Great Job on getting the services Linda. I love hearing good news like that.
Good for you for getting the job done.
Carters Mom- My EI thought my son only needed OT and Speech as well.
We went ahead and got ABA and worked througth the funding. He is almost
done with his programs. (maybe one more year left) My son will go to
mainstream Kindergarten next year with a shadow aide. His behavior/stim
issues are all under control. He has friends at preschool and in the
neighborhood. This is because he has had intense ABA 1:1. Not all ABA is
good. It is just like saying all Doctors are good. They may be qualified but
not neccessarily good or effective.
Linda,
I am so happy for you and your boys!
I have Sarah's ABA data sheets that were written by our BCBA when she was @ your boys age if you want to see them and get an idea what it looks like..of course your boys will be more tailored to them as these were written just for Sarah but they show the whole of what was taught:)
Just pm me if your interested:)
Shelley
Carter's mommy I'm not real sure what to think about ABA. The speech pathologist they have now doesn't really agree with it, she thinks its too restrictive and intense and isn't for the boys. I do have to say the boys have responded better to her than any other therapist they have ever had. But I have heard so many good things about it on here and success stories and the insurance is covering it so we are going to try it. If it brings regression we will stop.Once I got the diagnosis the paper work done and sent it was FAST! I just sent that like last week! And we could be starting therapy like next week or the week after! I think I got lucky with the tricare nurse we have and the recommended therapist. Those two are wasting no time.Linda that ROCKS Excellent news!Carters Mommy...Who is "they"??
Karrie
We just found out that our area does not use ABA however just play therapy and they might use OT and speech therapy. They said it was to much for a child??? What is everyones thoughts on that? I got a phone call yesterday from Tricare that the boys have been approved to start ABA, I will only have a a month co-pay and that will cover both boys. She gave me a list of approved providers and the one I have had reccommended wasn't on there, so I called him, he called her and worked it all out, she will start the approval process and we will both get our letters sometime next week. He is a BCAB which tricare requires and he will do the therapy himself. He has several military patients so he knows the system. I am so happy! I can't wait to get started! I am going to pull the boys out of school right before lunch time, all they do is eat and nap anyway, and his openings are around that time. They refuse to eat at school anyway. And I am so disillusioned with school. And we are increasing their private speech and OT too. Lots and lots of therapy coming very soon! YAY! That diagnosis has made all the difference.Wonderful! Keep us posted on how it goes. ABA has been doing wonders for us. Good luck!Yeah!EXCELLENT! This has been a lengthy battle for you! Glad you won!Carter's mom. I think VB/ABA has been so wonderful and it is not too much for my son. He has about 4-6 hours a day during the week and 2 each day on the weekend of therapy. He tolerates i't so well. He gets bored and into trouble when we they don't show up. He is 3 1/2 and I too was concerned about the hours. We started slowly and gradually increased the hours. He has made humongous improvements. He is coming out of his shell and language is exploding. We were only doing Speech, OT and PT previously and were making no improvements. We also started Floortime, which I think is making a big difference as well.Linda, Congrats!! That is awesome news
Carter's Mommy.... It kinda sorta sounds like your education division also doesn't want to/can't afford to pay for ABA. Play therapy is much, much cheaper. I did floor time (which I assume is much like play therapy) with my son with great success, but that success was a looooonnnnngggggg time coming and there was lots of frustration getting there.
They meaning our area education support team. Sorry about that. This would be Carters play therapist who works with OT, speech therapy ect. They informed me that even when we get the diagnosis next Friday that she will not change his routine and that an ABA plan would have to be done through private help. Our area education has given him a PDD diagnosis however, I explained that if Iowa City comes back with a more severe dx would that change and she said most likley not. Our education division feals that ABA is to harsh on the child and that they are here to teach the parents how to interact with there children.
I truley believe that we the parents are going to make a huge difference but he does not always respond to me as well as he does to our play therapist..who only comes for 1 hour a week right now. I guess I am confused because if she could come more than once a week I think that would help. I play one on one with my son alot through out the day but it is very hard to get through to him some times.