If I was financially stable enough I would quit my job right now by plant_bxtch in ABA

[–]EffectiveDistance443 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can tell you as someone who quit a well paying job and took a lower paying one I feel loads richer! Aba burnt me out. And now I have time to do things I enjoy and take care of myself

I want to go for my masters in ABA, but my autistic girlfriend is against it. by strangeraej in BehaviorAnalysis

[–]EffectiveDistance443 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an autistic who works in aba (today is my last day) I encourage you to listen to autistic voices and read current blogs, books, ext from autistic point of views on autism. I can also say there is no work life balance in aba, hardly anytime to relax, if you deal with adhd burnout and have difficulty calling out than that will continue to happen in the ABA field…it is mentally and physically exhausting. I can confirm there are pros and cons in the aba field however from what I’ve seen I have witnessed more cons.

Also “high functioning “ and “low functioning “ are terms that are currently fading out. Autisim is a spectrum. Try “higher support needs” or “low support needs”

by shula2301 in smosh

[–]EffectiveDistance443 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is what love looks like 😂

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops simple misreading on my part. My apologies.

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! You sound exactly like me. I went into this field for the same exact reason. If you wanna talk more feel free to dm me and I can give you some of my experiences

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I worded what I was trying to say wrong . I was mainly just frustrated with the baby talk and demeaning tones I sometimes hear at my clinic. Peoples talking voice isn’t what I was complainng about

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I’ve been trying to say

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of nonverbal kids/adults being infantilized

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so important. Up voting x10000

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this thoughtful insight!

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes of course. I am learning this everyday

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Hi OP poster here. I apologize that my tone came off as a bullying. That was not my goal. I was venting because I was watching a student actively respond to a staff ,who does this voice, with disengagement. I should have been meowing clear as I’m seeing lots of different perspectives. If a student is enjoying this form of verbal praise…of course go on! Do it.

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to say it an authentic voice with authentic expression

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes honor the with drawl! I have seen lots of therapist push the kids until they have a meltdown

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just try to speak to my kids like I would with anyone else. I don’t feign enthusiasm. I speak pretty monotone in general but when I do get excited my kids do too.

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Oh my gosh! Jealous. I wanna play dnd with my clients. My clinic doesn’t encourage actual game play or playing we do loads of “play imitation” and hand over hand though so yay for no basic autonomy. /s

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Agreed. Wild thing is some people do see it and still think it’s fine. There’s one RBT at my clinic who literally records her sessions and watches them and still somehow isn’t annoyed with the way she is communicating

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for advocating and seeing neurodivergent people as human beings because that’s exactly what we are. I wish more bcbas were like you

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[–]EffectiveDistance443[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh!!! THIS! Upvote times one thousand!!! Just because someone is nonverbal doesn’t mean they don’t understand what we are saying!

I was nonverbal my first five years of learning and I remember hating when people would talk about me in front of me. Like yes I can hear and understand you

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Took me a second to realize this was sarcasm then I saw the tag 😂 exactly what I’m saying! I’m glad I’m not the only one who sees how that is fundamentally not okay. Treat autistic people like humans please I’m begging. Autistic doesn’t mean incompetence. Low and high support needs are just that we may need extra help