It's Become A PROBLEM

[@abbylane62]

I remember when you first started her backpack thing in the old house. You were doing hand over hand and lots of verbal cues. Now she pretty much does it on her own. That’s so wonderful.

[@johnmorris5138]

👋 hello

[@kerahbearah]

I love Abbie in the phone selfie booth. She posed perfectly there. I’m glad she had fun at the party

[@deassfgh7807]

😁 awwe me too. It made me smile

[@johnmorris5138]

Hi Kerah

[@HaruhiSerenity]

Lol, I say put a Fitbit on her to see how many steps Abbie takes in a day, I'm super curious.

[@mandiowens1099]

Im curious too! Asa record your steps too!

[@leighbard2858]

Oh my gosh that blue room with the frames hung and painted is amazing!!!! Love you guys!

[@mothermarie6057]

Pricilla, I have no clue how you have the energy for all you do 🥰🦋🦋🌈☀️

[@EllyMae48]

In the UK bacon wrapped dates are called devils on horseback and bacon wrapped scallops are called angels on horseback 🤤

[@carolinekrysynski749]

Haha, I feel you guys. It’s funny the older you get, simpler things make you happy. Which isn’t a bad thing

[@Whtever5evr]

AW! My mother and I are 3 days apart. With 20 years between. I always say I’m the best gift she’s ever gotten. 🥰

[@songofjoy164]

My daughter was due the day before my 29th birthday. She arrived 10 days later, 2 days after her father’s 30th birthday.

[@tiannascott6046]

Can I just say I love your family. I hope to meet you someday. Y’all have made a positive impact on my life. Keep doing what you’re doing because it’s working. I’m 18 weeks pregnant and can’t wait to watch your videos. I’m behind right now which just means more binging for me.

[@lauraharmon2721]

Priscilla you are looking great! Glad you are happy. Hope your health journey is still going well.

[@kristicollett7887]

My son doesn't eat at parties, christmas, Thanksgiving... little snaking here and there, but not an actual meal. Too many people, too much excitement, it can be overwhelming.

[@emilyking4580]

add an extra seatbelt lock clip thing to your car emergency first aid kit. Then if you forget it then you can use the one in your emergency kit which should be in your car as all times.

[@MissBellaboo702]

Pricilla try slicing the dates and stuffing them with a little bit of goat cheese before you wrap them in the bacon. It’s a game changer and they are so much better that way.

[@karmen181]

I can’t get over how amazing that room looks so cool

[@nikkyrosepaloma3165]

Thank you for the new video update. Have a great day Mr. Asa And Family ❤️

[@mothermarie6057]

Abbie looked like she was having fun at Selfie World! 📸 💜💕❤️

[@carolwalker3429]

Priscilla.. I would like a Carrot Cake with Creamcheese frosting for my birthday Lol... April 15th 🤣🤣

[@_RavishingRaven_]

Great video 👍🏼🥰 so glad to see Abbie having fun at selfie world 🤩

[@mustlovedogs5569]

A class party for Abby at selfie World would be great!,

[@LoriWoods-pn7fr]

You know you're getting old when new gutters excite you, but it's cool. I got a new toothbrush this morning and I used it earlier and that excited me. lol

[@fatheringautism]

Ah man! New toothbrushes are the best though!

[@celticphoenix2579]

I know right? I recently got excited over buying wood nails (the mini ones) to fix a broken cupboard door. My husband got excited over buying a new frying pan.

[@mothermarie6057]

Your hair might not be done up, but as usual Abbie’s hair is perfect 🥰🦋🦋☀️

[@hiholly4131]

Ohhh how I wish we could have a party with our friends and family. Still in lockdown here in Australia!!

[@jaytotheell]

its a testament to the company when they show up when they say and finish when they say.

[@Jaime2830]

I work in the same place as my mom and I get mistaken for her all the time. Especially when we're wearing masks(which are still mandatory where I live) I also get asked if we're sisters, which I don't mind but when I get asked if we're twins I'm a bit insulted. I mean she is 18 years older than me lol. She on the other hand loves it. lol

[@songofjoy164]

My daughter opened my iPhone today, with FaceID! She thought it was hilarious, until she remembered I am almost exactly (I was born on the 16th & she on the 26th of the same month) 29 years older than her.

[@deassfgh7807]

@@songofjoy164 and what happens when you get identical twins? there are a lot of look a likes. My moms voice sounds the exact same as mine so voice ID would be ineffective in that case.

[@allisonhorley20]

I’m also turning 40 next month. Unfortunately I’m unable to have a party as were I live we are in lockdown

[@ar-gm5on]

My mom also loves when we request meals or treats. She enjoys cooking and baking. But coming up with 21 meals a week, get monotonous.

[@terriedenna7751]

I'd love to have a SelfieWorld in my city. It looks soooo much fun! 😄

[@missyfortin5814]

Right my boyfriend's nephew is autistic & 1 of my boyfriend's son's is autistic

[@camarojai6832]

Go Abbie, cute outfit and partied for 2 hrs. Teenager in full effect❤️

[@colesmith2343]

Hi and Hope everyone’s having an awesome and fun Saturday !! To!!👋🏻❤️❤️📱📲😎❤️👍🏻👈🏻👈🏻🤙🏻👍🏻👈🏻👈🏻👈🏻

[@winter7186]

I'm growing my hair back out and it's in an awkward phase but I have a family member's wedding coming up. So I've been debating if I could get away with wearing some kind of Easter hat or something lol

[@MJadeMcGregor]

Hi Dad try Chromium. It is a non heavy metal vitamin you can take to curb the sweet tooth. Works over time. Does not delete sweet tooth. But seems to help

[@conservativedragon]

It's nice seeing people at parties again carefully and safely of course

[@sandrafraser7015]

She’s getting too clever with that belt clip!! 😂😂😂

[@crystalmoss738]

Selfie world looks so cool. Great job guys

[@jaytotheell]

i love to watch abbie do her chores in silence with no prompting! she has come so far and has matured!!

[@melissad7681]

❓❓My son is 7 semi verbal We are having the same problem except his fixation is bowling not cookies. Anything bowling related it's making me crazy cuz he has meltdowns that he did not have before he could talk please tell me that goes away or at least slows down???🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kellymatthews1304]

I went to selfie world website to read what it was about. It may not be for everyone and feel it is unfair to the business that ppl leave bad reviews and unflattering comments because you may disagree with owners. I watch their channel from what I see they don't force her to do anything. Again, i don't know them but from what I see Abbie is well taken care of. I give them credit in making sure Abby's future is secured.

[@mariaespinoza6358]

Abbie cries and had meltdowns, sometimes. But she's a teenager. Soo, let her grow and figure things out. She's learning about life ... and other things. Give her a minute or two. But do you see her cryyy Alll the time?! NO. Majority of the time, she's a happy, smiley 😊 joyful girl. If she was being abused... I'd doubt she'd be as happy as she is. Abbie's a lovely, loving, happy girl, because she's a very well loved little girl. They take care of her, because they love her💋

[@kaleighmontgomery8694]

Nothing better than a new video being posted while in the middle of watching the last one. 🥰🥰🥰

[@_little_mama_purple3452]

So true. My son on big Lunchables kick but he is communicating with me.

[@jeanmorgan5410]

I miss closed captioning you did I’m deaf and have trouble hearing so I read along but love your vlogs

[@karenjatana4941]

CC works. You just have turn it on. I am watching it with cc now

[@lizhall4380]

Is the cauldron for Selfie world or home? If it is for home, just use an LED water mister. But if it’s selfie world, you won’t want water in it, so the smoke machine will be brilliant. You can even get little button battery LED’s (just green or Colour changing (RGB)). I would use about 5 or 6 for that size 😊 Abbie’s communication is coming on leaps and bounds.

[@dstur111]

This is the best vlog I've ever seen. 11/10. Tommy Bahama is a pretty cool company I hear

[@mandalee1980]

There’s not going to vlog until Tuesday.

[@sarahcavanaugh572]

I love watching your family videos

[@natalieshicks7880]

My daughter does the same thing when in a stimulating enviroment. She paces and can't eat.

[@beatrizmiorbe]

Hugs from Spain dear family 💖✨

[@samanthasamantha3334]

Can you reinforce going to the store (and picking out a snack,paying, etc.) or the cookies are the main reinforcement? Curious

[@mariaespinoza6358]

Cookies 😘🍪🍪🍪 are the main enjoyment 💋

[@samanthasamantha3334]

@@mariaespinoza6358 lol of course, what was I thinking! :)

[@chrystalveloz382]

Lol I love you guys comments on who Isaiah looks like. Me and my brother grew up only 14 months about. And everyone thought we were twins. And the funny thing is. I am a spitting image of my mom, and my brother is a spitting image of my dad. My mom and dad looked a lot alike. So we tease about that.

[@hariteja9215]

Hey how many customers do you get in an year by average? If tou don't mind me asking.

[@junegroves7295]

I turn 40 in November! But my daughter turns 12 a week before. Ab is so frickin cute!! Cilla is awesome at planning things!! I love watching her do it!!💜💜💜 Have a great night everyone!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@amylarimer1588]

I think your Selfie World id is amazing

[@kwaktak]

It has been my understanding that reinforcers are temporary rewards for compliance that are faded over time. I understand that it's hard to do but the idea is that eventually the request you are making becomes less and less undesirable with each iteration until it's tolerable. It sounds like the cookie has gone from being a reinforcer to almost a distraction. Perhaps you could replace it with another smaller edible (like maybe a mint or a tic tac) and fade that away over time until she no longer expects a reward. I understand it's rough though. For us it's Pop Tarts. I don't know how we got roped into giving our son those but we ended up getting trained to provide them out of a sense of duty and it's become a full out obsession. I recall fighting against the idea of using edibles but consistency is hard and somebody else introduced them so I lost that battle.

[@fatheringautism]

The problem we have with stuff like this is the cookie is the end result of the actual activity rather than a side item that’s added as a reinforcer. Getting her to communicate a 3 part chain of events (where are we going, how are we getting there, and what are we doing when we get there) is an awesome goal she’s reached. The entire activity has become a reinforcer in itself.

[@kwaktak]

@@fatheringautism that's when token economy becomes instrumental in teaching delayed gratification. It would help turn the expectation into an earned reward, not unlike how you reserve Entenmann's donuts to a birthday only thing. Here's what we used to do during happier times, it's not much different than your jaunts to Daley's: I used to take our son Justin to the grocery store on midafternoon runs in the middle of the week where we only needed 5-10 things, not a whole order. That way the shopping trip would be shorter. I knew that he couldn't tolerate more than 45 minutes due to overstimulation on his best day and weekends at the store are crowded, increasing the potential for outbursts and potential conflicts with others. There were a few "cleanup on aisle five" incidents and impromptu visits to the stock room! As for the token economy, at the time I had an Android phone and downloaded an app off Google Play. I can't remember the app exactly because we have iPhones now and that app isn't in the Apple Store - but I believe it was EasyKidTokens based on how the screen shots appear. The app is basically a checkbox type of drag and drop with a kid friendly user interface. You can select the appearance of the tokens from a list, choose an icon of the reward from a list or a photo from your photo library or use the camera, then specify how many tokens are needed to earn it. Back in those days we would engage with him on many similar drag and drop apps/games so it was kind of like a game to him, not a chore. Anyway, I would keep my shopping list in another app and once he was buckled into the cart I would show him how long the list was and explain to him how many items we were picking up, then switch over to the token economy app and we'd be off. When we'd get to the item in the store, I'd hand it to him and have him put it in the cart - he'd usually just toss it so I'd never get eggs! I'd check it off my list on my phone then I'd have him drag and drop an icon in the token app, repeating the process until the last one for which would be dropped when we were done checking out at the register. Our grocery store has various rewards and loyalty programs, including one called the "cookie card" which cost a dollar a year and entitles you to one cookie from the bakery which is located near the entrance/exit. They kept a variety behind the glass so I'd have Justin point his choice, ask the lady behind the counter (he's always made great eye contact despite the diagnosis), have him say please and thank you (which he is able to do when prompted) then my cookie monster and I would go directly out the door and be on our way. The cookie would never survive long enough to see the parking lot. Om nom nom nom.

[@wingsoul1964]

Could someone pls add closed caption in this video? I am hard of hearing and need to read captions to help me understand what they're saying in the video. I'd love to hear what they're saying and what they're talking about. Thank you!

[@mariaespinoza6358]

Sometimes I watch while watching tv and being with ma. Can't always have the volume on.. SoOo captions help.. 🤗🤔🥰

[@courtneyjahnke6320]

Agree

[@karenjatana4941]

Captioning works. You have to turn on captions

[@courtneyjahnke6320]

@@karenjatana4941 it’s not an option on my end

[@karenjatana4941]

@@courtneyjahnke6320 look for the caption symbol on the video and touch it to turn it on

[@johnpaki1534]

Awesum video guys enjoyed watching Abbie having fun at selfie world, and yes ASA you need a hair cut, take care guys ❤️

[@kellystanley5892]

My husband and my daughters birthdays are two days apart too October 13 and 15 then my son was born on father's day❤️

[@marlareid883]

My mom is the 15th and my husband is the 17th.

[@susanharris1285]

His smile is cilla when you smile I see Isaiah

[@jaygreentree4394]

Asa: we're so old Me: you cant be old because I'm the same age and I'm not old. My body tries to say otherwise but definitley not old.

[@mariaespinoza6358]

Ohhhh !!! WAIT tillll you young-uns are .... 52!!! And then... THEN ... You can say ... You're ... OLD!!! ... You babies YOU👶🍼🤱🚼

[@kathrynlaszlo5455]

I heard a long time ago that you're attracted to yourself in other people. It's actually really weird!! If you look, many couples have similar features.

[@johnmorris5138]

👋 hello

[@gabriellapadilla5504]

I might be a little late but when did you guys redo the room outside of the office

[@jenniferpelton5089]

Catch those grapes that rolled into the floor 😂🤣

[@carriebowlen3785]

Sorry I'm behind. I love your vlogs! Great as always!!

[@patriciaaraya4222]

You did it right. You don’t have to reinforce that request for cookies. If she was typical verbal kid you wouldn’t give cookies everyday. Nobody gets Cookies everyday. 🤣 just say you only get cookies on Fridays so pick a healthier snack

[@CeleWolf]

I'll be 40 next month (Halloween actually). Best time for it 😁

[@anniekolbe2]

Love you guys! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@johnnydeals1705]

I wanted to share what has been working for my daughter(6 years old). I have been giving her micro dose of bacopa powder in tea at nights and a micro dose of L theanine in water in the mornings before school. Once a week, I give her fenugreek tea( boiled seeds) to help gut issues. Verbally improved, behavior improved tremendously in just 5 days. Check with doctor and try this. I guarantee significant improvement. thank me later.

[@julievanderleest]

Abbie trying to hide that she undid her seatbelt was seriously hilarious. Naughty little thing isn’t she.😂❤️

[@johnpaki1534]

Hahah! Cheeky is the word I'd use...lol

[@kellymatthews1304]

Hi guys. Just wondering if you have photos on her tablet. Summer and you guys along with animals etc etc. For using it with communication.

[@Jadyn_Sage]

Do you think that her behaviour with the door lock & seat belt might be OCD behaviours? I ask because I am autistic myself & I find myself locked into certain patterns

[@kimmystewart6959]

The Cookie Addiction of Abby 2021

[@jennifergorman7227]

I wish Pricilla would plan my birthday party!!!!

[@marniforeman482]

That’s the only kind of dress shirt my dad wears is Tommy Bahamas

[@kathleenboone1297]

Where did you get your sunglasses neck thing? Sorry don’t know the proper term lol

[@gabriellapadilla5504]

I love the dish on the side of your house

[@jamiemcdonald5152]

My daughters middle name is Lorraine. She has partially non verbal autism also.

[@missyfortin5814]

I absolutely love selfie world & I can't wait to go back to Florida so I can go there with 2 of my daughter's 😘 abbie is so adorable I love all your vlogs

[@js_disney125]

What's going on with these comments? My goodness so many rude ones! Be kind humans! It's free❤

[@katelynnhanesack1670]

Hi 👋👋 fathering autism family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

[@debbrandics3867]

You need a bubble machine in your cauldron too

[@karrinas3802]

woooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy 40 th birthday

[@tiffanybrackett1473]

Bacon and McDonald's french fries are our houses cookie problem 🤣

[@michelleslifeonrepeat]

Sounds like me and hubby… something fixed him… something planned and partied…me

[@Fix.family.]

Asa you can wear a hat and it still be dressy. My husband does daily for work. Even with a hat he looks dressed up with his button up shirts and hats.

[@Mikayla0676]

Bacon wrapped dates sounds Ahhhhh-Mazzziiinnngg!!!

[@gabriellapadilla5504]

Something that just came to me is that we never see you and Priscilla super affectionate with each other

[@emilyrachel0153]

Umm can we talk about how advanced that Costco cart is?!?!

[@danielleharty269]

Is Abbie done with the 5 point harness now ?

[@derekhamburg9398]

love your channel

[@blue_jm]

Don't worry Abbie, grapes have plenty of sugar :D

[@amybraffet8635]

Party time 🥳 excellent 🤣

[@jonas8829]

You guys may have mention this in another vlog but I must’ve missed it what happened to Brandy

[@kimarsenault8258]

Beautiful video Happy birthday to them Abigail so cute I love it when she picked up the phone and let it fall down LOL she made me smile give her a hug for me love from Canada as always ❤️🙏🇨🇦😘☺️

[@GoddessDiv]

Just put water in the cauldron and do dry ice.

[@brookes4148]

The hat is your trademark! Wear the hat. 😀🥳

[@lg103]

great vlog Asa

[@Emma-no6ne]

I thought Cilla looked especially beautiful without any makeup at 3:45 🤍

[@auti34]

Are there non food items she can get for reinforcement to that she likes

[@fallenangel1799]

You guys have your very own cookie monster ✌️💖

[@gmmpiper]

Loved this video!! Abbie is so smart! I could just picture her face!!😂 she definitely looked like she was having fun in the few clips you shared from the party! Priscilla is definitely the party queen! I bet her parties are the absolute best! I’m sure you and Isaiah’s party will be one that will be look back on with fond memories for years to come! ♥️

[@lindseybeck8614]

❤️

[@hasaheadachenow]

Hat off ASA! Lol.

[@PinkAgaricus]

Speaking of grapes my favorite are the black (very dark "red") grapes from Costco when they have them. I agree they're great.