tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post6322830577376586666..comments2024-03-14T18:26:18.208-07:00Comments on autism's gadfly: Effie Linares, Lovaas success story?jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-78507900825441844152018-04-26T09:29:52.953-07:002018-04-26T09:29:52.953-07:00Ruffin, now 27, is a child whom Dr. Rimland helped...Ruffin, now 27, is a child whom Dr. Rimland helped back in 1994-1996 by referral to Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh of CARD.<br /><br />He's a 4th year PhD candidate in Robotics at University of California, San Diego, now with a Masters from Georgia Tech. No student loan debt--all paid the day the graduated with money earned from summer internships for Cummins, Texas Instruments, Carnegie-Mellon. <br /><br />I am here in San Diego with Ruffin until the end of June, writing a memoir of his "special education."<br /><br />I would love to be in touch with those of you who are supporting ABA therapy.<br /><br />Warmest thanks,<br /><br />Mary Jane WhiteUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311696312191575716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-28692497461401720092009-04-19T06:11:00.000-07:002009-04-19T06:11:00.000-07:00"Indistinguishable from neurotypicals" is highly s..."Indistinguishable from neurotypicals" is highly subjective since it encompasses things in the eye of the beholder, not found in standardized tests.<br /><br />Yet, from what can be measurable, ABA <I>does</I> work. Better on some, worse in others - nobody knows really why, I suspect it has to do with the inner workings of an individual's brain.<br /><br />Mrs. Koegel, a respected voice in the field, said that she's seen <I>hundreds</I> of "recovered" kids but only 2 or 3 "indistinguishable" ones. So, fighting for "indistinguishability" is pipe-dreaming at best.<br /><br />So, in my opinion, the goal of ABA is not to make the child "indistinguishable from peers", but to make him functional enough to be able to live in this world - independently or with a reasonable amount of help.<br /><br />And from what I can see with my son, ABA is not a fluff - if you have realistic expectations.Marius Filiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369035654997497568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-45156435151733870722008-09-07T01:59:00.000-07:002008-09-07T01:59:00.000-07:00I believe the boy benefited from ABA, but he may n...I believe the boy benefited from ABA, but he may need some pragmatic training/language therapy (brain re-wiring and coping strategies through therapeutic training) in order to develop his potential even further. <BR/><BR/>When the boy grows older, he may suffer from other difficulties as those on the autistic spectrum typically lack executive functioning, have poor ability to generalize and connect things in conversation when listening to and recalling facts and other important information, poor attention span, difficulty with driving directions, impairment in the ability to understand and/or use language in conversations through the whole picture- not the details, recognizing and recalling events in a room setting someone on the spectrum happened to walk by, for instance, and not picking up the cue on knowing what someone means when he/she comments about it, even though the ASD individual really did see the change in the room (such as new carpetting) earlier which isn't much different from someone who didn't recognize or open his/her mouth when someone just got a new haircut, even though there was a slight gut feeling that individual really did get a haircut- <BR/><BR/>-like who would want to live with that kind of brain glitch? Only Neurodiversity and others on the spectrum who don't believe they need a cure, but this is because they live with glitches all their lives and don't know how to cope with life, so they hang out online, at support groups and at conferences as well as asking to meet others at school believing they're so awesome like themselves when they're living with the same glitches, only they sense it in their subconscience so they're in denial about autism being a disability. <BR/><BR/>The list goes on and on.<BR/><BR/>Anybody on the autistic spectrum involved with ND either needs this kind of help, or they grew up SO high-functioning to believe others on the spectrum can be like them. Then again, some people involved with ND aren't even autistic!<BR/><BR/>I already showed Jonathan the web site involving the training program I'm in, but here's the link for you and others to see what it's all about. Who knows? Maybe I'll get some people to try what I'm doing in their local areas if they read my comment and concur to my advice. <BR/><BR/>http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Karen.Franco.Communications.305-661-9525<BR/><BR/>The only thing I must warn those on the spectrum and for parents who are interested in placing their child in a similar program is the insurance. They need to be sure the insurance plan they're covered on meets the qualifications (i.e. age limit and whether the client is a full-time student) for the client.<BR/><BR/>In the future, ABA and other speech therapy programs will become obsolete. They were the best programs at one time and still are, but there wasn't as much research and knowledge about autism as there is today. In future generations, the program I'm in may become somewhat obsolete, but it's a heck lot better for someone like me who only had speech therapy that was intended for the use of developmentally disabled children because I was diagnosed with PDD rather than autistic disorder in the late 1980's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-68676689104970655932008-09-07T01:32:00.000-07:002008-09-07T01:32:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-66477925089000536182008-09-01T12:16:00.000-07:002008-09-01T12:16:00.000-07:00It is anecdotal evidence which by its nature is li...It is anecdotal evidence which by its nature is limited and at the lowest wrung of evidence based standards of evidence. But the facts still remain the boy is doing well and contrary to anti-ABA ideology does not appear to have been harmed by exposure to ABA.<BR/><BR/>ABA effectiveness is supported by studies and responsible professional reviews of those studies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.com