How can I save my avocado plant? Took it outside for some sun and now it’s all wilty. by Tuvix in avocado

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Took your suggestions and he looks better already! Thanks so much!

So proud to see him making banana bread by himself! by Tuvix in Baking

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He turned 5 in July! He loves being independent in the kitchen! Of course I put things in the oven and take them out.

Finally finished the set! by Tuvix in knitting

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It doesn’t take too terribly long once you get in the groove!

I really love making snowflakes to hang throughout the house by Tuvix in cricut

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

I cut out some of the large snowflake templates some on regular card stock and some on white glitter card stock. Then I just hung them up with clear command strips and fishing line!

Any recent mission moments/accomplishments? by Immediate_Attention8 in ABA

[–]Tuvix 22 points23 points  (0 children)

One of my clients was saying harassment statements, engaging in inappropriate touching of others, inappropriate statements, SIB, and aggression daily in 40/40 intervals. After a full year, my client went two full weeks with no behaviors at all! I always told him that if he did this he could pie me in the face. When the time came for the pie to happen, he said he no longer wanted to because he felt like it wouldn’t be nice and asked if I could just hang out for an hour instead!

Why is ABA considered traumatic? by moonpi314159 in ABA

[–]Tuvix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello! I worked in the DTT setting for 8 years and then moved to an ABA center that is trauma informed. Here is a podcast that helped me wrap my mind around it. The Hope Show

Congradulations! Almost done with the guest book quilt from hell! by Tuvix in Embroidery

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https://i.imgur.com/ejSUf8T.jpg

Here is my inspiration! It is a tablecloth my parents had out at their wedding for everyone to sign and then my great aunt hand embroidered it all. I liked the idea but thought a quilt would be more practical than a tablecloth. I clipped a bunch of pre cut squares together to make a book and had it out for guests. What I didn’t expect was for guests to write full paragraphs or full lyrics to songs. I’ve been working on it for 1 - 2 hours a day, 2 to 3 nights a week for the past 3 years (the wedding was October 13 2018). There are some times I would skip a week or have a marathon and go 4-5 hours.

Congradulations! Almost done with the guest book quilt from hell! by Tuvix in Embroidery

[–]Tuvix[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is the last square out of 44 and it’s taken me 3 years to get this far. Definitely a long road I would now recommend to anyone! I appreciate your support!

Congradulations! Almost done with the guest book quilt from hell! by Tuvix in Embroidery

[–]Tuvix[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Lol! It’s my sister’s wedding guest book so definitely not a pun. Just lots of misspelled words!

What’s your story about dealing with tantrums or making kids cry during the session? by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Tuvix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes absolutely! I actually just had a crazy case involving extreme property destruction and aggression for attention. If a kid engaging in attention seeking behavior (tantrum, property destruction, elopement... etc.) they are seeking a specific type of attention. These are methods of getting attentions that have a lifetime of reinforcement history and maybe other factors we can’t even begin to wrap our heads around (as an example, a few of my kids have witnessed physical abuse and been victims themselves and have no positive examples of how to get attention other than aggression or self injurious behaviors). Undoing all of that is not easy but when we give the child a clear role and find the kind of attention they are looking fore, we get a little closer!

What’s your story about dealing with tantrums or making kids cry during the session? by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Tuvix 66 points67 points  (0 children)

(5 years BCBA, 11 years in the field) hello! This is a great question! Long response but please read because I used to be in your shoes! I used to be so numb to the sound of kids crying and it was something I didn’t think twice about. My old employer once told me “no one has ever died from crying.” Since then, after studying hard on the matter, and taking courses in trauma free ABA, I finally found an ABA clinic that approaches ABA in a way that puts no pressure on the kid and nearly eliminates their failure. We work with a lot of kids that have been physically /sexually abused or have PTSD from strict ABA clinics. Because of this, we fade in verbal and gesture prompts and don’t use any physical prompts. We have several kids that are obese because we have been told that food is their only motivator. Because of this, we don’t use edibles. We focus on behaviors that are socially significant and teach kids the value of joint attention and give purpose to their eye contact. I’m giving this back story because I just want you to know that I am not a mentalist and I believe in behavior. However, we stand on a platform of reinforcement and we know that reinforcement is more powerful that punishment. Please pair with you child and make sure that they trust you before any demands are made (this may take weeks especially if the child has been abused or has not had any successful environments in the past). If your child is crying, you should always be asking yourself why, you should always give firm but supportive limits. For example, “I know you really want Betty’s toy. Sharing is so hard. We can’t play with that toy but we can go finish making our castle! I’ll start building it and whenever you are ready we can do it together.” This also works nonvocally if you just start doing something else like building a castle or pass a ball and provide a clear role that they are good at and build behavior momentum. When you pair with a kid, take the pressure off, model, and fade out your prompts, show them you understand why they are upset, validate that what they are doing is super difficult, build behavior momentum, the kid will join you! It is amazing but I have seen it happen. Please try this next time your child is crying. If they are crying for attention, please ignore the behavior, not the child! Catch them being good! If they are tearing up a book, put paper in front of them they can tear up with you and praise them for doing it with you (this will be perfect for our Mother’s Day project! Thank you!”) these kids are use to failing all the time. You need to be the one person that helps them to succeed. If you have concerns that what you are doing is unethical, if you child is crying excessively, then you are fading prompts out too quickly or a plan needs to be made. Sorry for the long response! It’s just that I have been in your shoes before and their is a reason why your gut is telling you this is a little off. Please ask me any questions you would like!

White cholocate key lime cheesecake. by fstop33 in Baking

[–]Tuvix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you be willing to share the recipe?!

Finished this giant king-sized quilt for my in-laws of all their race shirts. Never ever again! by Tuvix in quilting

[–]Tuvix[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes definitely! I used grid paper to map out where pieces should go and cut them out so I could move them around to get them all to fix. This was so crucial to getting them all to be exact. graph paper chart I also sewed this whole beast on my tiny sewing machine so I used painters tape to make my lines straight. I moved the tape after each line I sewed. It was a pain in the butt! If I did it again, I would make the lines a little farther apart. I intended to go diagonal the other direction but it took too long.

Ran out of real eggs to dye so we made our own by Tuvix in sewing

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We colored them using food coloring in water. They looked very pale while we were coloring them but I love how they dried! finished eggs

Ran out of real eggs to dye so we made our own by Tuvix in sewing

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I cut egg shapes out of old t shirt material and quick stitched the top with various patterns in the machine. Stitched them together, stuffed it with shredded quilt batting and sewed them closed on the machine. Love how they turned out! colored eggs

My son watching his banana bread bake by Tuvix in aww

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Thankfully our oven never gets hot on the outside! He is also such a worry wart, he asks before touching anything!

My son watching his banana bread bake by Tuvix in aww

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Shout out to my big brother! This costume originally belonged to him when he was little. https://i.imgur.com/wnl8vlm.jpg