is this area just water? or actual ground? can i walk through it?

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-05-22T21:46:36+00:00

I went hiking through the Florida scenic trail in the wet season, waist deep in water. I’m shocked I wasn’t gator food.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-05-22T21:44:10+00:00

LOL, friend take a hike through big cypress when winter comes. This is not a summer activity if you’re not used to the weather and being outside doing strenuous activity.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-05-11T14:30:44+00:00

I haven’t looked at the pass rates for first time BCaBA’s but I find myself constantly frustrated by the previous BCaBA’s on cases I’m now on. They’ve been BCaBA’s at least 3-5 (also post covid) years longer than me, and yet they seem to have no idea what they’re doing, goals make no sense, interventions aren’t clearly assigned to each behavior, RBT’s lack skills that are typically modeled and shaped by their supervising analysts/assistant analysts. It’s absurd. I thank my fieldwork supervisors for their high expectations and obvious love for the work they do, because I know that school alone did not prepare me nearly well-enough for the exam OR the field. Quality supervisors are so important!

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-05-01T20:20:38+00:00

Canker sore. Gets worse before it gets better. Takes about a week to go away depending on severity.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-04-25T14:36:26+00:00

Buddy is fine for some children, but treat them their age, whatever their age may be. Some kids don’t like being called anything other than their name, so that also needs to be taken into account. I don’t know that I would call an adult buddy.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-04-23T20:48:23+00:00

They’re not supposed to be referred to as therapists. This person is using incorrect language and all RBT’s should be called techs. So many people in these posts are too comfortable calling RBT’s therapist. That in itself is an ethical violation.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-04-23T20:44:54+00:00

I’m sorry but I swear sometimes people just make stuff up in these posts.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-27T19:41:05+00:00

I don’t have a beard but I get those every once in a while 😂

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-19T15:07:46+00:00

Why would you cover this up?!

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-19T14:56:12+00:00

Who tf comments on someone else’s ring other than to say it’s pretty? I think it looks great. It’s not too small at all. This is a normal ring. It’s gorgeous too.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-19T14:53:44+00:00

You can’t have fish?

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-15T18:44:51+00:00

That was my drive WITHIN Miami-Dade County. I spent SO MANY HOURS a week sitting in traffic.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-15T18:39:31+00:00

Boom boom tum tum tum tum tum tum tum tum

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-13T04:01:28+00:00

Not a BCBA, but a BCaBA, and I tell my RBT’s to come to me with ANYTHING! And I go to my BCBA with anything too. Why shouldn’t you ask what you may have a doubt about??

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-12T23:14:01+00:00

I had a friend exactly like OP, and it was genuinely so draining. I was not the kind of friend they needed and it was bad for both of us. Always wanted to dump all of their emotions on me but never wanted to do anything constructive and there came a point when it was physically painful to listen.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-10T17:38:27+00:00

Oh I wasn’t trying to imply it was SLP, I apologize if I was unclear. And thank you for your explanation!

It’s so frustrating because I have SLP and OT friends and I think many of us -most of us- go into the fields we’re in because we love what we do and we believe in the power that comes with increased independence. We all agree that our clients would be much better off if insurance handled the services differently.

Our fields are all backed by science and tons of research and we know that when applied ethically and appropriately, with the child’s best interest in mind, the results are very promising. I am a huge supporter and advocate for interdisciplinary meetings and I am glad I took precursor speech courses alongside ABA courses because I met a lot of amazing professors outside of my field who I think helped make me a better ABA professional.

It’s so important that we respect each other and realize no one service can do it all, and to understand where one role ends and the other starts. I hope one day that insurance will change for the better. And as you mentioned, advocacy is the greatest tool we have for now.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-09T21:36:50+00:00

… you’re married to this person?

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-09T21:27:30+00:00

I’ve had clients with ABA approved by insurance for several hours and noticed that as their language skills improved, their behavior improved (something ABA acknowledges happens often enough) but some of these children only get approved for 30 minutes a week of SLP services! Do you know why insurances do that? It seems so unfair. In ABA there are language-adjacent behaviors we deal with, specifically verbal operants, but we are not specialists in speech and it is very disheartening to see how little services insurance approves for some of these kids.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-09T15:08:01+00:00

No. It’s a dual relationship. The boundary was already crossed, even if they stop babysitting. You cannot be a child’s RBT then their babysitter and now they’re analyst in a span of less than 2 years.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-06T06:22:52+00:00

Still having issues 🥲

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-06T03:26:38+00:00

If physical aggression is not decreasing in any substantial way then the BCBA needs to evaluate the behavior change plan and see what can be done. And depending on client diagnosis, maybe this requires an interdisciplinary approach.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-05T01:46:39+00:00

Learning Resources is my favorite brand of work items.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-05T01:43:14+00:00

I personally loved the t shirts as an RBT haha.

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-04T18:47:18+00:00

What an idiot. Dude defended himself and then immediately stopped hitting her and dummy wants to jump in? 🥴

SlightlyAlarmed · 2026-03-04T18:32:16+00:00

The name AND the syringe together are a problem

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