If he is verbal, you can ask him how he feels? Is he extra tired or cranky? Look for any behavioral changes that are out of the norm for him. You could also research “Autistic burn out” which should give you ideas about how others handle ABA on top of school all day. Each child handles things differently. My son didn’t have school & ABA when he was younger. We did ABA, ST, OT, & PT for about 5 months when my son was 4 yrs. old.. I dropped ABA because I wasn’t seeing any benefit from it & the providers were under qualified & unreliable.

Another option is to get ABA in home, this way you can see for yourself how he copes.

That's a shame that the school wouldn't work with you concerning the reduced hours. I bet that they don't do ABA during school hours either . some of these so called educators don't know how we struggle to help our kids.

My daughter is 13 and has 15 hours a week of ABA. She been doing about ABA 6 years I think. She also has 6 hours of social therapy on Saturdays. She's full time in school. They do take breaks and my daughter can be lazy at times but that's to be expected.

Overall we think the ABA is beneficial because she started at an early age when the all the experts say early intervention is best. My daughter hasn't reached the stage where she is tired of the ABA and yes she is verbal. In her free time, she wastes her time looking at stuff on the smart phone or watching cartoons we think she wouldn't be doing much with more free time. At the same it gives her time to whatever she likes to do.

I honestly don't do aba... I tried few places and its just not for us. For my daughter i feel ft school is enough.
My sister did aba for my nephew and they loved it he was doing school and 20 hrs a week no clue how he handled that many hours lol

They sound completely unprofessional & the person who runs the facility is lying to you. Honestly, you might want to look for a better facility that takes your son’s needs seriously. I went through 3 ABA facilities & they all hired college kids that were basically doing the job for the extra income. ABA is a huge money-making business & I find it difficult to trust people who I’ve caught lying Numerous times. Follow your gut instinct & don’t settle for what’s available. You know what’s best for your son.