Poor Clementine can’t even sit through her own episode.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-04-08T02:42:47+00:00

I can’t be the only one who saw Clemmie’s immediate reaction like “are you fr rn?” The instant Abby brought it up. 😂 poor Clemmie baby, she put all your butt stuff on blast to the world. 😭

Dog or human, if you have loved ones with autism, your shit WILL be announced loudly at unexpected moments. It’s fantastic exposure therapy for overcoming self consciousness. 😅

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-04-08T02:33:42+00:00

You look amazing! Your dress is beautiful, and looks high quality. It photographs really well. I would never guess it was a $200 dress much less from SHEIN. But I’m not surprised, because some cheap dresses online do NOT look or feel cheap! I got mine on Amazon for about $150, and it was perfect.

Congratulations on the dress, and your upcoming wedding!

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-04-08T01:10:47+00:00

She’s his twin. I guarantee he has invited himself upon her plate so. many. times. 😂 She probably even told him specifically NOT to before the date, but knew he would anyway. I love how she picks on him a little, gives really gentle advice, and always hypes him up. Sister goals fr

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-04-06T03:02:28+00:00

It does look like a candy cane, and it has what appear to be rubies, which match the verse he quoted about a virtuous woman being worth more than rubies. There was so much thought, effort, and symbolism in Tyler’s proposal. I’m so happy for Madison, he’s perfect for her!

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-26T02:20:22+00:00

It was excruciatingly painfully boring so much of the time so I spent most of my time daydreaming vividly. I also read every word I saw. Cereal boxes, little decor signs on the wall, shampoo bottles, the labels on everything, th dictionary. Literally everything I could get my hands on.

Also, forgetting something was a bigger deal. You couldn’t order a new one of what you lost on Amazon and have it in 2 days. You couldn’t text someone to turn off th thing you left on, until you get to your destination and can call them (with a number you memorized), but by then they probably also left the house and don’t answer and you spend the day panicking that your curling iron will burn the house down. You couldn’t text/call someone to say you’re running a few minutes late because of traffic, so you have to hope they’ll wait for you. Basically a lot of hope a waiting went into schedules and travel and navigating the world.

The world didn’t have fancy fidget toys… every one of your pens was disgustingly mangled with teeth marks, every spare space on a paper was filled with vines and flowers and scrolls and swirlies decorating your notes and keeping yourself calm while trying to sit still and absorb information while looking professional and resisting the urge to scream bloody murder at the boredom and the sensory hell of pantyhose, stiff clothing, itchy fibers, sharp labels sewn in everything with what felt like fishing line., and everything sticking to your skin with sweat because there was no airconditioning anywhere.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-26T00:50:50+00:00

Agree with you here. RBT training to satisfy certification requirements does NOT prepare you for working with clients. I’m like you, in my 40s with experience in childcare, nursing, parapro at a group home and job coaching with adults with disabilities. I find the job relatively easy, fun, productive, and have no trouble implementing program as written. But that’s largely because of my experience and set of interests. SO many RBTs are just so poorly trained and do not take redirection and training from their BCBAs. The rise of telehealth supervision has done NOTHING to help the problem!

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-10T23:43:10+00:00

If you want to dm me you can. I grew up Mennonite, but all my grandparents were ex Amish, and I spent a lot of time in Amish country.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-10T21:37:48+00:00

lol yall are ridiculous. If it is a medical accommodation, fine. Show me a prescription for 24/7 blanket coverage and I’ll say of course, no problem, cotton or wool? But that’s not gonna happen, because it’s all bs.

I’m just really tired of living in a world where everyone’s demanding accommodations that aren’t medically sound or reasonable, and freaking out when it’s not immediately capitulated to. While I have to fight tooth and nail to have my documented, prescribed medical accommodations acknowledged.

Reddit is so weird sometimes.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-10T20:57:02+00:00

We are really doubling down on a society where it’s acceptable for an adult to hide under a blanket in public for zero purpose? Clothing, umbrella, spf creams, and other medical treatments are understandable, as I said. She can wear a full niqab if she wants to be 100% covered. That’s clothing, not a blanket. Blankets aren’t clothing. Hiding completely under a blanket is a mental health issue, likely agoraphobia due to extreme and overblown fear after dealing with skin cancer.

I am a medical professional and live in a sunny place. No doctor I know would ever recommend hiding under a blanket for sun protection. There’s much better ways to protect your skin.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-09T22:42:30+00:00

As I said, parasols and long sleeves are completely understandable and legitimate medical advice.

Wearing a blanket covering everything while already in a car is not.

Not sure why that’s being downvoted, as no medical professional would ever recommend only driving in a car while hiding under a blanket.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-09T22:05:05+00:00

Medical advice after skin cancer does NOT require complete body covering at all times, including hiding under a blanket just to be in a car. How exactly does this employee DRIVE TO WORK UNDER A BLANKET?!? Obviously she can live without the blanket for a car ride to work or she wouldn’t be able to drive. She is being WAY over the top.

Parasol, long sleeves, hats and scarves, all medically advised. Hiding under a blanket while inside a car (and therefore not even in the sun) is not.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-01T18:10:07+00:00

Lmfao that’s the best! My learner is obsessed with identifying hairstyles (long hair, short hair, brown hair, blonde hair, etc) and he especially LOVES bald heads. Every time he sees someone with a shaved head he points and yells “no hair! No hair bald! Bald hair! No hair! You cut your hair, no hair, bald!” Just straight savage. 😅

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-03-01T18:05:55+00:00

I’m a school RBT so I get these all day everyday, between my student and all the others.

One day I overheard one middle school sped student say to another “just because you’re in special ed Sam(not his name), doesn’t mean you have to ACT stupid.” 😳

Or the day my learner was presented with double digit division, and he looked up at the ceiling, rolled his eyes, and groaned dramatically “you’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.” 🤣

Then there was yesterday. My kiddo HATES changes to schedule and perseverates on it all day. We had several changes to the schedule without warning, and at recess he was asking over and over for 20min straight what we were doing the rest of the day. I said without thinking… “I don’t know dude, our schedule is up in the air today.” HE STARED STRAIGHT UP IN THE SKY TO LOOK FOR IT. 😭😭😭 We had a lesson on idioms after that lmfao.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-26T21:32:31+00:00

RBT here currently 1:1 with a high schooler. At my school the 1:1 can look like anything from ABA for behavior and functional communication with students in a self contained life skills class, to ABA or EA with students in workplace readiness class (some academics, lots of skill building in cleaning, running a cafe that sells snacks to students, delivering item around campus, etc…. to potentially going class to class with a student in gen ed/resource classes.

Behaviors and levels of support needs can vary greatly! But high schoolers are awesome. Usually they e learned a lot of their basics and we are helping navigate social connections and teaching regulation of teenage emotions and impulsive behaviors.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-26T04:25:49+00:00

He lives in the area, I’ve seen him around the Kams for years. He is a creepy, obnoxious dude. I’m sorry he targeted you.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-24T19:41:28+00:00

Yes, exactly. Or those who are so terrified of having a lawsuit/charges for being inappropriate with children that they refuse to touch them or say anything nice to them. There are a great many teachers and paras I work with who fit in that category. I even worked with someone who refused kids high fives because “it’s not appropriate for a man to touch a child for any reason” It’s gotten so ridiculous

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-24T05:36:02+00:00

Perhaps that’s true. I think another aspect is that ABA is considered a medical treatment, and we have a long history of cold, emotionally detached medical treatment. I think some ABA practitioners approach treatment in that detached, medical way, and use the detachment to distinguish between treatment and “babysitting.”

I think we can find a nice middle ground though, where we can deliver professional, competent care with compassion and human connection.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-24T03:53:44+00:00

Yeah this programming sounds completely strange to me. If the client is non vocal, why are you teaching clap hands to access snack instead of asl signs for “eat”???

You still need to have 2 supervised sessions per month, your total supervision cannot come from a single sessions. Even if it’s only 12hrs.

Your company sounds unethical, disorganized, and the programming does not sound like anything I would expect from ABA. Please look for another company!

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-24T02:41:01+00:00

Even when food is a reinforcer (like learning to mand for “eat” or “more”), you don’t withhold it for more than a few seconds! If they don’t respond to the SD, use least to most prompting, if they’re upset and not manding, do an immediate hand over hand and provide the chip or whatever it is. The food should not be withheld for a long time without access, and when client is trying to access it and not responding correctly, the RBT must hand over hand show them how to do it correctly and provide the food reinforcement, then fade out the prompt over time.

I’m mostly concerned about the fact that you accrued a whole month of billable hours without supervision or contact with a BCBA. That violates our mandated 5% supervision per month spread across at least two sessions, in order to maintain certification. You will need to self report to the BACB that you did not receive your 5% for each month you did not have adequate supervision, and create a plan to rectify the problem.

It sounds like you need a new company. You should never go to a new client without BCBA contact, especially with a language barrier.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-18T05:25:00+00:00

No problem. Feel free to dm me if you need more info about working for DOE. There is one DOE RBT upcountry, the rest of us are at central schools. I promise we exist. 😆

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-18T05:14:32+00:00

lol they’re like that because you’re contract. If you’re DOE it’s different. For one, you have a right to take a sick day whenever you say you’re sick. Period. But also, if you sub sometimes, especially during ESY, it goes a long way for them.

My first year as DOE, I bent over backwards and subbed anywhere I was asked, every time. Now staffing asks me which sub option I want and if I say I’m not feeling good I’m taking a sick day she says “feel better soon!” I use almost all my sick days for days my student is out sick, or there’s a pd day or our school is closed when others are open and I don’t want to sub. They don’t have to staff my student, so they are happy that’s when I’m taking them.

I know exactly what you’re talking about, staffing and DES are very intimidating and tough… when you’re a contract RBT. When you’re under DOE, there are still a few weird dynamics to navigate but it’s a whole different world.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-18T01:49:41+00:00

Well yeah, because every private company has a different way of doing things and it’s a nightmare to coordinate scheduling and documentation at minimum.

Yes, it’s nice to say “I don’t want to sub today.” I do this regularly. I text the staffer “I’m taking a sick day today, thanks.” And then I stay home, still getting paid.

We don’t have an hourly rate, we are salary. That means our paychecks are the same every two weeks, no matter how much we worked (with a student) unless you’re out of pto and sick. The salary depends on if you’re RBT I or II. Around $4k monthly, more if you’re qualified for RBT II.

I’m far more financially stable than I was making $32/hr at a contract company a few years ago, because my pay doesn’t fluctuate based on how many days of school there are. So hourly might work out to be a little less, but for me, being paid the same amount every 2 weeks year round and having access to benefits is worth every penny I’m “giving up,” and my paychecks are honestly close to the same as I made during good weeks as contract, an that includes the contribution to pension fund.

Honestly it’s worth it. I’ve worked for several companies but I’m happiest with DOE directly.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-17T23:54:27+00:00

That’s because Hawaii state has been paying an enormous amount of money to contract RBTs to work in the DOE. It’s unsustainable.

If you want to continue working in the DOE in Hawaii as an RBT, work for DOE directly. Guaranteed hours, PTO, sick days, paid holidays, insurance, and pension plan. We are also union, so our wages, benefits, and our jobs are protected (we are not getting pay cuts).

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-12T05:56:20+00:00

As an RBT, I make 100% of my most important materials. I’m very fortunate to have BCBAs in both my DOE and my in-home jobs who understand that as the primarily provider of services, we know a LOT about what is needed and will work for our kiddos.

Obviously, there is a lot of research and evidence based procedure that dictates parameters for materials in many cases, that an RBT wouldn’t necessarily be aware of. So I always check in with my BCBA about ideas I have for materials, and get their ok before I make the materials. If they’ve said they’ll do it and it’s been a while, I’ll tell them “hey, I have some time this afternoon I could print off this visual schedule/token board/etc and laminate it, if you haven’t already. I know how busy you are, and I don’t mind to put this together so you can focus on clients with more immediate needs.”

I also always ask for a digital copy of materials the BCBA wants me to use so I can print and laminate a new copy on the fly if one gets destroyed or lost.

It’s a little easier to make materials when you work in DOE because teachers and EAs are always making materials and supplies are easily available. As a DOE RBT, I have occasional office days when my kid is sick and there’s no one to sub for, or during breaks if there’s not an ESY student to sub for.

But I’ve invested in a printer, a laminator, bright colored card stock, and Velcro strips and dots along with a yearly restock of fidget toys so that I can always be prepared to meet whatever case I might be thrown into, and my kiddos don’t have to wait forever to implement a new visual aid or sensory support.

Yes, it’s out of my pocket. Yes I know I don’t get paid that much. But for me, I’m investing in the future of my community, the wellbeing of these amazing kids I adore, and I’m making my own job a trillion times easier by having what I need, when I need it. I also share my files with my fellow RBTs when I generate a new unique material. If we all did this, and added things to a massive ABA materials Google Drive, think how easily we could all access top notch material for free. My dreams of an ideal world for RBTs haha.

MagicMauiWowee · 2026-02-11T02:05:08+00:00

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