What should the next ABA programme focus on?

[StarlightMcKenzie]

I reckon it should be on what happens to Matthew, Patience's son when an ABA programme begins with volunteers, and on her subsequent path to producing evidence and taking the LA to tribunal.

Ooh I would love to see that!
I hope she gets some help and knows about things like Caudwell to help get a program started.

I hope so.

Some up to date case studies of actual NET and VB programmes - miles away from the snapshots in the doc, made t look like ABA is just table top stuff and giving sweets. My sister, having seen the doc, said if she didn't know the therapy we had been doing with ds was called ABA she would never have thought it was from that doc. So misrepresentative. And why did they have to go to Sweden to find home programmes, like there werent any here they could show?

Also more of Carbone.

Would love to know how Patience and her son get on, hope they get what they need.

I was thinking about that and my Ds' programme would have made very boring viewing. To the untrained it is just him playing with a young comic girl.

I think it needs to be seen like that, eventually, but people wouldn't be talking about the programme the way they are now if Ds was shown.

It's too early. People need to be hooked first.

DS teacher watched it! I thought she might have been put off but she seemed positive and was amazed by the boy eating at the end. Then I said DS was just like that - that he didn't eat at nursery for months before ABA. That really shocked her. That DS was like that boy, that he could have been tube fed at the local SS. I'd love to show them videos of DS when we started so they can see how far he has come.

I agree would be good to see more natural ABA

Its a shame they didn't film the first year of Lighthouse school - where they got children coming in at 11 who had never done ABA & had been in SS / mainstream etc and got great results. Like Patience's boy it would be interesting to see an older child who has failed elsewhere having their life turned around.

And loads more SS. That is calling out for an undercover story. If they let them film and broadcast what we saw I hate to think about what we didn't see.

A focus on home programmes as well, and yes, the attitudes of SS.

Home programs in UK rransiti

Patience's sons journey

VB programs

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Home programs in UK transitioning to primary school with ABA in mainstream settings. They can find enough examples on mumsnet itself.

Play based ABA rather than table top, working for sweets type ABA