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A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
Albuquerque, NM

I keep reading about ABA therapy and trying to see if my son really needs it? He really don't flap his hands or anything . He has started just recently to stick his fingers in his ears when it gets loud and I think it's something he picked up in his class but does he really need it? Does it help with speech at all? He don't talk and wanted to know if it help with speech too?

October 29, 2016
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A MyAutismTeam Member

ABA is a very helpful therapy. If you can get it for your son you should. It has helped my son become more verbal. It's tailored to each kid.

November 30, 2016
A MyAutismTeam Member

My granddaughter sticks her fingers in her ears when she encounters loud noises. Some kids are over-sensitive to certain noises and hear them many times amplified. It's not something she learned in school, although she has mimicked noises some of her peers make.

October 31, 2016
A MyAutismTeam Member

Well thank you because I was confused and I do t want to take anything away from him I just want to help my son . They really didn't give mensch info after my son was diagnosed

October 30, 2016
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you! I just hear autistic teens who I have met say that ABA is not good because the things they due such as flapping hands or rocking is a soothing thing and you shouldn't break a child from self soothing .

October 29, 2016

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