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[@Matthias27182]

This take might be controversial (given how many have opposed in the comments), but I'd say early intervention therapy helped me a lot. I'm not positive if it was ABA or something else, but not once did I feel "tortured". Every time I went it was pretty fun. I'd have physical sessions where I'd do stuff like crawl through large plastic pipes to develop spacial awareness, and mental sessions where the therapist would sit me down and work through some cognitive exercises. I never once felt threatened in therapy, and I'm so thankful my parents cared enough to want to help me. I'm now studying Physics and Mathematics at University which I love, but I can't say I'd have come this far without early intervention.

[@user-fe1vt2bq5l]

Thank you for sharing your take🙏🌟 My 3-year old daughter was recently diagnosed with autism and hearing personal stories of others' positive experiences with ABA gives me hope that it will be positive for her too🙏🌟

[@CatwHolyWater]

@@user-fe1vt2bq5l I am autistic. I have never been in ABA. Though, from what I’ve learned from other autistic people, it had the complete opposite affect. ABA does not focused on the autistic child’s needs, rather, it focuses on what’s “wrong” with them according to neurotypical standards i.e, stimming, sensory processing issues, and overall a different way of thinking. What this person describes doesn’t really sound like Applied Behavioural Analysis therapy- like, it actually focused on their needs instead of trying to make them conform to a mold he was not made for. ABA therapy does not help autistic people AS A WHOLE. In your case as a parent, you can HOPE that ABA will help, but you can’t GUARANTEE ABA will help, and that’s a really dangerous game when your own child’s overall well-being is on the line. You really can’t guarantee that ABA’s actually gonna help your child when it comes to THEIR needs rather than the WANTS of a neurotypical society. So please, DO NOT SEND YOUR 3 YEAR OLD TO ABA.

[@CatwHolyWater]

@@user-fe1vt2bq5l If you have any questions I’l be happy to answer them as best I can and as a second opinion.

[@CatwHolyWater]

Btw Pyke I’m really glad this kind of early intervention helped. I wish you good fortune :3

[@SusanaGonzalez-kn4il]

My child benefited a lot from Greenspan approach, I tried ABA for a month and I as soon as I saw they physically forced her (3 of them) I removed her from the program.

[@rick3747]

53y Autistic here. ABA is dog clicker training. Esp discreet trials. ABA causes PTSD and sometimes even Complex PTSD(PTSD on steriods.) Lots of therapy to help us become our best for Autism.... Early Intervention, Floortime, Speech, Occupational Therapy, Neurofeedback, Interactive Metronome, Music Therapy, Music, Feingold diet.....tons more.... Three things.... 1. We have more Empathy than any NT. NTs use mimetism and not empathy. 2. Stop forcing ridiculous eye contact on us. Lack of eye contact doesn't mean that we are not listening and/or lying. 3. Solitude is wonderful. Just cause you hate being alone to watch a movie, cook, clean, read, think, paint......doesn't mean we Autistics hate being alone. Solitude doesn't equal loneliness. If we desire extra social contact we will let others know or show it by engaging. And no .......we don't need to come out of our shell.......no more than NTs need to go back into their shell.

[@isaacs8783]

exactly. i hate the notion that autistics have to fit perfectly into the neurotypical world. how about they come into the autistic world and try to understand the kid on an individual level

[@mrspeabody615]

@@isaacs8783 Wow this made me thinking. With Corona you can really see it. People are frustrated home alone. It's like all upside down. NT's are forced now to live a bit more like Autistic people and they don't like it. So who's the disabled now?

[@bluefoxthecutest2628]

@@mrspeabody615 You say it as if everyone who doesn't have autism just LOOVE to constantly be around people. You aren't the only loners out there.

[@mrspeabody615]

@@bluefoxthecutest2628 that was not what i was going for, just wanted to state that also NTs can be disabled sometimes :P I am happy there are such people otherwise i wouldnt have any friends XD

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

There are no scientific articles directly relating PTSD to ABA. Also, news flash - you learn just like dogs as well. it's called operant conditioning

[@robertsonkira69]

why is lack of eye contact a problem? It doesn't harm anyone if someone doesn't look at eyes, but forcing me to do eye contact is uncomfortable and make me have anxiety and therefore makes me selectively mute.

[@susanterrellbowlergrantes6237]

Just trying to get the focus on what they're saying

[@Autmazing]

@@susanterrellbowlergrantes6237 But when eye contact is forced the focus isn't on what is being said. It's on maintaining eye contact.

[@hannahs3254]

@@susanterrellbowlergrantes6237 actually, when i'm NOT making eye contact is when i'm focusing! if i'm forced to make eye contact, i can't focus :( signed, an autistic adult

[@squashedshibber2684]

Normal well adjusted humans do that without even thinking about it. It's almost as if you have a disability that prevents you from functioning normally...hmmm such a mystery.

[@Autmazing]

Coconut Ducks Yes. Autism a disability. That doesn’t make it some awful thing. Normal is all about societies expectations. 🤷‍♀️ Why enforce social customs that are painful to autistic children when they have no intrinsic value . Not every society on earth embraces eye contact. It’s a social construct that serves no purpose. Let’s do away with it in the presence of those it harms just as people have found this week they can do without shaking hands during this pandemic.

[@relentlessrhythm2774]

As an adult with autism and also a special education teacher, I oppose ABA. My Stimming harms no one and I teach my students to find safe ways to stim if they are harming themselves or others. I'm happy when they find healthy stimming methods! Let's view autism as a different ability, not a disability. Autism isn't a disease needing a cure, it's a different way the brain works, which isn't bad at all. Our brains are developed differently, which is something no one can change. We can "mask" our autism for only so long before we burn out. ABA trains one to be overly submissive and I had a boyfriend who took advantage of this. Support neurodiversity!

[@natesportyboy4939]

Well, I would say that autism is a disability, but disability is a natural part of the human experience and doesn't rob anyone of their right to anything.

[@thebuilder5271]

Disabled is not a bad word though, Autism is a disability because the world was not built for us. Saying it’s a “different ability” erases our struggles with systemic ableism. Though I totally agree with the points you made about ABA :)

[@thebuilder5271]

@@danielmoore4024 my comment was directed to the person who made the original comment lol 😅

[@sigendymion]

Thank you! As an autistic myself, there is this veil or ceiling imposed by NTs preventing us from pursuing our specialties because we can't schmooze our way into the job, the Scene, the In-Crowd. "Look at me when I'm talking" they say, or outright insult. What do NTs look and act like? Psychopaths with telepathy, like a world of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers. What are we autistics thinking? Ask us. Seriously. Just ask. But they don't care, because they only do snap judgement, first glance, assumption, gut reaction, and autistic people are just part of that Uncanny Valley they want to fix, avoid, or ignore.

[@dolphone6748]

As a fellow autistic person, I completely agree. Also I am researching ABA for a book I'm writing

[@nw6198]

I'm autistic, and my disability causes problems in my marriage. Yes, it is a disability, and yes, compared to my wife and other NTs I am lower functioning. Considerably so, in some aspects. It's not just a difference in thinking. There are quantifiable deficits in my thinking and social abilities. When someone says "a little autism", they're talking about obvious differences in levels of impairment. The reason I say this is because it terrifies me to think of the impact of pretending otherwise will have on autistic children. It's not loving to pretend someone doesn't have difficulties, that there is no problem, or that there aren't differences in how much I struggle when compared to how others struggle. When we were dating, my wife and I thought I was just awkward after having been neglected by my parents my whole life. We thought I would grow out of it. But it turned out to be more serious, and I may never be as socially competent as others. But rather than accommodating me, my wife has placed high expectations on me. She's incredibly patient and understanding despite the stress I put on her because she knows its unintentional, but she always works works with me to teach me how people think and how its best to interact with them. It's very stressful for me, sure, but the effort has made me stronger and more capable in life. The whole world cannot bend over backward to accommodate me or any particular subset of individuals, so I have to be the one to grow to fit in as best as I can. That's reality, and I am determined to be strong and step up to the challenge. I want to emphasize that the goal is greater understanding, not just encouraging masking behaviors. My wife teaches me why, on a deeply fundamental and psychological level (she is a truly brilliant counselor with several certificates and degrees), people like or dislike certain behaviors. It's important to keep in mind that there is a baseline for life and reality called truth in a broad sense. We are social creatures by nature, and it's not just a matter of fitting in with social norms. It's about meshing as a unified and advancing society, without which we never would have progressed as far as we have. Striving to integrate into that reality has been the most difficult thing I have ever endeavored. But it's been more than worth it because there are a lot of beautiful people out there and I can reach out to them and connect with them better than ever before. It's still a struggle, and if it will always be a struggle so be it. The growth is what matters, not necessarily being able to sit back one day and say "I have finally arrived. I can take it easy from now on." As someone with autism, my message to others who are autistic, or who have autistic children, is let's keep our eyes on continuous improvement, not on the difficulties. And let's never be complacent. I sometimes see too much emphasis on accommodation, and little or none on uncompromising striving to be the absolute best we can be, coupled with love, patience, and understanding. There is a fine balance between having high expectations and being understanding. Too much accommodation is a trap. We can't let the fact that something is unpleasant to us stop us from growing. No one improves in anything without the unpleasant strain of growth. Being able to handle that unpleasantness is one of the greatest, most freeing things in life. And of course, too much pushing for improvement is toxic. Of course every case is different. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. This is also true of people who aren't on the spectrum. All of life is about growing into our maximum potential. That's true of every person. A focus on growth is my whole message in a nutshell. And that there is growth to be had, it means there is a direction to grow towards, a "normal" if you will. To think otherwise is to not be rooted in reality, plainly speaking, and we all need to be rooted in reality. A thoroughly balanced, comprehensive reality. This is all very much a matter of attitude and perspective. As those who make it through the brutal training to become Navy SEALs attest, the struggles they went through were only 10% physical (discomfort) but 90% mental (attitude/perspective). I have greater mastery over myself and my world, and besides her loyalty, that's the greatest gift my wife has given me. My parents should have been the ones to give me that. Things would have been much easier for my wife, but they were only interested in accommodating me. They thought they were being loving, but the truth is they hamstrung me. They thought they were being kind, but they "loved" me into a pit. It sounds harsh, but that's the undeniable reality of it, and reality doesn't pull its punches. My parents tried to shield me from reality, but nothing stops reality so they only gave me a false sense of security. And those walls came tumbling down real quick and I was left unequipped to handle myself when they did. My wife, on the other hand, helped me face reality and overcome difficulties. My wife expects me to do things that are uncomfortable, but what's she's doing is the truly loving thing. Now, with expectations being placed on me, I am more powerful than I ever have been. Being pushed to improve has changed the entire trajectory of my life.

[@elisakrivas]

Every autistic is different. We don't fit in a bubble. You're right on that. Sorry about your experience

[@KirbyInTheClouds]

I love this, Im truly sorry that your upbringing was not sufficient for you. I am so glad you found someone who can show you this side of the world. I'm not sure if I'm on the spectrum but I do have an atypical mind and I have been trying to learn more and gain a wider perspective. I may be taking on a job to help younger kids with their own ABA. I have my own learning disabilities and mental illness and feel as if I could relate to them a lot and want to do my best to give them that loving push they need while also being able to meet them where they are at. I have recently been hearing a lot of people speak out against a lot of current representation and want to truly hear the community voice and what it has to say and yet I also agree with this "truth" of reality in which you speak. If we don't learn to swim, when thrown into the ocean, we sink.

[@ananse77]

Happy to see a comment on this issue that faces reality and attempts to strive for better instead of taking refuge in marginal identity worship.

[@nw6198]

@@ananse77 "Marginal identity worship," that's true. Very true.

[@mrrapport]

Wow thank you for this. I love reading stories from people with autism to better understand my child. God bless.

[@maggamold]

“... daily battles with these kids ...” what a horribile horrible standpoint. Horror chills allover my body. So you are molding the behavior of the children so you can feel better and the child seams to feel better. But does the child feel better? Really? Please listen to the autistic adults that have had to endure ABA. How do they feel about it? Please please listen!

[@Tawnzilla]

They did this to me at my college without me knowing, at first. Personally, it was like hell. Being told who I was at the core was wrong did a ton of damage to my self esteem. I dropped out as a result. Now I'm trying to spread awareness. It's like training a dog or breaking a horse. Why not just let us stim, or be alone, hate loud noises, dislike bright lights, and not socialize. Because it makes a neurotypicals upset? Because we don't function the way society tells us? Because those with high support needs cost money/time? We need acceptance and support from neurotypicals to be who we are; not ask us to change.

[@kimmykool-aid7782]

When a kid is hurting herself and hurting other people sometimes they need a little behavior modification.

[@roberthansen5727]

@@kimmykool-aid7782 Oh no, they're not making enough eye contact!! Hurting allistic feelings is LITERALLY violence!

[@roberthansen5727]

@@Shark97281 Dishonest actors conflating all cases of child abuse with a few cases where they think the abuse is justified, that's my problem. Why don't you have a problem?

[@MakiPcr]

@@kimmykool-aid7782 No, *you* need to know *WHY* the kid is doing that and change whatever's causing it. If it's nothing serious and it's only that the child has self-harming stims, that's when you gently redirect them to a healthier coping mechanism.

[@MakiPcr]

"get their needs met" is the last thing she mentions! I checked out at the functioning labels, but holy shit "tolerating" (ugh) other children is more important than having your basic needs met? This is why we say ABA is abuse

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

You need to read up more, my friend

[@MakiPcr]

@@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks on ABA? I have, the more I learn the more I hate it

[@bolinhong2598]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with (Dr Oyalo) on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now he is herbal with his behavior ok and he can not obey instructions. the herbs has been a positive impact on his and i recommend to everyone too.

[@juniormako6184]

I use this herbs on my son too and it work for me and till now he is still ok and normal. I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo channel and used it on my son for 4week and within the period of using it there was positive changes which really urge me to continue and I can say my son is free from autism now.

[@favourjohn312]

My son have suffered autism spectrum since childhood and Have battled with it all his life. But recently taking of Dr Oyalo herbs have help his get rid of it completely, his speech is vibal and his social skill is perfect. I’m so glad and happy now

[@graciecrone]

“Little bit of autism”?? No???? You’re either autistic or you aren’t. Let’s do away with that ‘high/low functioning’ BS and instead focus on each person’s individual support needs. Sincerely, an autistic person. :):)

[@juniormako6184]

I use this herbs on my son too and it work for me and till now he is still ok and normal. I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo channel and used it on my son for 4week and within the period of using it there was positive changes which really urge me to continue and I can say my son is free from autism now.

[@bernaldulce]

I agree with this

[@favourjohn312]

My son have suffered autism spectrum since childhood and Have battled with it all his life. But recently taking of Dr Oyalo herbs have help his get rid of it completely, his speech is vibal and his social skill is perfect. I’m so glad and happy now

[@Andreaccl09]

@NEW HOPE INSURANCE LTD There are autistic people who don't really struggle with social interaction and can speak. That doesn't mean autism is gone. You physically cannot take autism away.

[@tecnicstudios]

@katja peeters well even the high/low they ascribe to is bonkers. Non-verbal automatically = low functioning.

[@heyitspianese6688]

They already lost me when they used terms like high functioning and low functioning

[@rebeccamil519]

@@Shark97281 Nah every child is different, its just that those labels are really harmful, severely outdated and functioning labels come from a very disgusting place in history.

[@owowowowowo31]

@@rebeccamil519 It's not supposed to be used as an insult or anything, it's just a medical term. I hate it when society twists medical terms to be an insult (eg: mental disability has now been deemed offensive and degrading)

[@lovelybydecay7811]

seriously!!! it's like 3 years old and this has been changed in the dsm for a long time now.

[@lovelybydecay7811]

@@Shark97281 it's not a """sensitivity issue""" lmfao it's a reality issue. it's now called SUPPORT LEVELS in the dsm, because high and low support makes way more sense, and can and DOES change over the person's life for a bunch of reasons especially stressors or changes in your situation.

[@roberthansen5727]

@@Shark97281 There's no such thing as "high functioning" or "low functioning" autism, period. There's autism, which is a complex condition which encompasses many different experiences, and then there are learning disabilities etc. that may or may not be comorbid with autism.

[@e.t.2437]

Great job, giving all of those children PTSD and conditioning them for exploitation! You must be so, so proud of all the little autistic girls and women who "comply" thanks to your training.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

There are no scientific articles directly linking ABA to PTSD. Nice try, though.

[@sigendymion]

@@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks My childhood says otherwise. Ever been backhanded then kicked in the ribs for refusing to do something?

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@sigendymion I can promise you that's not ABA, that was an unethical individual who should have their license revoked and thrown in jail. There's bad practitioners out there, but it's not the method, it's the individual. I got punched, kicked in the ribs and my butt fingered by my orthodontist. I guess all orthodontists are fake, oral hygiene is fake, LET'S BRING DOWN THE WHOLE ORTHODONTIST ASSOCIATION!!

[@sigendymion]

@@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks I cite my example as just one individual that experienced a betrayal of trust. Millions of other autistics most likely had similar, or worse, or even years of it. It's not just me.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@sigendymion Sure. But you do understand that what you experienced is NOT ABA. So, you should be hating the individual practitioner, not the field as a whole

[@joanateixeira2838]

I am a teacher of children with autism and while I can see the value of some aspects of ABA, I think it is simply wrong to reinforce desired behaviours with food. This is tantamount to bribery, giving the child the feeling that they only deserve food when they are "good" and setting up a whole world of possible future eating disorders.

[@maggienunez4465]

Not all schools use food as reward. I used to use stars and at the end of the day they would get rewarded. Also, school districts rarely give you $ for cereal, gummies, etc.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@maggienunez4465 It's cute that Daniel wants to use his internet blog buddy as a source...Who is Dona Williams again? He does not understand contingencies of behavior, nor what radical behaviorism is

[@sigendymion]

I completely agree. Also, denying food, rest, alone time, or even physical touch for "undesired behavior" is just as evil.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@sigendymion welp, good thing ABA doesn't do any of that. Sorry you had a bad practitioner

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@danielmoore4024 nope. You're wrong. It's funny how actual associations, government and private, back ABA. They listen, but you don't. I've been saying ABA is not what you falsely claim it is. But I understand that you know if you admit defeat, your crusade is over. This is what you live for, this gives you purpose. But I'll be here to shut you down each time, let's goooooo!

[@jellyfish3983]

The aba therapy is not a therapy. It's just something made to make autists person look as "normal" as possible just for the comfort of their parents and non-autistic peoples. The problem is that the whole "therapy" is totally unnecessary for autistic children's health and is incrediblely painful to them. The most of the children who had experienced this horror has a PTSD (yes autistic people can be traumatised) and make a child suffer just for the selfish comfort of other persons is just torture if you really love your child please don't do that flapping hands and generaly stimming is almost vital to autistic people it makes them mentally healthy and helps them to aprehend their environment. English is not my language I apologize if something is not grammaticaly correct. An autistic person who stim every day and is happy with this

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

Not true. There are no scientific articles directly linking ABA to PTSD.

[@MavkaMavkaMavka]

But whats wrong with not wanting to be around other kids? Nothing said in this video is actually negative or stops you from doing something later in life. Fitting into a certain approved mold that NTs like better does nothing to improve the lives of of autistic people. It only helps NTs.

[@FloatingGoat27]

It does improve the lives of autistic people, it helps them move through society, helps them, in relationships, and in jobs.

[@filipeflower]

@@FloatingGoat27 Tell that to autistic people who never had ABA therapy and yet they got all of that. Sara Rocha, the president of APVA, is one good example of that reality.

[@joemoon1943]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with Dr Oyalo on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now his speech has improved

[@megbro10]

is this really benefiting the children or the people around them in order to make them more “manageable” and “act normally/act how other people expect”?

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

Hi meg. That;s not the idea of ABA. It's more like replacing the behaviors of smashing their head through glass, biting others in the environment, smearing feces on the walls....etc...etc...

[@juniormako6184]

I use this herbs on my son too and it work for me and till now he is still ok and normal. I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo channel and used it on my son for 4week and within the period of using it there was positive changes which really urge me to continue and I can say my son is free from autism now.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@juniormako6184 I used the herbs and my son got more autism from them. I'm not happy

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

@@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks The herbs are almost certainly a non-factor, there are no cures for autism and anyone who insists they have one is preying on your hopes.

[@doosin8696]

@Rapscallion Last time I had herbs (if you know what I mean), I forgot how to mask.

[@yesnonotexactly25]

1) don't use functioning labels like "high functioning and low functioning". Those come from the outdated idea that IQ has anything to do with autism, which is doesn't. Also, there might be someone who is "high functioning" socially and "low functioning" at home taking care of themselves, and there might be someone who's the opposite, and you'd have no idea, so you apply the label to one kind of person and not another because you dont see the scope of how they are as a person. People arent "low functioning" humans - accommodate their needs instead of training them to be what you want and see what all they can do 2) there isn't "mild autism" and "severe autism" - you just experience their autism more or less depending on the person. There's someone who might have most of their traits be visual or "more obvious" and there might be someone who you can't outwardly tell is autistic because they've trained themselves not to look like it but they've got more autistic traits than you could guess. Autistic people are autistic, period. Which leads me into my next point... 3) people aren't "just a little bit autistic". You are, or you aren't. Just because a kid might not have a ton of traits that would apply to this therapy doesn't mean they still don't have other traits too. There isn't "more autistic" and "less autistic" - it's a difference in the way your brain works. That's like saying that non-autistic people are like cakes and autistic people are like muffins and you're asking "how muffin are you?", it doesn't make sense

[@schoolwork232]

The officials on this program are doing a great job helping children and families in need, despite whatever terms they used. I hope you saw that!

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

how about "severe" autism?

[@laurad7228]

I've what is considered mild autism. I've lived most my life being completely fine. But lately I've been collapsing, having meltdowns, not being able to vocalize etcr. So I've been looking at what can cause it. Turns out practices like this played a huge roll in it. They learned to ignore it when I'm uncomfortable. They teached me to just accept things and move on. They learned me to mask, to stop the behaviours that were supposed to help me with the world. So please don't do this. Although it might seem helpful, aba can cause things like trauma, burnout amd makes things way worse in the long run.

[@lucindabrennan4218]

I can relate. My whole life I've been masking and didn't even know that I was. Once I turned 15 I dropped out of school and slept for 15 to 20 hours a day, two years later and I'm still in Autistic burnout. I hate this video and I hope parents don't put their children in aba therapy. It really should be called aba trauma

[@juaecheverria0]

Well fact is you can not control what others do but you can control your own reaction. When the rest of the world does this one thing like turn on the lights, in order to have a functioning person they need to be able to go into a room that has its bright lights on. Yes they should be able to get glasses for the child but sometimes the child might never want to put them on. The only thing we can do to better help the child is by using the manipulative reinforcers to encourage the behavior. While it does reduce control somewhat, it doesn't reduce advocacy. Sometimes the child is a child and doesn't actually know what would help them better. And of course if they can communicate that we can better help them but the problem comes when we don't respond to their reactions well. That's the problem. These people should be giving appropriate solutions instead of making them practice exposure therapy. This may have been the experience of some people with autism who went to ABA, but it is absolutely not reflective of the practice as a whole. Because ABA is very clear in what their job is. Its just not managed appropriately. That's when these issues occur. Its like the practice of science. Just because some people do not research before they do their science experiments and they come up with a completely inaccurate conclusion doesn't mean all of science is wrong. Because the scientific method is very clear on what to do. That's my opinion on what's actually happening. It just needs to be much better managed and taught better. I mean, doctors kill tons of people. Doesn't mean it's necessarily a bad practice.

[@filipeflower]

@@juaecheverria0 Again, ABA isn't the only option. It's not even the best one. Research more about it, like I said before. Perhaps you'll understand why.

[@joemoon1943]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with Dr Oyalo on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now his speech has improved

[@subsetofapophenia8530]

First of all: "The kids who are classically autism" wtf. Autistic kids become autistic adults (listen carefully here) NO MATTER WHAT!!! It is not a disease so quit treating it like one. My whole life I was forced to do things like disgusting "therapy" like this, and that has made my life harder than it would have to have been without someone trying to "cure" me. Autism is all of me, it makes up who I am as a person and I am so grateful for it, despite the fact that being autistic makes my life very hard. I see the world in a way that I hope everyone could someday. These children are being abused by being forced to go through "therapy" like this. Absolutely horrendous.

[@marknorris3769]

you are so intelligent , and your writing is very intelligent , and autism obviously is an infinite spectrum

[@ananse77]

It's amazing to me that higher functioning people with autism like you can rail so much against therapy that could very much help those that have less functioning skills. You didn't need such therapies, but many people with autism do, if they're not going to be dependent on others for the rest of their lives.

[@filipeflower]

@@ananse77 Have you considered other ways besides ABA?

[@ananse77]

@@filipeflower For example?

[@filipeflower]

@@ananse77 Google can help you there (make sure you also research sources from other countries besides your own).

[@cindybenforever7647]

It's really sweet to see all of the comments here

[@gailasprey7787]

No! Autistic kids don’t need to stop stimmimg because it can calm them down, they don’t need to be compliant, they don’t need to be like other kids and they don’t need to be touched by others. I’ve seen ABA therapy and I’m lucky my parents didn’t subject me to it. It’s fine that they prefer to stay away from loud situations or keep to themselves. They can be a child, they can be an autistic child.

[@PumpkinJuice69]

It’s not whether or not they can stay away from loud or quiet places, it’s giving them skills to cope with those loud/quiet spaces if they can’t leave. As humans, we all have to deal with certain obstacles that make us uneasy. For the neurodivergent, that obstacle could be everyday life. We need skills to cope with the senses we can’t understand.

[@gailasprey7787]

@@PumpkinJuice69 yeah. I get that. Giving a child a strategy to cope with situations they can’t get out of is a good thing (for example, stress toys, headphones, breathing exercises). But trying to force them into enjoying it is completely wrong and so is subjecting them to this situation they hate is also terrible. If they taught the child how to cope that would be great! But their telling them that how they react to that situation is incorrect isn’t.

[@filipeflower]

@@PumpkinJuice69 That's no excuse to justify ableism against autistic individuals.

[@FloatingGoat27]

you are pushing on an open door. ABA doesn't stop stimming. Just do a google search,". ABA won't stop your child as long as he isn't injuring himself or someone else."

[@filipeflower]

@@FloatingGoat27 Google has fake news.

[@TheAutisticEducator]

It’s amazing how little you guys actually know.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

enlighten us

[@AdrianO.]

My son is 32 months and this makes me very hopeful.

[@kachellesoum1655]

These woman are depressing and negative. “Little bit of autism” who says that?!?

[@damonkirsebom7638]

A “low functioning “ person? We really don’t use type of language anymore, do we?

[@user-ih1om5vm9j]

While anyone could be ”low functioning” in different areas from youth to elderly, diagnosed to no-diagnosis, housed or unhoused; A more complete term would better describe a challenge of which area could use assistance.

[@edjabarov2001]

Come to Russia and feel the difference - here doctors still call it child schizophrenia

[@edjabarov2001]

@@Shark97281 yes, but they are saying that its the same and the autism sounds more tolerant, and that's why t this term was coined

[@williamdoyle1108]

Do you not find irony in telling people what terminology to use on a video about ABA ?

[@blaineyeamlak]

@@edjabarov2001 what in the phuckkkkk

[@YoshiXO]

*So I guess I would say my babe is mild functioning because she has some eye contact, has some speech and working on more. She is very smart, understanding more language than she can say.* *I always knew that my babe was different since birth. I got her evaluation at 2.5 (2019)and she was diagnosed immediately.* *I’ve Been working diligently with her. She just turned 3 in May 2020 she’s potty training and everything. I take it Day by day. It is tough. I commend any caregiver/parent who’s helping mold these little angels . It is possible. Some days I want to just stop but I know she needs me. I’m a single mom* *God bless us all while we figure out this journey of autism. 😇 🧩 I wish you all the best*

[@allhailthecartlord7256]

Please, get advice elsewhere - this video's a load of garbage.

[@hannahreading7648]

Plus the puzzle piece is ableist and offensive

[@allhailthecartlord7256]

Wait, how?

[@BlakeRyan6]

@@hannahreading7648 I disagree the puzzle at least to me as an autistic shows 1) some are trying to fit in (be understood to have a some what eaiser life) and 2) even though sometimes we dont feel we fit in the world but we do fit in the world in our own way

[@elisakrivas]

@@BlakeRyan6 I'm autistic and I definitely don't want to fit in with normies or normal wannabes. We are all unique in our own way, no one is perfect and we can't fit together like a puzzle. We fit together better like a cake mixture: the outcome is sweet and appealing, but each individual ingredient on its own is unique and has a different flavor. Only once we collaborate, though, can we actually form something spectacular, but a puzzle piece? Some are unique and others aren't. We don't need to be figured out, though, just accepted. Accepted as different and that's okay.

[@cadenceshale]

This is the most ableist thing I’ve ever watched in my whole life! 🤦🏼‍♀️🤬

[@stfuyoutube423]

ikr

[@lovelybydecay7811]

ABA is abusive and tbh it's pretty stupid.

[@ashleyvarnet4476]

ABA therapy is like rape. Trying to teach someone to except something violating through exposure, which always back fires because the human nature knows what’s abuse and what not. We know right from wrong. Especially in our own world even if others don’t find it that way do to some induced Stockholm syndrome.

[@nhernandez925]

@@ashleyvarnet4476 Are you an RBT?

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

Wow, how can anybody argue with such a well-thought-out argument based on facts and not biased opinions? Your biased opinions < Empirical, evidence based procedures proven to help others. So, why are you trying to dissuade others from getting the best quality of care?

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@danielmoore4024 What is so inhumane, torturous, and abusive about positive reinforcement? You say there are so many studies showing an exact link with ABA negatively effecting the nurology of the consumers...I would like to read it. Could you direct me to a reputable source directly showing that ABA, when used properly and ethically by a credentialled practitioner, caused trauma in the individual? Please don't reference some unknown blog or your grandma's best friends cat sitter's 2nd brother. If ABA is so harmful, where are the studies. I need to educate myself.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@danielmoore4024 I would love to answer the so called scrutiny, but I can't help but point out how you completely dodged my very simple request. If ABA is so detrimental to the lives of others, prove it. You said there's scientific proof, I am open to leaning. Please provide your sources so I can address it. What I won't do is run around in circles with you when I provide empirical evidence for ABA, but all you go off of is misinformed, biased yelp reviews. I had someone show me a video of an individual on the autism spectrum going off on how horrible ABA was... and do you know what he said? He said ABA was "pavlovian". First red flag he didn't know what he's taking about. ABA focuses on operant learning, Pavlov studied reflexes, respondent conditioning. Another red flag? He said ABA is all about putting you in aversive situations and make you "deal with it". Actually, that is called Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and not a method used in ABA. So, his beginning arguement about how ABA was so harmful was actually not about ABA at all, but he thought it was. Respondent conditioning and ERP were things he hated about ABA... but those are not components of ABA!! Do you see what I'm saying?? People don't know what they are talking about. And still waiting on your scientific literature on how bad ABA is. I'll wait.

[@georgesumner8190]

Note how they say repetitive experience location when growing up, but earlier said that repetitive behaviour is a negative.

[@georgesumner8190]

@Mp he won’t be Autism free just by using herbs. You can’t cure Autism it is a Neurotype. If herbs can cure Autism, then it can cure Neurotypicals. If I was you, I wouldn’t waste my money again.

[@sangaminclusiveschool.6222]

Great. Can you make a vedio on how to change bed wetting problem in autism.

[@gbimakarngarbahtokpah5758]

Hi My name is Gbima I am from Africa and have a child with autism....thank for all your support

[@TheJmwalton]

its not with its autistic child. using with give a dangerous notation it can be cures. Autism can not be cured

[@gbimakarngarbahtokpah5758]

Sure... How?

[@nw6198]

Hey Gbima. You weren't wrong for saying "with autism." It's an actual trait your child has. You're just describing the truth. I don't know what John Walton means, but he seems to be misunderstanding what you're saying. Any way, praying for you and your child!

[@alyssarasmussen1723]

@@TheJmwalton I'm a person with Autism.

[@Isimenme_]

I don't think using the term autistic child or a child with autism should be a problem. Everyone should use whatever term they want. A lot of people even use them interchangeably. It should not be that big of a deal

[@tanglelover]

Ah yes, taking away a person's individuality and treating them like a dog because you refuse to meet them at their level is soooooo amazing 🙄. Or you could try to reach their level and work with them there and then slowly taper them to your level. Oh wait that would take actual competency and interaction with the parents. Nah, its easier to treat them the same and ask them to mask themselves from a young age to avoid feeling uncomfortable because they dare to be different. Also 30 to 40 hours of concentration for little kids is hard. My parents would never do this because they actually understand that we are individuals who must be worked on their level. Sorry you feel too uncomfortable with normal autistic behaviour to afford these children the same respect as my parents showed me.

[@elisakrivas]

Lol, while I agree with you, your statement is strong and highly negative. That's not bad, I just think others may want to fight you about it. My lol was due to your sarcasm btw. Your truly are so right!

[@samyvarguez8291]

@@Shark97281 Feedback is done from a neurotypical perspective, thus why it's known as 'beneficial' despite it possibly being highly traumatic to autistic people.

[@ananse77]

@@Shark97281 Just people doing the whole identity politics thing. Now no disability must be called that. It is great to be deaf, wonderful not to be able to see, wonderful not to be able to communicate. Everyone is wonderful and beautiful and equal (which I agree with), so no attempt must be made to improve any deficiency a child has (which I disagree with).

[@ananse77]

@@Shark97281 Strange. I guess you don't get sarcasm.

[@suzanneself7037]

@@ananse77 autism isn't a deficiency, it's a difference. 😩

[@GlitteryPegasus]

No mention that electroshock used to be used in ABA? Do your research into it.

[@nhernandez925]

There are so many negative comments. Am I missing something? I have autism myself and a recently became an RBT. I been using techniques to help out my 7-year old brother who has autism and noticed a huge positive change in him he never had any kind of intervention prior to myself helping him) that has helped him become better at communicating. Want to know what is abusive? People treating you differently and harshly because of your personal challenges with autism. I once had a group of friends that would low-key make fun of me whenever I struggled/was awkward in social situations and then get called autistic at times. They never knew that I actually have a form of autism called Asperger's. Those experiences traumatized me and made me very self-conscious that I had a fear of social interactions for a long time, that I started to avoid making new friends. ABA has helped in some ways.

[@brandonguthrie8122]

Thanks for sharing your story. That’s awesome that you’ve been able to help your little brother. Most of these commenters seem to have jumped on a bandwagon full of people who automatically see aba as abusive.

[@natesportyboy4939]

I think watching Stephanie Bethany's video "The Controversy Around ABA" would help you out a lot.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

Because you understand behavior. The rest of these guys just don't understand and it's sad...

[@bolinhong2598]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with (Dr Oyalo) on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now he is herbal with his behavior ok and he can not obey instructions. the herbs has been a positive impact on his and i recommend to everyone too.

[@juniormako6184]

I use this herbs on my son too and it work for me and till now he is still ok and normal. I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo channel and used it on my son for 4week and within the period of using it there was positive changes which really urge me to continue and I can say my son is free from autism now.

[@moonizzyy]

i find it disgusting how you ignore the opinions of actual autistic people on here. for autistic people like me, this is regular, natural behavior and you are harming these kids

[@agrotta1650]

Exactly.

[@moonizzyy]

@@Shark97281 thank you for asking kindly! the aim of ABA and the original purpose of it was to make autistic kids seem more 'normal'. that is, trying to get rid of their autistic behaviour- including making them look people in the eyes, and prolonged physical contact (which can be extremely comfortable for autistic people). ABA teaches autistic kids appropriate behaviour in certain social situations- but the problem is, they then can't apply that behaviour in real life. For example, an autistic kid might be able to learn to say "hello, how are you?" but they would have no idea when or where it's appropriate to say, because in general autistic people lack the ability to understand social interaction- ABA doesn't make them less autistic, it just gives them a way to cover their autism and act 'normal'. On the surface, it seems beneficial, but it's harmful because it forces the kid to keep up this act of acting non autistic and as someone who has personally tried techniques like this, i can tell you it is the most exhausting and draining thing to do. Instead of teaching autistic kids how to learn non-autistic behaviour, it's better to just accept that a child has autism, and work out other ways to help them that don't include masking or pretending. Autism awareness also plays a huge part in this. I hope this helped! I'd be happy to answer any other questions you have :)

[@moonizzyy]

@@Shark97281 I personally haven't as I was diagnosed when I was 16, and was too old for it, but am friends with someone who had gone through it and looking over my conversation with him he described it as being treated 'like a circus monkey' and said that it only caused him distress and really hindered his social development because it was more like teaching a dog to sit on command rather then teach it practical life skills

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

And then there's the other side of Autism. The kid who eats his own feces, gouges his eyes out, punches others and throws sharp objects. Natural behavior, huh?

[@moonizzyy]

@@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks Disgusting comment. Yes some people have issues like that but that's not what I'm referring to. Behaviours that are harmful should obviously be discouraged but you know full well that I was talking about the kids who are punished for behaviour that harms no one

[@staceyharter4439]

ABA in the most basic sense is good intentions gone awry. I don't believe that any therapist sets out to harm a child, I think that these people are in it for the greater good of helping a child receive an "optimal outcome", but as an autistic person, what if the outcome they have set forth for me is not what I want? What if I enjoy working and playing on my own? (I do.) None of these therapies take the child's desires into consideration. ABA is well-intentioned, but from the perspective of an autistic woman who parents autistic children, it is unnecessary.

[@mswinter3692]

Hey. I'm sorry you feel that way and I do agree with you. Also disagree to an extent. This is because every person isn't the same & one thing may be more effective for some but may not be for others. The therapy should teach parents how to handle their individual child. Next, it has to be understood that every special needs child requires different levels of assistance. Before I continue, understand that I have a B.S. in child development, been a teacher, & have been a behavioral therapist. Parents have personal expectations for their children & companies have to work with that & sometimes also the requirements for a school district. Depending on the county too. I'll give 2 examples of why many ppl benefit from the therapy. 1. I worked with a nonverbal child who had mild retardation & cerebral palsy. She couldn't write well because her fine motor skills just weren't likely to improve (12 year old). She communicated through pointing, gestures, & had a vocabulary of less than 20 words (that she could somewhat say verbally). She actually communicates well, but her parents want her to do things of their preference.. her little sister treats her poorly & the children aren't supervised effectively in the home. The girl loves having one-on-one time with the therapist because she takes the time to understand her & is respectful & helps to bridge the relationship gap btw her and her family. Needs therapist: for friendship & support she doesn't get otherwise. 2. I work edith a girl who in some ways is like a 2, 5, or 7 year old at different times. Diagnosis: Charge disorder. She can dress herself, eat on her own, & do most things on her own. She's nonverbal, but can say a few words, use a communication device (tablet with pictures), & used a sign language. She only cares to listen to music & do sensory things. In America all children have to go to school & special needs children can be taught on their individual level. She can read few words on her own, is good at basic math. Problem: laziness, self-harms to get her way. Parent problem: mom wants to fix her, reinforces negative behaviors. The girl needs a babysitter at home, basically. She's gonna go to college because that's way above her.. Why she needs a therapist: to help with self-regulation, keep an eye on her at school, to motivate her to do work or try new things, & to prevent her from hurting herself. 3. Everyone could benefit from assistance in some type of way. Special needs children are all different & need different things. In a one world, many would just leave them with a babysitter without the ability to gain an education. Luckily they are able to recieve some type of an education in America & the UK. A person without special needs may want to play video games all day, but what happens when their parents die & their family won't take them in? Therapists help to teach these children songs basic things & for others, how to socialize & get a job. Just a variety of things that most parents don't even realize their child is capable of doing. Sorry for the long rant. There's just help for special needs children now days that wasn't in existence 50 years ago. Many were killed, orphaned or abandoned. Now they are able to learn. I'm done.

[@belleberroyer3054]

self harms to get her own way - maybe thats the only way she can get anyone (parents ) to see how much she doesnt want to do something, being controlled must be a night mare to live with. also the use of the word retardation is highly offensive and, from what you have written about the child untrue. sounds like the family need therapy for themselves to come to terms with their child. the child could do with time away from her parents a few times a week ...bless her.

[@user-ih1om5vm9j]

Adding an ability to work with others (when helpful) while still liking to work alone is superior by increasing diversification of skills to liking alone but the inability/discomfort to work in a group. Do they swap the ability to work alone for a group or add?

[@Alternity666]

@@mswinter3692 Assistance is not the problem. Autistic people do certain behavior because they need to. If you teach them to repress this behavior and instead act the way neurotypical people want them to act it will exhaust them, and at one point they WILL breakdown, usually at adulthood, where no ressources are available anymore. It's horrible to even think about having to go through that. I don't know what you know about autism, but clearly not enough. The way to go is not to change autistic people, but instead make neurotypical people understand that the neurotypical way of acting and behaving is not the only way. We don't have to break our brains to please neurotypical people. The fact that Autism is misunderstood even by professionals is why I was a school-dropout. We don't care about your credentials, they really don't mean anything, very few if any neurotypical people actually know what autism is, and to me this is crazy especially in this decade, where ALOT of autistic people speaks loudly about what it means to be autistic everywhere on the internet. Organisations like Autism Speaks really don't care about reality, they care about your money.

[@mswinter3692]

@@Alternity666 There isn't one shoe that fits every person. Certain behaviors DO need to be changed. How they are changed is another story. My kid was 17 but mentally like 2 or 3. Hormones. Self-harm means she's needs supervision 24/7. Her mom was in denial & wanted her to be "normal." Though she could learn basic math & could read a few words, she would never have a reason to go to school. If she were my child, I wouldn't bother putting her in school. She was nonverbal as well. She had to learn how to go to the restroom on her own & to ask. She could never live alone. But other children can maybe successfully live alone or drive a car & read. It really depends on the individual & what's going on in their head. Parents often have a difficult time accepting their children and THEY are the ones who want them to change, or the school does. I could go on and on, but just know that all people could use assistance one way or another & CERTAIN behaviors had or should be changed to make us better or to help us have positive social interactions with others.

[@mswinter3692]

I'm a behavior interventionist & what I usually see is a lot of uninvolved parents/ families when it comes to special needs children. I have been a preschool teacher & I've seen the same thing with parents of non-special needs children. It's worse for special needs children though. Solution? Parents being trained on how to interact with their children (special needs or not) because many behaviors can be changed early on. Children respond well to adults who meet them at their level. Parents just need to recognize when they need help with their children & not feel ashamed by that fact. Every behavior won't always be able to change altogether, but many can be reduced significantly with help.

[@brelove1986]

MY NEPHEW HAS HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM.. SO WHEN GETS FRUSTRATED.. HE SLAMS THE DOOR, SPITS, HIT, SCREAMS.. HE NEVER HAD ABA...IM DESPERATE.. IVE TRIED BREATHING TECHNIQUES.. TRIED TIME OUTS..NOTHING! PLEASE WHAT CAN I DO HE IS 5 YEARS OLD.. YES HE CAN TALK.. HE CAN READ A LITTLE..

[@brelove1986]

SHOULD I TRY MEDS?.. DO I NEED A PSYCH DR?

[@piedpipper007]

​@@brelove1986 Yes, you should seek out psychological and medical health experts in your area to best advise you and connect you to appropriate community and private services. Therapeutic interventions can still do wonders for your nephew at the age of five - medication should only be considered after trying other therapies.

[@Alternity666]

Aba is not the way to go, as an autistic person I can't ever recommend this to anyone. Repressing who you are will only cause problems in adulthood. You're forcing the kids to mask and therefore getting exhausted from it. One day this will go backwards.

[@mswinter3692]

@@Alternity666 unfortunately, some behaviors are inappropriate. I'm not saying to change all behaviors, just the ones that actually affect others like personal space, hiring, etc. Also, modifying behaviors also helps. I've dealt with a kid who would harm herself to get her way, but she was mentally 2 in a 17-year-oldams body. Many parents underestimate & overestimate their children. They want to fix them & make them "normal," which I disagree with.

[@Gwendolyn77988]

Aba is teaching children how to be compliant, and not that they deserve body autobomy, deserve to have their boundaries respected and their needs met.

[@ColdGrub1384]

@@ZahhidMicheal shut up

[@biblecorrected5501]

You must have a child who’s autistic and never got help

[@juaecheverria0]

Even normal children don't need to have boundaries exactly. They need to be taught how to be successful in life. Sometimes that just requires children to do what they don't want to do. That's life...

[@filipeflower]

@@juaecheverria0 Define "normal".

[@KieraCameron514]

@@juaecheverria0 Yeah! They do. Setting boundaries allows children to reject abuse.

[@kingdollop-head743]

You're not supposed to punish children for being themselves and reward them for hiding that and masking from the people around them. This video shows just the practical tasks training stuff, and those aren't that bad, but there's a reason they don't show the social ones, or where they are trying to make the children suppress their stimming. Please use occupational therapy instead, this is not good.

[@HopebridgeAutismTherapyCenters]

Hello & thanks for the comment. We are pleased to report that we offer Occupational, Physical and Speech therapy in addition to ABA therapy. We believe in addressing a child's challenges using multiple approaches based on their needs. We find that ABA therapy in addition to OT, PT and or Speech accelerates results.

[@serenagoss2730]

More robotic than social

[@elliottphoenix]

Serena Goss What?

[@pavlovsdawg6366]

Hello, sorry you got a hold of some bad information about behavior analysis. The ethical code of behavior analysis requires any intervention to exhaust all positive reinforcement strategies before even considering using punishment. And if punishment is warranted, then a positive reinforcement strategy must ALWAYS be included to reinforce the correct behaviors. ABA does not suppress stimming, rather, it analyzes WHY the individual stims and introduces a replacement behavior that serves the same function (or getting what they want). Everybody stims....but some are harmful to an individual's learning and social progress. Would you rather tell everyone to "deal with" someone's inappropriate stimming in public, or would you rather teach a more appropriate way to stim to where the individual is not socially stigmatized, nor do they interrupt others around them (e.g. In a movie theater). ABA improves the quality of life for these individuals. ....and occupational therapy is a different ballgame, buddy. Two completely different areas of study.

[@mohammedjafferali693]

Hey genius they are psychologist, professionals, thats the way the reward system works.

[@lyndonleedalee1738]

Ugh, I hate ABA therapy. There are some places that will hold your child's hands down when they're trying to stim. Or, even worse, purposefully cause them to meltdown, and make it impossible for them to recover. Different isn't bad. I can understand if they're harming themselves, but I'll never understand why you'd want to get rid of hand flapping or rocking.

[@ohkla14]

...like you said some places... you shouldn't "hate" it especially if you dont know it.

[@lyndonleedalee1738]

@@ohkla14 I hate anything that causes PTSD in people.

[@pavlovsdawg6366]

@@lyndonleedalee1738 You ignored me when I asked for empirical proof that ABA causes PTSD....I gave you empirically backed articles in favor of ABA, court rulings in favor of ABA, and institutions in favor of ABA...I'm wondering, if you're treating autism and you're not using ABA, you are more than likely using punishment and coercion. Please get back to me, thank you.

[@lyndonleedalee1738]

@Tucker,Fearn and Bentley’s Angel Forever Actually, it CAN be somewhat improved. It can also do the opposite. Yes, ABA is bad in most cases, but in some cases it can help a child learn and succeed without trauma. We need to pay attention to that, I think.

[@lyndonleedalee1738]

@@pavlovsdawg6366 Here's one on just PTSD symptoms, but if I take longer then I can find some on the correlation between ABA and PTSD as a disorder www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/AIA-08-2017-0016

[@anisa3610]

The essence of ABA is positive . I see a lot of comments explaining the opposite. However, ABA with a good instructor will help children assimilate into the realistic environment of our world. In order to interact with ones that have this condition, it is paramount for us to be able to learn how to connect with them, and teach them how to connect with us. Now the techniques that each individuals enforced may be unsatisfactory or insensitive to some but the actual therapy is just accentuating their communication skills. How would we know how to communicate with our children if they're mute or unresponsive. Come on guys you have to get out your head and put aside the defensive hedge

[@filipeflower]

Read Sara Rocha's posts about ABA.

[@deliussedlemon2523]

In my experience, ABA Vs mild autism has been a little traumatic. I am aware of my positive qualities whilst feeling constantly ashamed. I want to excel in my way when I know I can offer something but feel fear of being punished for doing so. I can reason that I am just different but the fear comes from a different part of me so I am stuck failing at normal and scared of contributing. It's frustrating!

[@favourjohn312]

My son have suffered autism spectrum since childhood and Have battled with it all his life. But recently taking of Dr Oyalo herbs have help his get rid of it completely, his speech is vibal and his social skill is perfect. I’m so glad and happy now

[@gailasprey7787]

Don’t listen to anyone who says your way of thinking or feeling is wrong. Your allowed to be who you are and you have the right to be who you are! ❤

[@littlesarahautism9787]

My daughter (Sarah) was diagnosed with severe autism at 16 months. She is five years old now, she is still not speaking sentences. She make sound's 24/7. I did seek help but everyone that was sent to our home could NOT helped my child. I had to educate them in order for them to even start communicating with her. lord know I am devoted and dedicated to my child and because of that she now saying hi and bye bye (recently ) and yes she now know how to communicate nonverbal not sign language< by 8 years old my Sarah will speak. When it comes help if you don't have MONEY the process will take longer.... p.s It's NOT easy but you as the Parent have to have a lot of patient and give your child a lot of tender loving care (They need it ). Parents you need to be devoted, dedicated and advocate when it comes to your child.

[@joemoon1943]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with Dr Oyalo on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now his speech has improved

[@elisakrivas]

My thought is if you wouldn't do it to yourself, then don't do it to others. Logic

[@alaysiakayebutler6299]

Basic humanity, decency, fair and square logical, YES!!! Taught from birth, one way..or the other way..

[@bolinhong2598]

My son have been using this herbal product for 1month now, so far it has cured his ASD and eliminate his misbehavior as well, now he is verbal, I got this herbs from Dr Oyalo on his channel and it work perfectly. Now he is completely free

[@elisakrivas]

@@bolinhong2598 yes! And I live in Arizona right next to the ocean! It’s gorgeous!

[@srgblinx7915]

@@bolinhong2598 which medicine ??

[@bolinhong2598]

@@srgblinx7915 from doc Oyalo channel link I got the medicine from him kzbin.info/door/L8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg

[@AjWvlogs]

Here to learn

[@paulagap2222]

I soo disagree with the Dr in this video - my kids were diagnosed quite early but instead of help the label of autism was used to delay their therapy, medical treatments and even discriminated - refused place in the nursery. the worst thing is that my kids are very calm, independent and outgoing ...

[@Latifalshamsi]

I had the same problem my daughter is so sweet and calm and barely has tantrums I would have to say even less than kids around her yet once I told some nurseries that she has speech difficulties after being welcoming they all of a sudden said that they do not have any space for her even without having to meet her

[@mrrapport]

Well you guys have the problem with the child care facilities, not the diagnosis! We opened everything to our child care about autism and they are helping and supporting my child till this day!

[@juniormako6184]

Doc Oyalo can reverse autism with herbs and it’s completely perfect. I used it for my son and so far his speech and behavior is normal and he can now also respond to everything positively on his own.

[@joemoon1943]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with Dr Oyalo on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now his speech has improved

[@kibadanghi]

I'm autistic, and every autistic person I know that was made to attend aba sessions claim it was worthless and somewhat like torture. Also the specialists technical language is definitely not up to date

[@favourjohn312]

My son have suffered autism spectrum since childhood and Have battled with it all his life. But recently taking of Dr Oyalo herbs have help his get rid of it completely, his speech is vibal and his social skill is perfect. I’m so glad and happy now

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

Every autistic I talked to says ABA improved their life and they are so much better because of it. What else you got?

[@tecnicstudios]

Well ABA is graded a success based on obedience and without care for the victim's opinion and feelings. Which automatically makes it not a therapy because therapy requires the therapist and therapee to have communication, the therapist can't do any legitimate for the patient if they don't know how the patient is affected by exercises. Yes the technical language is not up to date because ABA came from pseudo-scientists.

[@Chris_winthers]

Plus, it's reccomended to do it 40 hours a week on top of school

[@wetherabble8031]

This mirrors a "how to train your dog" video. Gross.

[@LaniMedea]

How can the people running this channel read these comments and sleep at night?

[@jayashiaco9476]

How is this different from assimilation? Genuinely asking. I have no opinion to argue.

[@juniormako6184]

Doc Oyalo can reverse autism with herbs and it’s completely perfect. I used it for my son and so far his speech and behavior is normal and he can now also respond to everything positively on his own.

[@asmamukhtar550]

My baby girl is three and she is epilepic and i saw her have some signs of autism now what should i do ?

[@fatherpetey2866]

Talk to a pediatrician or community mental health. They should be able to get you down the right track.

[@elisakrivas]

For the epilepsy, obviously get help, but for the autism, that depends on her personal circumstance. In some cases, all you need to do is learn from them, appreciate them, and learn to understand them. Nothing else will be needed; they'll just think and act a little differently is all. In other cases, if it seems more severe (self harm or barely able to get through tough life situations), help may be needed, but ALWAYS make sure to include the autistic and their concerns, making sure they give some consent and are capable of understanding and do understand. The biggest tip I can give is to treat a child as an equal human being who has their own mind and listen to what they have to say, even if they are mute. They always have ways to communicate, just learn them. At three years old, however, it's rather hard to tell for some situations, so don't panic, just wait. Autism can be a burden to some, but for others it can be a gift, so assuming the worst immediately, panicking, and worrying about it sets both you and your child up for failure. At this age, treat them as you would any child, raise them as you would any child, teach them as you would any child, and embrace who they are (love them as they are and don't discourage behaviors that are harmless). Wait to see just how much help they may need if any and be there for them, while not bombarding them. One thing I should point out is for some things, people need to learn how to step out of their comfort zone, but for others, if an autistic is uncomfortable and making them comfortable won't cause any issues, then help them feel comfortable and don't make them feel bad about it. Two examples: You're in a mall and your child is getting anxious by all the people and loud noises. Unfortunately, daily living requires noise and people, so this is unavoidable. Show the child you care about their problem by allowing them a break (go to a not so crowded area, go to a bathroom that seems fairly vacant for the moment, or take them to the car, etc.), but remind them you both will have to return to finish your shopping. This let's the child know you care about them, but also teaches them that some situations are unavoidable, but if things get overwhelming it's okay to take a break. Another example, however, doesn't avoid the situation because it's unnecessary to avoid: If your child cries when wearing tags on their shirts, wearing clothes with seems inside (like normal), or doesn't like the texture of a certain food, then who are you harming by allowing them to cut off the tags, wear their socks inside out, or not eating the food they hate? No one is harmed, so accommodating these things and allowing them to feel comfortable in these situations is okay and shouldn't be an issue to allow, even if it is abnormal, according to society. These are just examples. I'm sure you can find many more examples in your mind. I hope this all helps. I'm autistic, have been studying psychology (particularly child psychology), and had to raise my sister as though she were my own daughter (sadly, but at least it made us very close), so I have both experience with parenting and autism, so I'm not telling you a whole lot of bs, as most of this is what I've learned and had my own experience with.

[@AlejandroDoverBravo]

Stop forcing us to make eye contact

[@smoregurl]

Oh skinners research is he the one that did that research with that baby ? Didn’t the child have negative affects later on ? I don’t quite remember . Idk I feel like this research could be good with the positive reinforcement but negative reinforcement I don’t think is ever good It hurts self esteem and can hurt their self image . Idk I don’t have a degree . But as someone with a learning disability and figuring out other things ... I think it’s just good to point out a view from a non professional standpoint - so the kiddos are always heard . Are there studies done that follow up with kids that have done the therapy what do they say about it ? Thankyou for this video everyone seems caring :)

[@michellethomas6557]

Hi! So negative reinforcement is a great thing! Don't think of negative as bad but as removal. And reinforcement is when a behavior increases. So negative reinforcement is the removal of something the individual doesn't like and it makes that behavior increase. For example, when I do my homework my mom takes away a chore. Now I am more likely to complete my homework. Or I have a headache so I take a Tylenol. The pain goes away and I am more likely to take Tylenol in the future :). Hope this helps I only comment since you said you're doing research

[@jshir17]

Michelle Thomas *So negative reinforcement is harmful (especially when it is done without explaining why it’s being done-which is usually the case in ABA and usually it’s done to stop non-harmful behaviors) Why would you use negative reinforcement against self-harm behaviors which will cause the child to feel bad about himself and thus engage in more self-harm!?*

[@NORIEDAYSONGAGARINOakilahneil]

DONE SUBSCRIBING MY daughter has autism too. It is really hard and challenging raising a child with autism. But God choose us to be their parents to love accept and protect them always

[@dolphone6748]

are you saying you unsubbed or subbed?

[@bolinhong2598]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with (Dr Oyalo) on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now he is herbal with his behavior ok and he can not obey instructions. the herbs has been a positive impact on his and i recommend to everyone too.

[@dolphone6748]

@@bolinhong2598 herbs? herbs? HERBS? which herbs? what incredible pseudoscience is this shit. also, "reverse" autsim... dude! NO WAY! PLEASE tell me you are joking!

[@juniormako6184]

I use this herbs on my son too and it work for me and till now he is still ok and normal. I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo channel and used it on my son for 4week and within the period of using it there was positive changes which really urge me to continue and I can say my son is free from autism now.

[@dolphone6748]

@@juniormako6184 when you say your son is ok and normal, you imply autism is bad. you use quack medicine to cure something that shouldn't be cured.

[@lesterrivers8863]

I am autistic and I already graduated from my school it was a special education school I had a aid

[@axiomaddict]

All therapies have risks, especially when managed by bureaucracies. I have also found that a great many children benefit from ABA. The point is not so much whether it is bad or good, the point is, is it appropriate for a given child?

[@hoodio]

incredible, absolute madness

[@favourjohn312]

My son have suffered autism spectrum since childhood and Have battled with it all his life. But recently taking of Dr Oyalo herbs have help his get rid of it completely, his speech is vibal and his social skill is perfect. I’m so glad and happy now

[@hoodio]

@@favourjohn312 vut he's not happy for sure

[@deehawk9427]

I think I see my student if that child name is Ben.. I used to be his teacher at a center here in Michigan..

[@kitten1122]

please dont do stuff like this as a teacher wtf

[@vanilla9955]

That kid at the end does not look like he is having a good time

[@jamrollz]

"Illicit the behavior we're looking for"- Oh so ABA is a re-education camp. Got it.

[@juniormako6184]

Doc Oyalo can reverse autism with herbs and it’s completely perfect. I used it for my son and so far his speech and behavior is normal and he can now also respond to everything positively on his own.

[@jamrollz]

@@juniormako6184 I am a happy communicative autistic adult. But I used to be a sad antisocial autistic child, back when my parents shamed me for being myself. Make of that what you will.

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

@@juniormako6184 No he can't, he's a huckster.

[@favourjohn312]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with (Dr Oyalo) on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now he is herbal with his behavior ok and he can now obey instructions. the herbs has been a positive impact on his and i recommend to everyone too.

[@staceyhoaglundadvocate9091]

I have a son with autism and I'm glad that we "seem" to be getting more info out there to the public about ASD. I try to help others through videos on my channel in learning more about ASD and their parents. I'm the president of the Autism Society of Florida and we're working hard to have the voices of people with autism guide us as we determine where our efforts needs to be. Thank you for this piece.

[@BlakeRyan6]

Hello this was a lovely message, I love that you are making a voice for people like me. I still feel there isn't enough of this in the world than there should be. I am autistic and I am actually currently writing a book about my experience growing up, my opinions and views and the things i've been told growing up that weren't true. I am also aiming to help those with autism know that they aren't alone and that we just view the world uniquely and help those without autism have a better understand that no one autistic person is the same as the next.

[@bolinhong2598]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with (Dr Oyalo) on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now he is herbal with his behavior ok and he can not obey instructions. the herbs has been a positive impact on his and i recommend to everyone too.

[@romarksantos7842]

My son diagnose autism when he is 2 now he is 4 he is smart and so sweet.. although he's behavior is different from normal kids..

[@kalyanich6114]

At what age he started speaking

[@maquillamelily212]

kalyani ch I would like to know too please. My granddaughter is 20 months

[@kalyanich6114]

Maquillame Lily My daughter is 3 years 3 months She is not speaking now, she has only 4 functional words only But she can sing more than 10 rhymes and also can count 1 to 10 numbers But she can’t understand what we are sayings I am so worrying about her future.

[@maquillamelily212]

kalyani ch I completely understand, it is very worrying. Let’s keep the faith that things will get better. My granddaughter will start early intervention soon, she’ll have a teacher, a speech therapist, an occupational therapist and a child psychologist. I hope in a year I can see improvement

[@mswinter3692]

Intelligence and autism hand and hand are subjective. An autistic person may be high or low functioning, may be good at one or many things etc. You may talk negatively about a high functioning autistic person and they may be unaware cognitively, & a low functioning autistic person may be aware of it. We are all just people, and the average person has many things they should work on. Just saying that no one is perfect, not being negative about your child so I hope I did not offend you. I'm also a teacher & behavioral therapist with a degree in child development.

[@mnwcloud9637]

This is kinda sick

[@sunshinelovenv]

My 2 and a half granddaughter. Their parents aren't gonna medicate her. She's mild but I think she is moderate. She goes to a special School. She has improved. It s called therapy. She likes books. She is starting to talk. She's interacting with her dolls and trying to feeding the baby and changing the diaper. She didn't have tantrum like she use to.

[@juniormako6184]

I use this herbs on my son too and it work for me and till now he is still ok and normal. I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo channel and used it on my son for 4week and within the period of using it there was positive changes which really urge me to continue and I can say my son is free from autism now.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@NEW HOPE INSURANCE LTD Doc Oyalo gave me more autism and herpes

[@favourjohn312]

My son have suffered autism spectrum since childhood and Have battled with it all his life. But recently taking of Dr Oyalo herbs have help his get rid of it completely, his speech is vibal and his social skill is perfect. I’m so glad and happy now

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@Fatima Mustapha mala why do all you bots sound alike? If dr. Oyos herbs were so amazing, you would think people would have heard of him by now

[@wickjezek1101]

There aren't medications to treat autism. It's not that they're NOT going to medicate her.

[@Sergeant_Russel]

I’m 31, as a SWAT unit for the New Orleans Police Department. When I was 12, I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD and was sent to ABA therapy. If I’m honest, it wasn’t worth it. It was torture, I now have a son, and he’s also Autistic and acts like I used to, ive noticed that he Acts better as a child learning by himself instead of with others forcing it. What I’m trying to say is, save your kids from this trauma. It’s complete torture and I completely regret going to it.

[@jubilation8383]

I disagree, I also have autism and no matter how hard I try or how many books I read I can't seem to socialize. I much rather go through this even if it's bad and live a normal life. At least you're a swat officer, my life is miserable. I can't get a good job because every interview is awkward , I can't even talk to my own family because of how bad my social skills are

[@RCmaniac1231]

Thank you for being a voice of reason in this comment section. I’m autistic but have been lucky to not have gone through ABA

[@tecnicstudios]

@@jubilation8383 dude that doesn't make aba automatically work cause you never did it. You need help but that doesn't make something that doesn't work, work. Listen to those who had to go through it. It doesn't work, go get help from therapies that are scientifically proven to work not one that got legitimized through heresay and unscientific studies that tossed out all the data that didn't fit in with the person's opinion.

[@annonimiss6422]

I'm sorry you've been through that. I suggest you look into the Son-Rise Program *if* you might be interested in some other method to help your child be able to experience the world as fully as he can (as much as neurotypical individuals). What they do is incredible.

[@pardonmyfrench4760]

Obviously the new orleans police department lowered their standards. Who forged your GED?

[@jhamadhu2809]

Normalcy is only proven if you’re a social butterfly?

[@marklavania3680]

Nailed the sarcasm there Madhu!

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

I'm an autistic social butterfly but my friend who also is autistic is very shy . She's like the sister to me

[@agrotta1650]

Lots of problems with this video.

[@IraqieGirl541]

Ikr. I don't have any friends and my parents think I'm a creep. It's so frustrating

[@ananse77]

I saw nothing in the video about expecting everyone to be a social butterfly.

[@cherylspottedbear6513]

Karters learning!

[@damainsimpson7476]

Good

[@milkytales]

Problem: Many reccomend 20 to 40 hours of this. Teaching children pointless stuff. And kids get punished for groaning, yawning, crying, ect. They may get a comfort item taken away if they don’t comply. That is effed up on so many levels. If someone took my Lindel plushie (my comfort stim toy) from me for not “looking them in the eye,” I would deck them, full stop!

[@monikakrall3922]

We are able to communicate with others lot more meaningfully, just we take time and observe. We are completely fine without neurotipical people, as a matter of fact our symptoms are caused by interacting with neurotipical people. We are on a different stage of human consciousness :)

[@BackFlippingHippos]

@@monikakrall3922 how important is a stim toy for an autistic person? 1-10 would it be equal to someone taking away your food when hungry?

[@chubbydunkers78]

@@BackFlippingHippos Autistic people are individuals with unique needs and wants. For some autistics, it might actually feel equal. For others, it might be tolerable but still uncomfortable and long term harmful.

[@consig1iere294]

I work as a behavior technician in MA and what you mentioned is not fully accurate. No we don't teach kids with Autism pointless stuff, a child is first observed by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and then he/she writes the program for that particular child. No a child is not punished for specifically groaning, yawning, crying etc. There is Positive and Negative punishment, I would definitely suggest you give it a read. It is not meant to "punish" a child, it is meant to modify behavior. If you are not “looking them in the eye”, and your Lindel plushie is taken away, that is not because they hate you, the plushie is a super strong reinforcer for you, that means you are willing to sacrifice and learn new positive behaviors to get your plushie back. Remember, the plushie will always be back :)

[@SamiVanMehic]

@@consig1iere294 I love that answer! My son is in ABA, with him (every child is different) he fixates on an object and most likely wont respond so you have to remove said item to get him to try something new or learn basic life skills. It's not the way they make it seem. Since starting ABA he can now verbally make choices about daily life and that is so important for his independence ❤

[@paulinetate9470]

It saddens me to see all these negative comments. This place is amazing and my child has learned so much. My daughter knows how to ask for space and to say no because of the great people at hopebridge. She can communicate her needs through sign, device, and directing me. She doesnt have to get upset while i try to figure out what she wants or needs. I am sorry for the people who have had bad experiences but hopebridge has been a game changer for my daughter. They don't try to eradicate stimms. They redirect as needed to keep learning going. They include the parent in all the goal setting. They meet with me twice a month. Send home daily reports. And for two years have shown my child so much love. Her therapist cry when they are changed to another child. Thank you hopebridge for all you do!

[@juniormako6184]

I use this herbs on my son too and it work for me and till now he is still ok and normal. I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo channel and used it on my son for 4week and within the period of using it there was positive changes which really urge me to continue and I can say my son is free from autism now.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@pointofnoreturn2004 Spoiler alert....YOU learn through operant conditioning as well! We all do! Wow!!!! Some autistics can't understand complex verbal behavior, operant conditioning works.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@pointofnoreturn2004 way to try to turn it around on me, but you are being ignorant in saying that you can simply talk to the severely autistic kid who claws out his eyes, eats feces, bites other people, and elopes from his caregivers in the environment and expect them to learn. I'm not saying don't talk to them, of course you treat them like any other person. But when you try to talk to them and it fails, what do you do then? How do you teach that individual?

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@pointofnoreturn2004 oh, only .01% of autistics are like that? I will stop you right there. Cite your sources. I guarantee you made that up, therefore, you are full of bull.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@pointofnoreturn2004 holy hell, are you serious? That type of person doesn't exist? I work with that population, tell me again it doesn't exist. Go ahead. You make things up to feel important, but it's clear to see you have no idea what you are talking about. All your points are invalid, you selfishly try to bash ABA because without this little crusade of yours, your life has less meaning. I understand. But you are a horrible person for making things up just for attention. So, go ahead. Where did you see in a SCIENTIFIC source that only .01% of autistics are how I described? I'll wait

[@fadimaalfaoumarou5616]

Please help me any recommendations any referrals my son is son no word and very difficult and strange behavior please help me

[@bobbob9821]

My experience after attending these "social skills" groups: -During high school, I was able to blend in enough to make "friends," but none of those friends stuck around. - It made me overly concerned with others' opinions and being agreeable, to the point of becoming a doormat. A few people even commented on it. -It didn't do much for me in the long term, and now, as an adult, I'm essentially back at square one, with zero social life and nothing to show for it.

[@emilyedwards2580]

This is one of the most disgusting and disrespectful videos I have ever seen

[@subsetofapophenia8530]

You are teaching these children to mask. Masking is incredibly draining and harmful to us knowing our true selves. Retitle this video to "how to force your children to mold to society's expectations of them."

[@rebeccanaundorf6461]

This is such a perfect way to say this! Why can't they learn to get on our level rather than forcing us to theirs?

[@user-ih1om5vm9j]

Seek first understanding and then be understood.

[@mnwcloud9637]

@@Shark97281 No. They are teaching to mask

[@Alternity666]

@@Shark97281 Mask doesn't mean to mask feelings. It means to act as close to a neurotypical person as possible. You're not masking your feelings, you're masking who you are. I know, I've done that for too long because of professionals not knowing what autism is, and now I'm stuck, it is very difficult to be myself when anyone is around me as result, and very exhausting to be around anyone. The exhaustion gets unbearable when you reach adulthood. Good videos that talks about the mask that autistic people has to wear because of the neurotypical world they get thrown in kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIi2fo2op8iYm6c kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmqmgKCQZ62qjrs With the amount of questions you asked in the comments of this very disturbing video for autistic people, I really do hope you watch these.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

ABA does not mask behaviors....do some research

[@karlaperdomo3124]

ABA has worked wonders for my child, when our therapist arrives home, my child giggles and hugs her the moment she walks into our home, we only work on my daughter’s self harm behavior, to help her replace the head banging, hitting herself when upset, with something that soothes her, I made clear I do not want to work neither replace her stimming (hand flapping, and other non harm) so far she has learned to get dressed by herself, finish her peg puzzles, and some educational activities she could not do before. I had ABA when I was a child and I can tell from my experience ABA methods has changed A LOT in the positive side.

[@natesportyboy4939]

Of course you would say it works for your child. You stand to gain from it working more than your child does. Think about it like this: In the days of the Soviet Union, they painted a very rosy picture of Soviet society for their citizens, and they loved it, and so they kept propping up the Soviets because who doesn't like rosy images and propaganda of workers reaping the benefits of what they sow? It's not that they actually understood all of what was actually happening in the Soviet Union, even if they felt something was wrong. All the citizens were supporting was merely the illusion that Moscow had set up for them. When Gorbachev became leader and initiated the perestroika reforms, people began to truly see what the Soviet Union had actually been doing the entire time, and the Soviets, whose entire existence relied on brainwashing their people into thinking everything was fine, collapsed as quickly as the Titanic. Similarly, I was one of those children who "giggled and hugged" my practitioner. But the reason for that was because they had set up an environment that looked great while covering up all sorts of traumatic stuff. If I didn't do things such as "silly talking" (their term for my verbal stims), I would be rewarded a green Push Pop or a VHS copy of The Emperor's New Groove. I mean, come on, what kid DOESN'T want those things? Of course even terms like "silly talking" felt very wrong to me, but all I knew was that if I didn't do it, I would get the things I wanted. It wasn't like there was anything I could do about it. That's why I was so "happy", it was because I was being given things I liked in exchange for me not displaying my autism. I didn't actually understand the whole point of what I was doing beyond getting the Push Pop or the video tape, and that's likely what it is for your daughter as well. You can control behaviors like head banging and hitting herself without ABA, which is merely focused on controlling said behaviors, not on finding out what's actually causing them. Autistic adults often realize this when they grow up, which is why more and more people are beginning to doubt the illusion ABA has set up for itself. Sooner or later, it will collapse just like the Soviet Union did 30+ years ago.

[@karlaperdomo3124]

@@natesportyboy4939 Good for you. I respect your point of view. But you’ll not shove down my throat your opinion. I’m Autistic too, so your “You’re not autistic so you don’t know what is like” bs will not work with me. I will still continue to help and guide my child to keep preventing her Self Harm behaviors, so there’s that, go troll someone else, have a nice day!

[@natesportyboy4939]

@@karlaperdomo3124 Did I ever say you weren't autistic? Maybe perhaps you misread my comment completely. And don't think that just because you're autistic that that means I'm not going to challenge you either.

[@ahmadag1820]

@@natesportyboy4939 I went back to stymying when I became an adult and had the power to say "fuck off it is me love it or leave it"

[@adriajanni5822]

How do you help a parent understand that their child needs to be evaluated?

[@mswinter3692]

Many parents are in denial. Usually it's worse when they are from another country such as Asia, India, Nigeria. They aren't accepting of it because it has a negative stigma & so they end up suffering & causing their child to suffer just because they don't want that label. 1. My suggestion is to NEVER try to diagnose a child if you are not a doctor, especially their person pediatrician. 2. You can start by mentioning the milestone difference between their child and the average child their age.. but you cannot simply bring it up in conversation unless you mention it about your own child first.. so from a parental perspective, bring up that you aren't sure if your child is hitting their developmental milestones and you're wondering if you should get them checked out. Ask the person if they've had their child checked yet. And mention that if they have something, you want to get early intervention which is proven to help in the long run versus waiting until later. That's the simplest way. 3. If you're a teacher, speak to the principal or director of the school & see how they would like to handle it. It could be as simple as handing out pamphlets about different signs of different disorders or disabilities.. or having a nurse or doctor come to the school & give information about the topic (let parents know beforehand) & again, pass out pamphlets. You never want to suggest that anything is wrong with anyone's child.

[@dovlab3089]

@@mswinter3692 as a parent of child with hearing loss and speech delays, I would prefer to tell me everything speech therapist thinks about my child's development rather than going round in circles...also there are a lot of incompetent therapists, at least our family have met a lot, that just know one strategy to work with the child and if that doesn't work-than they say that child is at fault...I am immigrant who lives in the west and actually had to go back to my home country to get help with my child's speech. If I have followed all the advices local therapists, my child for sure would have developed some unwanted behaviors...my child needed for therapists to have a heart and be sensitive, and some of them are treating their services as just simply work and don't actually care about the child...my child is almost at the level of his peers, but thanks to the therapist from my home country...

[@mswinter3692]

@@dovlab3089 I'm glad your child received the help they needed to thrive. It's unfortunate that many people choose careers that they dislike just for money or because they think it's easy. Working with children is hard work, but worth it. Therapists (and anyone working with people) should always be Compassionate, empathetic and understand of their clients situation & needs.

[@juniormako6184]

Doc Oyalo can reverse autism with herbs and it’s completely perfect. I used it for my son and so far his speech and behavior is normal and he can now also respond to everything positively on his own.

[@hens8943]

I have a interview for an internship tomorrow and this video helped me so much! Very informative, thanks a lot!

[@TheReetchou]

How did your interview go?

[@hens8943]

@@TheReetchou It went great, thanks for asking! I'll be starting tomorrow!

[@trikkid]

You really need to listen to the experiences of ABA survivors who have reached adulthood. There are thousands of ASD adults who are desperately trying to make organisations like yours listen to them.

[@chaanelxo]

What have they said?

[@roberthansen5727]

@@chaanelxo That ABA is horrifically traumatizing and leaves lasting scars.

[@mrrapport]

@@roberthansen5727 wow spread fake news. Keep it up.

[@ananse77]

Those practices were at least 20 years ago. A lot has changed.

[@roberthansen5727]

@@mrrapport It's not fake news, it's the consensus among autistic people.

[@sammi9168]

ABA therapy has come a long way. yes it’s controversial but it’s still important to helping people, especially those with low functioning autism. i understand ppl saying stims and lack of eye contact are not harmful, and i agree. but what about those who don’t communicate? if we use positive reinforcement to help people with low functioning autism learn that communication is beneficial, we can set them up for a better future.

[@shaanlusinclair2395]

Gcmaf helps .or Soalite.

[@robertarceo6560]

thanks for this!

[@Alternity666]

Are you serious? Don't thank people that causes issues to autistic people. Correcting behavior the way they do will cause problems in their aldulthood, the kind of issues that will be very hard to overcome. We do these kind of behavior for a reason, if we're prevented from doing it we get exhausted and one day we lack the energy to cope with that bullshit.

[@pineappleexplosion6782]

Dude seriously?!?!

[@researcherhaht]

ABA and equivalent programs are still the only approved programs for autism therapy , and i agree it has a lot of benefits for autistic children, but sometimes its much better to go inside the autistic person world instead of taking him to our world , the other point is ABA sometimes make the child like the machine or the robots , give me otherwise i will not do , to connect the the behaviuor with the enforcer in my opinion sometimes has a lot of drawbacks . i do not like the child to be very materialistic .

[@epsilonalphaargo1948]

There are no benefits you ableist bigot, it's torture.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@epsilonalphaargo1948 Better let the U.S. Surgeon general, American Academy of Pediatrics, and National Institute of Mental Health know that they are backing a torturous method, then. Better tell all the colleges offering masters and PHD level degrees in ABA that they are wrong. Better let all of the insurance companies required by law to cover ABA services because it is deemed medically necessary to stop doing so. Better write a bad letter to all of the journals publishing ABA as empirically-backed and evidence based....you get the point. Your biased, misinformed opinion < All the empirical evidence supporting ABA.

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

Are you talking about motivation? Yeah, unless the kid wants to do a specific behavior, you need to find motivation for them to WANT to. It might start off with tangible items (not all kids find social attention reinforcing initially), but the tangible items are paired with social praise....then once social praise becomes a conditioned reinforcer, the tangible items are faded. The goal is for social attention to be the ultimate reinforcer, since it is more natural and abundant in the environment. Riddle me this: Do you work solely for social praise? And if so, how the hell do you pay your bills?

[@epsilonalphaargo1948]

ABA was literally developed by the same guy who developed Gay Conversion Therapy and it is just as harmful. I've no time for ableist bigots like you who ignore actually autistic people in favour of your own outdated pseudoscience and torture autistic kids to turn them "normal".

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@epsilonalphaargo1948 Oh....so, ABA involves gay conversion therapy? That's news to me. When was the last time the guy who developed gay conversion therapy ran such a protocol? Would it be....I don't know....some time in the early 1900's when that was legit? Times change, and you are obviously living in the past for some weird reason. I am not sure what you are fighting against, but the science points to ABA being legit and super effective. What's funny is that you are literally saying a complete scientific field is horrible because an early founder in the early 1900's was for gay conversion therapy, therefore, the science of ABA must be using the same view and has not changed at all in over 60+ years. That, my friend, is the textbook definition of bigotry.

[@auxin903]

This is so wildly innacurate its melting my mind.

[@kachellesoum1655]

Same. When a professional uses the term “little bit of autism” mind blown.

[@mnwcloud9637]

Fr though

[@mnwcloud9637]

@@Shark97281 It is a spectrum. Meaning that it isn't level based. We might struggle in different catagories. Its like a circle chart with different catagories

[@mnwcloud9637]

@@Shark97281 You can have Aspbergers and not be "high functioning". Like they are just guessing what autism is based off what it looks like. But like she said, Asbergers people can talk. Can tell you what is incorrect about their knowlage. It also says that you can rewire autistics. You cannot change our brain types. It regresses after a while

[@auxin903]

@@mnwcloud9637 Minor addition for Blake and others that "aspergers" doesn't even exist. It not only has its origins in sending children to Nazi concentration camps based on "usefulness"- but the sheer concept of usefulness and functional labels (i.e. labels they try to frame a person's disability over how "functional" they seem) in itself is both a harmful mindset and inaccurate. As Cloud said, Autism is a spectrum not in the binary sense of "more or less" (you can not be more or less autistic any more than you can be a more or less left handed person), but in the sense of like a color spectrum: where different colors around the wheel represent different combinations of attributes and expressions. This comic does a better job illustrating: the-art-of-autism.com/understanding-the-spectrum-a-comic-strip-explanation/

[@andreeamihai6046]

Is this in Ireland, too?

[@wolfbenson]

uh, yes.....

[@isaacs8783]

dont take your kids to ABA

[@wolfbenson]

I'm a BCBA w/over 30 years experience. I am forever looking for good introductory videos to show to parents, students, etc. This one is VERY good! Covers all the bases from diagnosis, basic deficits and how to address them in simple concrete terms w/o making wild claims about prognosis. Well done.

[@HopebridgeAutismTherapyCenters]

Thanks so much for this professional endorsement of our definition of autism and ABA therapy!

[@bolinhong2598]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with (Dr Oyalo) on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now he is herbal with his behavior ok and he can not obey instructions. the herbs has been a positive impact on his and i recommend to everyone too.

[@juniormako6184]

Doc Oyalo can reverse autism with herbs and it’s completely perfect. I used it for my son and so far his speech and behavior is normal and he can now also respond to everything positively on his own.

[@wolfbenson]

@@juniormako6184 If that's the case, he should to peer reviewed research and publish.

[@bbygirlmua]

My dr. Referred us to ABA therapy, they come to your house... & The lady is very friendly and helpful haven’t met someone genuine like her in a looooong time :) thank you!!!!!!!!

[@marypowell776]

Jay Doll Tarot my five year old daughter was diagnosed a little over a year ago. She started her ABA therapy back in October. She’s come such a long way with her behaviours and adores her therapist.

[@sabserab]

Please don't. ABA seems good at first cause your kid gets groomed. But it is child abuse. And your kid will hate you for it. Google actually autistics and listen what we say we went through that bs. And have ptsd. Please

[@bluefoxthecutest2628]

@@sabserab If youve gone through it couldn't you go into more detail about whats wrong with it? Hearing it from someone who has experienced it is much more helpful than a Google search.

[@belladzhavarova7253]

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[@Legooma]

@@bluefoxthecutest2628 look it aba history is has killed many children and it cause psychological trauma

[@justisdraws2412]

They are not internalizing what they are supposed To be learning. They just learn The right answer To a specific question. They are not actually learning The colour red. They just learn what colour To point when asked To.

[@juniormako6184]

My son have suffered autism spectrum since childhood and Have battled with it all his life. But recently taking of Dr Oyalo herbs have help his get rid of it completely, his speech is vibal and his social skill is perfect

[@justisdraws2412]

@@juniormako6184 I have adhd and undiagnosed autism. Both are neurological disorders. It means that my brain got wired differently than someone with no neurological disorders. I was diagnosed with adhd In The grade 1-2,because I had difficulty learning To read. Medication has helped me alot though nowadays The effectiveness of it has faded. I was not diagnosed with autism as a Child, because they found adhd and decided that was enough. I was verbally and socially bullied through grades 1-9. During junior high I was mostly alone drawing which has been my hobby since I was 5. My study counselor didn't think I had a shot at high school and told my mom I should attend this program for those trying To find their way. She refused. I went to high school, because I wanted to. My first year high school was shut down permanently and so was my second year high school. But I did graduate with good grades. Lately I have Come To realise that my "mask" is coming Off. Autistic People are masters of masking. We observe our environment and learn how to act normal. We do it without realising it. Every since I started to recognize my autism The mask has been coming Off. Then again I am not afraid to be autistic. If I need To cover my ears from loud sounds it is what I do. I am afraid The world might try to belittle me, because of my autism, but I'd rather bring The world down to it's knees than ever kneel before it.

[@MariyaLoveyah]

Occupational therapy is great!

[@HopebridgeAutismTherapyCenters]

Thanks for the comment. We totally agree with you! :)

[@MariyaLoveyah]

Team Queen’ s Fearn Tucker and Bentley Forever , actually, you are the one who doesn’t deserve children of you put them through ABUSE of vaccination to possibly CAUSE Autism. Any therapy is more beneficial than abuse of big pharma.

[@elenicinagrow3338]

@Fearn and Tucker’s Angel Forever Read the dsm-v !!!

[@MariyaLoveyah]

Fearn and Tucker’s Angel Forever , I am sure your doctor convinced you of that. They get big bucks for promoting vaccines. The more people get vaccines, the more vacations your doctors get. Lol

[@MariyaLoveyah]

Fearn and Tucker’s Angel Forever , It is rising because more people get intoxicated with unnecessary toxins from medication /vaccines in human body from generation to generation. No proof? Wait a few hundred years, and everybody will be affected with some sort of disability from those neurotoxins.

[@brugerg5514]

The pain is unimaginable :(

[@Alternity666]

@@Shark97281 Changing autistic behavior is exhausting. You can only exhaust yourself so much. What you need to do with an autistic child is make sure he can be him/herself. Teach the other people (teachers, etc etc) about autism. Autistic people don't have to break their brains to become a neurotypical person, there are other ways. Instead of trying to change them, try to find out the best way for them to cope with the anxiety and stuff like that. I am autistic, and I can't even imagine having to go through that as a child and then be thrown in the adult world. Here's a video that talks a bit about the subject, from the eye of a psychology student that is autistic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5iYi4KIedyJsNU

[@elisakrivas]

I love how open minded this conversation is. Very beautiful ❤️

[@matthewrocksso]

@@Shark97281 I think it’s just because this video is about ABA therapy in general. Even if the video doesn’t show anything too bad this therapy is founded on some pretty fucked up views of autistic people. Like I’m probably gonna get mad at any aba video lol it’s evil

[@irisp5465]

@@Shark97281 the job of aba is essentially to make a child not act ‘autistic’. It’s solely to make nt people around them feel more comfortable, it only damages the child. Imagine how exhausting it would be to spend your whole life constantly doing things you don’t feel comfortable doing, but not being able to complain or say that you don’t like it

[@IcanSeeMyselfOutThanks]

@@irisp5465 Not true. If a behavior is not harmful to the individual, others, the environment, or their learning, it won't be addressed. Let's talk about the behaviors Autistic individuals do, such as smearing their feces on the walls, gouging their eyes out, punching others and throwing sharp objects...you wouldn't change that, huh?

[@hibye-by3yb]

A lot of self-proclaimed experts in the comments here, always nice to see.

[@veggie_kller6964]

Do you mean the people talking about being abused in ABA therapy, cause I feel like they would be experts on that

[@jaylyn3913]

Yeah let's ignore those of us on the spectrum. I thought it was about learning how to care for US? Do we not deserve to have a say in our treatment?! I would LOVE to mention the trauma and abuse I received from my family for damn near 2 decades. I am now suffering alone while living in my car after they abandoned me, when I never needed them more in my life. We are so very misunderstood. It's fucking tragic man. This shit made me suicidal as FUCK bro. We're not dogs that need to be trained to make YOU more comfortable. Let's put more money into researching how parents can learn how to interact with their kids instead of trying to change us. Our individuality is being smothered. What is wrong with this world? 💔 I'd give ANYTHING to have my family in my life again. If only THEY went to therapy and were trained properly in learning how to love me. I can't wait to find a group of fellow aspies who accept the brain I was born with. It's my only hope for a positive future, human connection..... And more importantly, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. This is disturbing and a big reason why the field of psychology is a fucking joke. It needs to be updated. Ugh. Not enough money is going into the research. DONT get me started on that lol we should be so much more evolved as a human race by now but too many people lack the maturity to understand this. We ALL need assistance in life. Every single human here. We were not created to be alone. Those that need the extra extra help may challenge us while caring for them, but doesn't that just teach us patience, acceptance, understanding.... And the true meaning of love?!

[@jaylyn3913]

I'll just move to Korea where it's deemed disrespectful to look someone in the eyes. I will fit in great there and that is where I will find love and acceptance from people with an open mind. Is there therapy to train blind people who have no control where their eyes wander naturally??!!! I wonder if that's the reason why the oh so talented Stevie Wonder wears sunglasses all the time, to avoid judgement.... 💔

[@pronounceword]

I like your video very much. It's really great. I'll keep an eye on your channel. I am your fan and I will support you.

[@a_little_demon]

is there a good website for ABA ? I wanna get rid of my autism already.

[@samsonO_o]

im sorry but u cant get rid of it it will be in your live from start to end

[@a_little_demon]

@@samsonO_o I know. I was just in a really bad place when I wrote this. I lost my self-esteem when it comes to my autism, and I feel like a burden to others because of the problems I face because of it. I wanted to get rid of mt traits or even of my autism, causing me to asks things like this online.

[@samsonO_o]

@@a_little_demon oh i know that feeling...

[@gorgeouswales9635]

Thank you for this video. My daughter is Autistic. We need not to be embarrassed of this diagnosis. It does not need to be renamed for another name. Autism is the name, it’s Real.

[@HopebridgeAutismTherapyCenters]

Thanks so much for sharing!

[@gorgeouswales9635]

Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers Very Welcome, I’m glad I can speak some truths, thank you for what you do everyday!

[@worstalentscout]

AUTISM - Kerri Rivera's Chlorine Dioxide treatment tackles pathogens, such as fungi, bacteria, heavy metals, parasites, candida, found in almost every autistic child / Candida proven to be a cause / low dose naltroxene (lowdosenaltroxene.org) / gluten & dairy-free diet / cannabis oil help patients to talk / Dr Russell Blaylock vaccine detox / Lugol's iodine / acetyl-L Carnitine / Bacteriodes fragilis bolster immune system and reduce autism / vitamin b12 (adeno B12) and vitamin B3 help with autism / vit B6 in form of P-5-P can help autism / visit curezone.org and earthclinic.com for useful advice. (truehealthfacts.com) ...........brains of autistic kids have high aluminum - silica to chelate..........Dr Robert Naviaux of San Diego School of Medicine gave suramin, to 10 autistic boys (ages 5-14), and noted "After the 1st dose, it was like a roadblock was released," he said. Study published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, saw 5 boys receive suramin, including 4 non-verbal kids - two 6-year olds and two 14-year olds. “The 6 yo and 14 yo said their first sentences 1 week after a single suramin infusion,” Naviaux said. Cells harden their membranes (MSM might reverse this) in response to attacks from viruses or pollutants. This ‘cellular danger response’ (CDR), is a defense mechanism that allows cells to wait for danger to pass. Autism is thought to develop when cells become ‘stuck’ in this mode. Dr Naviaux believes suramin ‘un-stick’ the cells. One parent, whose son had not spoken a full sentence in over a decade, said: “An hour after the infusion, he made more eye contact with doctors. There was a new calmness and more emotion at times.” “He played hide-and-seek, made new sounds and seek out his dad more.” Institutions in Sweden found mothers of autistic children had very low vitamin D levels, less than 10 ng/ml. Autistic children (also Vit D3 deficient) need doses of vitamin D3 of at least 100-150 ng/ml. This translates to 2,000-5,000 IU/day/25 pounds of body weight. Loading doses are urgent as autism is a progressive inflammatory brain disease. doctors like Jeff Bradstreet were getting an 80% success rate using precisely this GcMAF formulation in the treatment of autism ..www.biomedicaltreatmentforautism.com/... Autism - removal of dairy and gluten; called the Gluten Free Casein Free Diet • They discovered Generation Rescue, a website devoted to helping parents understand biomedical treatment and what therapies help reverse Autism • including severe gut issues as well as heavy metal poisoning • Removing dairy and gluten from the diet created more eye contact and social interaction • various detoxification protocols, called Chelation Therapy, using various forms of chelating agents and delivery methods • They treated the gut dysbiosis with anti fungal medications and Probiotics • They used mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy • Methyl B12 injections improved speech, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped immensely • Network Spinal Analysis and Somato Respiratory Integration • huge developmental spurts after doing the biomedical treatment MMR vaccine administered between the ages of 24 and 36 months was more common among children with autism, and that this “association was strongest in the 3- to 5-year age group.” // stem cell therapy in Miami very promising

[@michaelwarner5277]

@@worstalentscout exposure to high levels of chlorine dioxide and chlorite in animals both before birth and during early development after birth may cause delays in brain development. Oh, and correlation does not mean causation. Vaccines don't cause autism. Genetics do. Autism is getting diagnosed earlier in children because our understanding of the disorder has not only broadened, but other associated disorders have been rolled into Autism.

[@emmarose4234]

I love that you want to help your daughter. But stay away from Lovaas ABA. Autistic people have been traumatized by it.

[@leoUFSJ1]

Congratulations by the nice job ! It helps many children to have a life with dignity !

[@madelineg522]

@Fearn and Tucker’s Angel Forever How is repetition considered abuse?

[@madelineg522]

@Fearn and Tucker’s Angel Forever I asked how so. Also, not reputation... Repetition. Meaning repeating something

[@thefreedomproject4777]

@Alice and Rachel’s Angel Forever if someone used punishment to decrease any behavior, is going against the aba therapy policy, aba therapy's at least in this era is focus on reinforcing of preferable behaviors and not reinforcing the problematic behaviors, punishment exist of course in theory but in practice it is only used in extreme cases and as last resort and with full explanation to the caregivers and the child as well. Sorry if you got the wrong people.

[@TheAutisticEducator]

@@thefreedomproject4777 Preferable to whom?

[@bolinhong2598]

There is a Dr that you can get in touch with (Dr Oyalo) on KZbin. Am excited to share about how his herbs works perfectly in reversing my son autism. now he is herbal with his behavior ok and he can not obey instructions. the herbs has been a positive impact on his and i recommend to everyone too.

[@juaecheverria0]

I dont think its necessarily a maladaptive behavior to not want to play pretend, for example with baby dolls or such. But i do think it CAN stunt ones growth if they dont pretend play since it is a sign that they arent attempting to even mimic human behavior which is one of the main learning techniques children utilize. So id love to hear an explanation as to why we would teach kids how to pretend play even though they dont find any joy in doing so, theyre not interested in it. Since they arent interested in it, it would not help them mimic in generak and wont help them grow.

[@filipeflower]

There are alternatives. Use Google for once.

[@ZeImmortal]

ABA, as in anime battle arena? This seems very accurate

[@juniormako6184]

Doc Oyalo can reverse autism with herbs and it’s completely perfect. I used it for my son and so far his speech and behavior is normal and he can now also respond to everything positively on his own.

[@marissamattingly1734]

We are talking about little people that go in screaming, unable to speak, can't play appropriately and have meltdowns with stimming. You may not like how tough it is, but it's getting children talking and interacting. I'd rather his life be challenging now, then me die with him still dependant upon me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@CristalianaIvor]

aba doesnt make autism vanish. your kid will still have problems growing up, the older we get the more problems we face. and why do you Nts always asume we NEED to interact and play? we dont. If we prefer to be alone: leave us alone.

[@marissamattingly1734]

@@CristalianaIvor you are able to speak, yes? Some of our children, such as my son in my picture is completely nonverbal. He has never spoken a word. Not every child with autism is on the high functioning end of the spectrum. Many are and that's great, I totally support living your life to the fullest, but for my child, his quality of life is greatly effected by his inability to communicate his most basic needs. It also becomes a safety issue. I cant communicate to him the reason why streets or strangers are dangerous. High functioning individuals understand this. And because he can't communicate, he doesn't comprehend why it's important to use the potty, or take care of himself. He will be dependent on me and one day I will die. This is why ABA and therapy is important. I don't mind his personality quirks, I love him for who he is. I don't want to change him, I want to help him grow and not end up in a system.

[@CristalianaIvor]

Still doesnt change what I said. There are other ways than ada. Ada doesnt change the fact that he will never be able to care for himself.

[@marissamattingly1734]

@@CristalianaIvor Still doesn't change what I said either. ABA and other therapies help give him a chance.

[@CristalianaIvor]

@@marissamattingly1734 there are other ways to give your kid a chance than abusing them.

[@berengustav7714]

Sensitivity to sounds and feelings. That sounds a lot like enhanced senses of hearing and touch, I frankly wouldn't be surprised if they labeled enhanced sight as a disorder too.

[@reveluvreveluv7257]

It’s so enhanced that it’s painful and difficult. I can’t hear people talking a lot but can hear the hum from lights and wind outside and pens tapping and myself and everyone else breathing all at the same time. Foods with unpleasant textures make me gag and throw up. It’s not enhanced it’s extreme

[@berengustav7714]

@@reveluvreveluv7257 "What have you done to me,Kal!?" "My parents taught me to hone my senses,Zod."

[@roxannemua9350]

@@reveluvreveluv7257 same with me this is horrible i always knew i was different but never exachly knew what i was. But now i know i cant even drive a car

[@reveluvreveluv7257]

roxanna mavakanian oh I’m really sorry to hear you can’t drive! It always prevents something important from happening for us.

[@juniormako6184]

Doc Oyalo can reverse autism with herbs and it’s completely perfect. I used it for my son and so far his speech and behavior is normal and he can now also respond to everything positively on his own.

[@TheACutZ]

My son is 8 and he talk to himself alot. He's scared of just about everything. He cries about every thing too. Very emotional. When I talk to him he doesn't understand nothing I'm saying. One time I told him to turn the TV off. He turned the game off. Then I said turn the TV off he said it is off. He said, See it says no signal on the screen. Had a conversation about that and he still doesn't get it. If it don't make since to him then its not real. Is this a form of Autism or is this all normal.

[@isaacs8783]

take him to a doctor. a youtube comments section cant diagnose your son

[@juniormako6184]

My son have suffered autism spectrum since childhood and Have battled with it all his life. But recently taking of Dr Oyalo herbs have help his get rid of it completely, his speech is vibal and his social skill is perfect

[@user-zw6is6ng4r]

Its all about making life easier for YOU and how YOU feel about autistic people instead of how autistic people feel.

[@filipeflower]

That's true.

[@Doodlecream]

This is just a bunch of neurotypical people telling you what being neurodivergant is like. They see these children as something that needs to be fixed, as opposed to encouraging their emotions.

[@september3665]

Oh thank god someone said it I have seen so many fellow autistic people who have had aba therapy and now have ptsd Becuse people are telling them to deny the very pathways of their brain

[@matthewrocksso]

@@september3665 so sad. Any autistic I’ve ever met has had ptsd. You’d think people would start to understand maybe they aren’t fucking doing it right. The U.S is trash for this.

[@hk3967]

So if not for ABA how else can autistic people function the world ?? How else can they perform their activities of daily living ??? Can you educate me ? My daughter was just diagnosed with ASD.

[@kaishawna3753]

@@hk3967 You can use occupational therapy, which respects the autistic experience and how that child communicates. I'm an autistic person who has moderate support needs. Neurotypical people or non autistic people aren't autistic and they wouldn't know what sensory overload was unless they were themselves are autistic. ABA therapy was built based on gay conversion therapy. There's many articles that state this. Just look up "Why ABA therapy is bad for autistic children".

[@hk3967]

@@kaishawna3753 okay thank u

[@fadumaayussuf]

This might be a stupid question and I hope someone can answer it for me. If your child has not seen you hold or rock babies how can they pretend to do it themselves?

[@keira_skyler]

You do have to demonstrate these behaviors to the child first, they mimic their caregiver

[@paulagap2222]

I agree with you - my kids were expected to play with doll on the assessment and as a boys were not shown how to do it ...

[@mswinter3692]

Every human is different. One person who has never seen a certain behavior (such as the one you mentioned) will not know how to demonstrate it, but on the other hand another person will. The likelihood of an individual doing something is going to be higher if they have seen that behavior exhibited before versus if they have not, but it's subjective altogether. One child may know how to hold a baby doll simply because they wish they were held that way by their parent(s) while another child may not because they have a baby in the house that's annoying because they cry too much. How do I know? I have a degree in child development, worked as a preschool teacher, worked with children of all ages & currently work as a behavior interventionist; not trying to sound cocky or like a know-it-all, just trying to answer your question adequately.

[@belleberroyer3054]

@@paulagap2222 this is why an assessment that is done just once with a set of rules and expectations can lead to an unfair or incorrect assesment

[@Melissa0774]

Because you've done it to them and also because it's a natural instinct that most people have.

[@vagiz7799]

I’m from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿. My almost 3 years old daughter has psychological and speech development delay. Every 5 days in a week we visit correction kindergarten. At the same time we are planning to visit osteopath. Me and my wife additionally looking for exercises for speech development which we can practice at home by our self. Can anybody here share their working experiences with special kids?

[@marknorris3769]

hold pencil in child hand , draw word , say each letter out loud while drawing letter , spell entire word (s) repeat X1,000,000 , same typewriter , piano fabulous tool , but X1,000,000 repetitions hard hard work

[@acmulhern]

Life is more difficult for autistic people. We have to work harder to do everything. Lights are too bright, noises are too loud, etc. So we like to hide in our head in order to rest, recover, and be ready for the next challenge. I'm telling you this just so you understand that these therapies are very tiring for your child and when she's tired her autism symptoms become worse. Make sure to give your daughter much time to rest. Let her do the things she loves without distracting her. She will do the same activity for hours and it might seem strange to you, especially because she will prefer doing it by herself, but let her. That is the way she learns things and makes sense of the world. By letting your child live out their interests you will notice improvement. Just be patient and don't try to intervene too much.

[@juniormako6184]

I use this herbs on my son too and it work for me and till now he is still ok and normal. I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo channel and used it on my son for 4week and within the period of using it there was positive changes which really urge me to continue and I can say my son is free from autism now.

[@acmulhern]

@NEW HOPE INSURANCE LTD you can't heal autism. It's great that your child has learned how to speak and interact (most people with autism do eventually), but please don't pressure them to not show autistic traits. Your Doc is a fraud. Anybody who tells you autism needs fixing is a fraud. Your son is fine the way he is.

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

@NEW HOPE INSURANCE LTD That's not how autism works.

[@dejaa]

My son just been diagnosed with severe autism. He’s 3 and is nonverbal. He goes to three different therapy appointments weekly. I really just worry that he may never really talk. And I will always have to guess what he is thinking.

[@weebyboi620]

Maybe don’t try to use ABA, learn more about autism acceptance and advocacy instead of just simply autism awareness. ABA is abusive and teaches autistic children to mask their emotions and symptoms

[@alliemacaroni8407]

If he can never communicate the 'typical' way by speaking, he may learn to use sign language or other communication technology. And you will learn how to read his cues and identify his needs.