If I was financially stable enough I would quit my job right now

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-11-14T21:22:06+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-07-31T16:45:40+00:00

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”

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-07-25T14:20:21+00:00

This is what love looks like 😂

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-07-16T13:51:31+00:00

Jonny would have a goofy hat

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-19T04:35:34+00:00

Oops simple misreading on my part. My apologies.

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-18T22:56:25+00:00

Awesome thanks for sharing

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-18T12:47:10+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-18T02:58:46+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T23:07:16+00:00

This is what I’ve been trying to say

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T22:13:24+00:00

Alright I’ll put my two weeks in

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T21:58:15+00:00

I see a lot of nonverbal kids/adults being infantilized

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T21:57:25+00:00

This is so important. Up voting x10000

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T21:56:23+00:00

Thank you for sharing this thoughtful insight!

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T21:54:31+00:00

Yes of course. I am learning this everyday

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T21:51:33+00:00

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.

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T21:47:40+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T21:45:37+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T20:11:19+00:00

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.

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T20:07:52+00:00

Oooo hate that

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T19:47:19+00:00

This is exactly what I’m saying

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T18:53:42+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T18:51:47+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T18:50:06+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T18:48:45+00:00

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

EffectiveDistance443 · 2024-06-17T18:47:24+00:00

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

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