objects rather than scribble, use… read more

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Thank you! But she also had money much more than we have... (we are not poor by any means or make you feel we are) We are military and we… read more

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We dont' have money. The only reason I received training in the approach that works for my son is that I was given a scholarship and… read more

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Thank you so much! Little things like this helps me feel better eventhough I know I am trying my best. This economy is in the freaking toilet!… read more

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I think the results have proven them wrong. @chula is right- you know your child best. I think early intensive therapy makes all the… read more

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Trust yourself, some children naturally thrive when they are given more to do and the bar is set high. This is the same for all of us, ASD or… read more

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