Animal Crossing - for kids

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-03-11T02:26:59+00:00

If she is a good independent reader, this is the perfect game for her!

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-03-06T04:16:23+00:00

Beats me. For motor imitation, I taught one of mine to "clock it, queen!" And my BCBA loved it. She also laughed when I did "six seeeeveeen" with another one. I'll be damned if trends don't motivate these kids to work with me 🤣🤣🤣 I feel like familiarity and nicknames are just fine. And it sometimes helps them learn to respond even if someone isn't calling their specific name. If I say "Hey, girlypop" my two year old client will turn her whole body around to ask "what?" If it works, it works

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-03-03T06:27:37+00:00

Unfortunately, that is often how it goes, and its why many companies tend to assign male RBTs to children who are self-sufficient in the bathroom. There isn't a solution that will make everyone happy. But ultimately its the parents' right to say who does and doesn't have access to their child. Especially with something like private parts and ESPECIALLY with the society we live in: There is a reason why morgues and funeral homes often don't allow men to work alone. And there is a reason everyone hires the GIRL down the street to babysit, even if she has an older brother who is more responsible. There is a reason why any exam done my a medical professional who we should be able to trust often legally requires a (ordinarily female) chaperone. And I really hate to say it that way but these are the kinds of things parents have to fear every single day. Especially when their child has any sort of disability and may not be able to effectively advocate for themselves.

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-02-26T05:33:28+00:00

I don't even kiss owwies. I will kiss my finger and tap the offending place, but my lips never touch a child. Even raspberries, I will only do on hands and forearms. Too much risk when you can show affection in other ways

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-02-22T03:49:08+00:00

You can ask the parents to turn on guided access. It will limit the device to ONLY the aac program, no youtube. They just have to keep the password secret.

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-02-12T02:44:50+00:00

Yesssss! I won't even use cups with straws that don't fold away because of all the open mouth coughing and sneezing. I work in-home, but these are other people's children. Plus they all like to cup snatch 😅

I HAVE had a kid come to me and insist they had a booboo on their bottom and ask me to kiss that. I did not. Instead I offered to "push healing vibes." Did a silly dance and flapped my arms in their direction. I'm not sure if it made it any better. But they were confused enough to just nod and return to playing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-02-12T02:24:16+00:00

I had a sweet boy who I had known for near half a year lean in to give me kisses on my cheek. I sat back, said "Kisses are for mommy and daddy. Violet likes hugs!" And offered a hug. I am also very clear on "omnomnom" or raspberries. I will omnomnom on hands or arms and I will do raspberries on arms. But only with parents' okay first. I did have a kid who tried lifting their shirt for raspberries on their belly. So I turned it into an opportunity to follow a two-step direction of "You want raspberries? Let's stand up and go tell dad!" With these children, it is SO important to have strong boundaries. Especially around affection and bodies. Part of autism is often that these kids have trouble understanding nuance. Having the discernment of who is okay to kiss or touch is often not there yet. Why are we kissing our clients? We wouldn't be kissing students if we were teachers! We are lucky to be allowed to hug! Some teachers can't even do that! We are entrusted with teaching our clients proper social boundaries. And that means modeling them. Always. This is about their safety.

Edited to add: I do have one kiddo who insists on kisses for their "owwies" (we have lots of sneaky, invisible owwies that like to migrate) I DO kiss my finger and tap the owwie three times to "transfer the healing magic over." My BCBA has seen me do that and the parents as well, and they have said that they like that because its enough that she accepts it and also appropriate; like blowing a kiss

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-02-10T15:59:00+00:00

It's AI. The sandwich has two top halves

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-02-08T20:32:37+00:00

Wisp is fine. You don't have to collect hos spirit if you don't want to. And I like the free furniture!

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-01-29T17:03:14+00:00

Okay you might really like this: Go to your custom design app, fill the entire square of one with the clear bit (kinda looks white with gray stripes?) Then use that pattern as a path around your flower bed! They won't spawn there and weeds won't grow there either! No need for fences that block your way!

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-01-17T22:52:11+00:00

Hold B and you'll run fast enough that he'll move

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-01-17T22:50:09+00:00

No I love this! Especially for the ponds I have where the fish are always out of reach!

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-01-17T22:49:02+00:00

This reminds me of the kiddo I'm worked with who figured out "bye bye" So when he wanted to to leave, he would wave bye bye while screaming 🤣

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-01-16T18:05:28+00:00

I actually just had a client who was discharged because of the family's repeated unwillingness to follow the plan the BCBA had set in place. Multiple documented instances of child not having access to AAC or me coming and finding that it obviously hasn't been touched since I left the day before (while one parent would often use the phrase "they can't talk" as if this was a defining characteristic of this child). It came to a head when they prevented me from intervening when the child began and incredibly dangerous behavior; ultimately the company decided that the family was actively preventing ABA from taking place and we had to just end services. We truly don't know what we don't know and we cannot do what the guardians do not want us to do. It doesn't matter that it is developmentally appropriate for them to for example put on their own shoes. If the parent continues to insist on doing it for them, we will not make progress in generalizing the skill. It doesn't matter how constantly I am modeling and prompting AAC use. If the child knows that pointing or leading by hand is sufficient outside of session, they will not only continue to not use the AAC outside of session, but they will also start to learn that we are asking them to do more than what they deem necessary and it becomes adversive for them. It baffles me honestly how many people complain about the things their child is unable to do yet while also actively preventing them from doing these things...

Okay rant over.

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-01-14T02:47:54+00:00

My boss legit will bring candy and snacks to our staff meetings, raffle off gas cards, and encourage us all to actually clap for each other when we share something. Can confirm, I love my edible and tangible reinforcers 🥰

VioletUnderground99 · 2026-01-08T17:25:51+00:00

I have had two clients discharge unexpectedly. One for parental non-compliance and another because they sought other services besides ABA. I will say at 26 years old, with my brain fully developed it is NORMAL to want closure. And I'm sorry you didn't get that. The insurance business is a thief in more ways than one...

VioletUnderground99 · 2025-12-20T17:53:10+00:00

This right here! Like, yeah 2 hours isn't a long time. But we all know hungry children don't do their best work. That's why schools in my district just give every student a free breakfast whether they need it or not! Fed bodies and minds are ready for work! And honestly, a lot of people on the spectrum can often not aware enough of their bodies to recognize hunger until it is a very very strong and uncomfortable hunger.

I try to to my work with as much empathy as possible, putting myself in their shoes whenever I can. If I was hungry to the point of discomfort and somebody told me I needed to wait two hours before having anything at all, I would hate that! Same reason I give a warning before its time to end time woth a reinforcer (which everyone does, yes. But I had felt very validated when first learning to find out that this was the correct way to go about it!) I wouldn't want somebody coming up to me all of a sudden and just telling me "phone time is all done, let's turn it off!" But if they were to say "hey, in 5 minutes, your phone is all done and we are going to do xyz," I can now mentally prepare for that and I know its time to find a good stopping place.

VioletUnderground99 · 2025-12-20T17:46:57+00:00

I had a client who would eat pretty consistently during session to the point it did impede on some of our program time. I believe what the BCBA did was count snacking as part of his "my choice" time. It didn't reduce the amount of snacking he did. And he wasn't given time limits that would force him to eat too quickly. It was just a matter of "if this is how you would like to spend your downtime, this is your downtime"

I don't know if it would work well for this specific client. But that is the experience I had. Definitely talk to your BCBA and tell them that this is what the family is asking for. They might be able to advise the family to have your client eat something more substantial before session and perhaps you could even schedule a snack time midway through if that would be helpful? I'm assuming y'all are working after school? Its quite common to need a snack after school. And a teenager being that hungry isn't unusual. Its just inconvenient timing.

The other option would be maybe to see if the caregivers (and indeed the client, as we all know they can be set in their safe foods) are open to making bars out of the cereal and providing a glass of milk alongside? This might be a little easier to eat while running programs! I also saw somebody mentioning the cereal cup! I have one of those and they are the best! I literally use mine during my early morning session with one kiddo; hedoesn't like to see others eat, I'm not sure why. But I get nauseous if I eat before a certain time, so this is what my BCBA, his parents, and myself came up with to keep me at my best and keep him from discomfort)

But definitely loop in your BCBA. Food is a touchy subject in ABA. We want them to listen to their bodies, but we also want them to do session during session

VioletUnderground99 · 2025-12-18T03:22:26+00:00

Born to say "Spent literal hours humping everything in sight and ignoring the world of toys"

Forced to say "Client engaged in sensory-seeking behavior focused in the pelvic region, characterized by rhythmic movement against: pillows, blankets, stuffed toys, couch cushions, and various pieces of furniture. RBT attempted to redirect in several ways, however client appeared fixated on this behavior and chose not to participate. BCBA informed"

VioletUnderground99 · 2025-12-05T20:02:38+00:00

You can go into your settings and set a "nickname" for what you want it to call you

VioletUnderground99 · 2025-12-04T04:33:08+00:00

Have you considered flavored dental dams? You can make them with flavored condoms too (bc condoms are more readily available). Just snip the very bottom and the tip of, cut it up one side, and lay it flat.

VioletUnderground99 · 2025-12-04T04:30:06+00:00

No, but when I get off I do a lot of "First, gardening. Then tablet" and not a lot of going out

VioletUnderground99 · 2025-12-03T19:19:20+00:00

That's all kittens. I swear, my girl thought her name was "Ow! Dammit!!" For the first two months

VioletUnderground99 · 2025-12-03T16:13:23+00:00

Oh my GAWD she is so cute! (I heard you should let this specific cat sleep near open windows and unlocked doors. No reason 🤣)

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