Is ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) *really* the “gold standard for our PDA children? 🤔

Is ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) really the “gold standard for our Pathologically Demanding Avoidant (PDA) children? 🤔
Some of your PDA children may have done really well in ABA…
👉awesome, I’m so happy for you and not judging. Feel free to share what made it work (e.g. lots of play, great therapist, modified approach, etc.) 🩷
Some of your PDA children may have been traumatized or gone into burnout because of ABA…
👉 I’m so sorry that happened, I’m not judging you. Feel free to share what made it hard for you or your child. 🩷
🌈🌈I hope that this free training on what the academic research actually says about ABA for autistic children is supportive of your self-concept and identity as an intuitive, smart and capable parents who is amazing 🙌.
Citations: “Applied Behavioral Analysis in children and youth with autism spectrum disorders: a scoping review” (2022) Gitimoghaddam et al.
“An Evaluation of the effects of intensity and duration on outcomes across treatment domains for children with autism spectrum disorder” (2017), Linstead, et al.
Enjoy 🤓
Xo,
Casey
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