Morning all
Hope you not getting bored of the ABA threads as here is another one!
I am going along to an ABA meeting this week. I am not sure if it is right for us but I am going see if we can incorporate it into our lives. DS1 is now 3.9 and whilst I would not say he has 'behavioural problems' it is getting increasingly difficult to get him to do something he doesn't want to do. I also want somebody to assess him properly and help me understand his issues, eg is it sensory, is it about control, is it fear, and so on. Knowing he has an 'autistic spectrum condition' is not enough, I need to better understand how the autism is affecting him, as an individual. Does that make sense?
Have been doing PECs for over a year now and yes he can communicate his needs better but it has not improved his speech. He goes through phases of saying a few words, making animal noises etc but never consistent and he isn't using PECs when he does this. His receptive language is quite good. I suppose I don't know whether I need ABA or private speech therapy or both?!
So, any tips on what I should be looking for, what to ask, fees etc? Star, Silver.. throw them at me!
Has anybody used AP UK?
TIA