Valuable information about Applied Behaviour Analysis

[moondog]

Check this out.

Even more evidence (as if we need it) of efficacy of ABA.
The university where I am doing my MSc in ABA was also involved in this research (although not mentioned...grrr)

This is going to be big..mark my words

Ooh Electra,that's a better article!
Brilliant isn't it??

I am spreading the word believe me,amongst all the people and parents i work with as a salt.Have just linked that article and sent it to salt colleagues.

Wow!!
Is your dd using it in school?

Oh brilliant!
A good few of the people on my course are parents who started doing ABA stuff with their kids,unhappy at state provision of special ed. and then decided to make it their career.

Please don't take this the wrong way. I find that here in mumsnet on the special needs section, the most talked about subject is autism. I don't know why but my feeling is that there appears to be more investigation happening in this area than for other "special needs" conditions.

This ABA programme sounds fantastic, but from what I read it seems to be only for autistic children, right? My boy has a development delay, his concentration is very poor, I find it hard introducing him to new toys, it takes him a long time to learn things. I would love to double his IQ.

Can anyone tell me if there is a specific programme out there that could help us? He does receive occupational therpay and I do what I can at home, but my gut feeling is that I could be doing so much more, just feel I don't have the right guidance.

Electra,I absolutely love my course.It is enthralling and thinking of the possibilities are so exciting.

Grace,ABA can be used with anyone.
I've got to go to work now but I will come back to this.

I hope someone else will come along and help you to.
Why not post another thread as well?

So much of this field is about making good contacts and finding out what is out there.

Hi moondog, I have posted before asking help but I cannot really say I have got the type of answers I was loooking for.
I don't live in the UK, is there any book I could buy about the ABA programme that can help me put it in practic at home? I know I am being optimistic, if it was as easy as following a book then people like you would have to work hard in their courses to guide parents, but it may be worth a go.
thanks.

Yes there is- there's quite a bit out there. I used this and found it quite useful.

I've started a review site , that will eventually I hope have this sort of info on it (I will review help us learn soon), only started it two weeks ago, so there's not a lot on there yet!

thanks gess. Will definitely give it a go and read as much as possible.

the first time we set up a programme I used that, and found a very experienced tutor. It worked quite well. We've only ever run programmes part time though.

Thanks for posting that moondog, this is exactly what I needed, and just in time too!!!

We've been running an ABA programme for 6 months now and are 3 weeks away from getting a draft statement through, which I'm certain will not specify ABA as DS's educational provision. This research will be great ammo when contesting the statement!

Those are interesting links Gess.

There is nearly 40 years of solid research into ABA,most of which is conceniently to be fonud in our bible,the Journal of Applied Behaviour Analysis (JABA)

It is available online so you can do a search on anything. I read hundreds of articles on JABA and many of them are not to do with Autism.

It's pretty technical and you would probably need someone to guide you through it but definitely all there.

Thanks moondog and electra. I didn't realise it could help non autistic children.
I don't live in the UK, I will try to find someone here who can guide us through ABA, but if I don't find anyone I am willing to travel to the UK to talk to someone with experience.

Do you think this is realistic? Could you please give me an idea of how often I would need to talk to the expert? For example would once every three months work?

By the way, if I don't find anyone here, I will be posting here in mumsnet asking you to recommend a good consultant. Thanks,

Grace,I know reputable people who can point you in the right direction too.

You can email me

[email protected]

The other option is something like we did. Growing Minds- I went on their workshop, then they offer distance support- 2 hours of telephone calls a month. They also use video analysis and draw up a programme. It has worked quite well, certainly they know their stuff.

gracej, the senior tutor in my son's ABA programme has also worked with children with Downs Syndrome with very good results. if you want contact details email me at [email protected].

So pleased to see the Southampton study covered in such high profile, it was also in the Telegraph and the Guardian. We need more research into education and autism.

My son has been doing Verbal Behaviour for 6 weeks now and has taken off like a rocket.

Is an ABA program likely to benefit a 7 yr old with mLD ADHD ASD-traits, language delay? Developmentally he has slowed down since starting school(unsupported MS - statement applied for) and getting less 1:1 mummytime. 25hrs a week would be a struggle around a 25hr school week, but with weekends we could possibly manage 15 - 20 hours or so. Is the program suitable for children who understanding is around 4-5 years old? Do children enjoy it? Is it likely to help or add to oppositional behaviour (which excalated on starting school!) Thanks

Magso,it can be used in virtually any situational and hugely beneficial in deal with unwanted behaviours.

Thanks Moondog!I feel a bit more hopeful! Gess thanks for the links,have plenty to read and think about and some ideas to start today! I can relate to what I,ve read so far- having to teach (bit by painstakingly tiny bit) DS what other kids learn naturally, and not learning from experience. Thanks again.