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Has anyone had any experience where you got conflicting advices from different therapists? My son gets ABA and OT. For fixations such as a toy, his ABA therapist advices that as long as he is asking for it and waiting for it and it's available we should give it to him. While his OT suggested that he should not be given the toy when he got fixated on a toy while he was crying and distressed. I am not sure what's the right one, I would think a child would ask for a toy when he is distressed so he… read more
If it’s to do with behavior like what you describe with the fixation, go by what the ABA therapist says. That’s ABA turf. Your OT needs to realize her specialty is in occupational therapy/ fine motor skills and not behavioral therapy.
Go with your gut. You know him best. Take the advice that you think he will do best with. Specialists always give conflicting advice.... you’ll pull your hair out listening to everyone’s. I work as my child’s therapist and I see both sides of that. My advice as a parent is you wanna not frustrate your kids but you don’t want them “fixated” either. What I do is slowly pull it away. Or have a visual timer and they get so many minutes with it. If they can see the timer then they know what’s coming. Or a first / then PECS sheet.
use that particular toy he likes As a reward. If they complete some task they can spend so many minutes playing with it. I have many of these favored toys so my daughter has variety. I have a rewards box for doing good. I also have sensory toy box for when she is upset to soothe her.
I hope this helps
Blessings
@A MyAutismTeam Member its not weird at all to use teddy bear to self soothe. I sometimes play with my son's legos or paint or clean home or organize everything to self soothe. I may sound wierd too that cleaning home helps me but it does. Everyone has their own way of soothing themselves. I think I will ignore OTs advise as you said
@A MyAutismTeam Member The OT has shown great results with my son except for this ill-advice. I couldn't understand why she would say no to a fav toy of his specially when my son was crying(coz he got hurt) for 15 mins and kept asking for it. How is it different from any kid or adult who feels better when they r sad and feel better with a fav thing? I wonder. I ignored her advice and followed what ABA therapist said. I think when it comes to non sensory issues I'll just stop taking her advice.
@A MyAutismTeam Member your son is so smart! Your doing a great job! 😁
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