tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206394137810064341.post5657421492464496613..comments2023-10-05T09:17:33.246-07:00Comments on Couch to Five Acres: A is for...Mrs. Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09944444938042935373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206394137810064341.post-43219247335198909992015-03-16T11:48:07.617-07:002015-03-16T11:48:07.617-07:00I'm sorry to hear your initial ABA experience ...I'm sorry to hear your initial ABA experience was so horrible. I can't imagine what that must have been like. For all of you. <br /><br />We've found an amazing match. It's not traditional ABA but I couldn't have asked for a better therapist. Mrs. Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944444938042935373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206394137810064341.post-21603242912797840352015-02-10T06:06:54.516-08:002015-02-10T06:06:54.516-08:00We did ABA for my child too, over a decade ago bef...We did ABA for my child too, over a decade ago before insurance companies would pay. We found that licensing and credentials had much, much less to do with our son's success than a loving, caring, organized therapist. Our Certified ABA consultant tied my son's legs together and pushed him off the bottom step to get him to learn to "jump". When trying to teach him yes from no, she shoved an olive in his mouth when he answered "yes" to "do you want an olive?" which then made him scream no no no at the top of his lungs any time you asked him "do you want..", whether it was chocolate or ice cream or whatever. It was a college student who came up with a new program to teach him yes from no, and after 2 months, we undid the damage that horrible certified, highly recommended, expensive consultant did. That college student ran our program for 2 years at a fraction of the cost, but she was AMAZING and my son benefited so so much. Don't be seduced by credentials. Trust your mama instinct. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com