My DB is a 5 year old an autisic child. I would like to get some private help for him but I am confused by the the help which ABA and private S&L Therapist can provide. From my internet research there are private S&L therapists who claim they have experience working with autistic children, but will such therapists just concentrate on speech and lanugage or include social interaction?
ABA seems to focus on social interactions, but I am confuse with the structure as it talks about having a supervisor, finding a therapist and getting training for parents and therapist then creating a programme. Does ABA include speech and language?
Money is limited so I wish to use it wisely to get the most effective help for my DB.
I have spoken to the school's S&L therapist and was told that she only provide a consultative service to the teacher assistant, teacher and the SENCO; she does not do any actual S&L session with my DB.
Any advices and recommendations will be greatly appreciated on the benefits between and ABA and private S&L therapy. We live in North East London.