ABA/PEACH/VB/Growing Minds/Son-Rise?

[sadminster]

... totally bewildered!

I have a 2.9yo ds with a severe language delay (receptive & expressive), some sort of sensory integration issue(s), auditory inattention & who knows what underlying it all. He has some ASD behaviours (I'd be amazed if he wasn't somewhere on the spectrum) but isn't diagnosed - atm our biggest issue is language, then lack of imaginary play. We don't generally have any behavioural issues & ds is pretty happy. He can learn but it seems far more difficult for him than for most children.

I also have an 8yo dd1 that I home educate & a 2 month old dd2. DH works long hours, I have very little practical support, we are utterly skint & live in a tiny house.

With that in mind! I'd love to know more about various ABA - the practicalities really.

• is there any point in doing a program if you can't do 40+ hours a week? We could probably manage 20.

• can you do it yourself? ... silly question but we can't afford to employ tutors atm

• what does a supervisor/consultant do? Train you ... trouble shoot ... provide curriculum? How much do they cost? How often do you see them?

• does it require loads of materials?

• what does a company like Growing Minds do differently? What does PEACH do?

• I noticed the Cauldwell trust seem to fund Son-Rise, what is it?

• what is absolutely the first thing you should do id you're thinking about ABA?

... I'm sure I've got a billion more questions!

ATM I'm working with Hanen & trying to sort portage out, we're going to BIBIC in August. DS has a day a week a a CM (his Grannie!) but doesn't go to nursery.

I'm very like cyber. And whilst I like to learn the therapies so I can direct I find working with ds1 difficult. He wants me to be mum - this is particularly problematic in discrete trial training. Some therapies rdi for example - prefer parents to work with the children.

Growing minds as a distance program is much cheaper than a local consultant. They won't take beginners but there is apparently a uk introductory course next year. They'll take on people who have previous program experience.

I'm not a Holland fan either - I don't like any of these sentimental things. I once saw a film in which the actress who plays Cagney in C+L played the mother of a girl with DS and she gives an appalling rendition of the Holland poem at the end - so I'm definitely scarred for life. But if other people like it, it doesn't bother me. But I don't think the Netherlands would be a great place to take a child with SN these days given their trends in 'euthanasia'

lol. hate the amsterdam quote also.
I GET IT. ENOUGH.