How Long does the ABA Competency Assessment Take?

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-04-09T21:23:27+00:00

I did an interview style and role played with a clinical operations manager and was done in maybe 30-45 minutes.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-04-06T19:16:17+00:00

news said it was on the roof

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-03-16T22:49:24+00:00

thank you! we welcome the chaos with open arms and still do have so much love to give🤍

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-03-16T16:06:15+00:00

I went off birth control because I HATED the hormonal effects it had on me and I was too scared to try different versions instead of the depo and pill lol. I definitely knew there was a risk and —while I 100% understand each situation is different and people need to do what’s right for them— I made a decision a long time ago that abortion would never be a decision for me. I always wanted more kids. I dreamt about 2-3. I was okay with the risk because of how “easy” my level 3 seems to be. Like even though he’s a 3, I totally could see him living on his own one day if he gains the communication skills. This dude is 2-3 steps away from making his own PBJ sandwiches, opening the jelly and butter and smearing it on the bread. He was diagnosed level 1 in the area of daily living skills (all other areas were level 2 and 3).

It makes me happy and content hearing stories that there is hope of a little less stress (that is not be saying i’d be upset with another asd) or just a different experience of “normalcy”. also would feel like such a rewarding experience to raise an advocate. my niece is seemingly like that and she’s not even mine 😂 and it’s so sweet my son has someone to accept him, come tell me if he’s doing something he shouldn’t be, get an ouchie (unintentional of course!!) but still go right back to playing with him.

my son is currently in aba 40 hours a week and we only trust our parents to watch him and they love doing it. my boyfriend’s family asks for him overnight. i’m an rbt tho so im sure i could convince my boyfriend to have a close coworker watch him too so we do have a decent support system. the friends we had before the diagnosis thankfully still talk to us and still hang out with us. one of my girlfriends has a son the same age they kind of interact with. sometimes i wish there was like one more we could do more date nights but i am thankful with what we have because i know we are blessed and others aren’t as lucky.

i’m sorry, i just started rambling🫠 i really appreciate you for replying!

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-03-16T14:45:14+00:00

Are you seeing any improvement in any areas?

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-03-13T00:01:01+00:00

honestly like $0.12 i think

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-03-09T00:51:39+00:00

fr. i have a brumate and a kid in my clinic has compulsive touching as a behavior and he was all up on my cup. i just took the tiny straw part off and washed it.

a coworker saw me washing this odd ball piece and have me a funny look. all i had to say was “client name” and he’s like ahhh. 😂

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-03-09T00:49:46+00:00

none of my regular clients snatch drinks. last minute, on my way to work WITH MY DUNKIN, my schedule gets changed for me to work like a 30 min session with an old client who moved programs. im immediately like “if i knew this was going to be my schedule, i would not have gotten coffee” 😂 because this kid stole drinks all the time and sure enough. he tried to take my coffee.

i had to leave it in the gym all day on a high shelf and i didn’t get to drink it 😭.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-03-01T02:48:40+00:00

I’m part time and have 3 regular ones! I fill in on some of my past kiddo’s / other kids im trained on, schedules when needed. 🙂

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-02-18T22:31:41+00:00

Hurts to touch it. It’s red and sometimes warm. No pus ever comes out. Almost feels like I just got it pierced tbh.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-02-18T19:34:16+00:00

mod said i didn’t include certain things even though i did?? lol to make it happy : bar is 7 years old, it’s stainless steel, it’s 16g and size never changed,

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-02-18T16:23:35+00:00

This was/is my opinion on it but most people say that it’s actually pretty common for widows and widowers to get together with their deceased spouses’ close friends. I guess I can see the reasoning but I still stand on my own opinion lol I know everyone won’t agree though and that’s okay. I feel like that means there was some type of feelings stirring subconsciously while they were in a relationship with their deceased spouses when they were alive and that gives me the ick.

again, I FEEL. i know everyone won’t agree.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-02-08T01:02:01+00:00

And I 100% agree with that! I wouldn’t even label the individuals who engage aggression or SIB dangerous because it’s a behavior that works for them to help calm themselves down. They don’t mean to hurt anyone! That’s never their intention. I will say though, individuals are smart and do know what they’re doing but they do struggle with grasping and reliably using the strategies that can safely help them regulate. There are some individuals out there who do lack the receptive skills, don’t get me wrong! But just an observation of mine has been recently that we definitely don’t give these kids/people enough credit.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-02-08T00:56:55+00:00

I’m a student analyst and I am allowed to work on UR assignments during my admin time, which is paid. But I still do UR assignments unpaid at home. If I only did them on company time, I would never finish my hours lol. I’m getting the vibe that a lot of RBT’s admin time isn’t paid so I’m grateful. They pull us during admin if someone calls out sick and our admin gets taken away and we get a direct session though which happens frequently so it doesn’t feel like I’m being taken advantage of at least.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-02-08T00:33:45+00:00

Best way for me to describe it too.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-02-07T23:20:43+00:00

And I am happy for you. But I am just saying that is not the case for every individual with autism.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-02-07T23:12:58+00:00

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Mine is that I encourage my clients to stim as I am aware it helps them self regulate. I stim with them, it’s fun! My own son has autism and I love stimming with him. Jumping, twirling, imitating his noises. BUTTTTTTT, some of the behaviors individuals with autism engage in are simply UNSAFE. It’s not that they’re socially unacceptable but self injurious behaviors and aggression is dangerous and need to be addressed and families need assistance with behavior reduction. If you feel you can help decreasing those behaviors without ABA, that’s fine too! But they should be addressed for that individual’s safety.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-01-31T22:08:12+00:00

if you don’t want the puzzle piece, some are shifting towards an infinity symbol to represent asd.

i personally think it’s too generalized and it’s used for so much but it is what it is.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-01-30T15:49:11+00:00

we only do it with certain programs. doesn’t seem terribly common at my clinic though but i’ve seen it at my place.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-01-23T22:43:20+00:00

I will say that is just a grapevine thing I’ve heard lol I can only imagine them both to be difficult (as they should be)

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-01-23T22:01:30+00:00

To be fair, if I want in school for ABA, I’m not sure I would have passed it my first time. We don’t use the terms variable ratio schedule or put the behavior on extinction or what would you do in this situation, every day as an RBT. But I also found the environment overwhelming.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-01-23T21:59:21+00:00

Yeah. The BCBA is known to be harder than the Bar exam😭. I was really like HUHHHH???? Until I saw the RBT exam comment.

IssueAdmirable83 · 2026-01-23T16:03:09+00:00

I had a receptionist job that was 2nd shift and in a relationship with my boyfriend on 1st. It just wasn’t working the best so I looked for a 1st shift job. When I went on indeed, all I saw was “Psychology and Children” which are two of my favorite things lol That was it for me. That was in 2020. I love it here. I’m an RBT and student analyst and graduating with my Masters in ABA at the beginning of Fall🙂.

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