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We Are Having A Very Poor Experience With ABA?
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My 5 yr old son is not responding well to ABA. It is done in a harsh DTT style which we did not accept. As a result, he is regressing, making himself sick and no longer able to understand the questions/words he knows. He is tantruming beyond belief. If ABA is not done well and is done in a harsh manner - children go backwards instead of forwards. So many people rave about ABA but it is simply not for every kid and if you do something else Son-Rise, Floortime, etc then it is considered a… read more

posted July 31, 2016
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was that your experience? We have had several ABA providers - all worse then the others.. he is regressing instead of progressing... floortime seems "silly" - what does one benefit from this actually?

posted August 1, 2016

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