tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324320455267211667.post4511594131922978484..comments2024-02-04T18:21:10.180-08:00Comments on Bringing ABA into Natural Contexts to Improve Outcomes for Individuals with ASD: Dear Kids with Autism, Prompt Dependency is Not Your FaultDeb Leachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05223875302094353688noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324320455267211667.post-63589245223469404482012-06-19T19:00:08.213-07:002012-06-19T19:00:08.213-07:00Do you sit right next to your child while he does ...Do you sit right next to your child while he does his academic work? If so, you should work on having him complete his work without you sitting right with him. That way, he won't be tempted to ask for reassurance after each question/problem. He can come show you his work when he is all finished to get it checked then.Deb Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223875302094353688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324320455267211667.post-23730842124106245082012-06-19T12:00:55.916-07:002012-06-19T12:00:55.916-07:00I have a small concern with my 5,5 years old HFA. ...I have a small concern with my 5,5 years old HFA. We are fadding ABA treatment , started almost 3 years ago. We still have an issue with the fact he tends to ask for reassurance when he gives an answer or complete a task especially on academic topics. For instance if we works on a school exercise, he will always ask if he gets it right (even if he kind of know I think it's right) it's as if he was missing self confidence and seeks for reassurance . What would you advice to do ? (We are in France, sorry for the bad English :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324320455267211667.post-33946893741630317702012-01-14T17:57:46.277-08:002012-01-14T17:57:46.277-08:00This is fantastic. I think as a special education ...This is fantastic. I think as a special education teacher, it is also important to take this information and use it to train the paraprofessionals, general ed teachers, school staff, etc who also come into contact with our students. I think it is difficult for students with ASD to generalize their independence when they are immediately being prompted by people who don't understand the need for time-delay, modeling, etc.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314545985659593595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324320455267211667.post-78223476277309933082012-01-14T16:20:32.209-08:002012-01-14T16:20:32.209-08:00I also think it is important for teachers to be aw...I also think it is important for teachers to be aware what they believe the child they are working with can do. Some teachers have predetermined beliefs of what the child can accomplish and this can potentially limit results and influence the amount and types of prompts given to the child. I am not sure how we could control for that other than quality teacher education about autism and individual differences...?Emily Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256135941601153025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324320455267211667.post-79513615143338628042012-01-13T12:06:32.563-08:002012-01-13T12:06:32.563-08:00Thanks for your comments Jenny. We do have to forc...Thanks for your comments Jenny. We do have to force ourselves to use time-delay. It's not a natural thing to do, and when you first force yourself to use more time delay it may even feel uncomfortable. But it works!Deb Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223875302094353688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3324320455267211667.post-86842962286587068282012-01-13T08:52:10.801-08:002012-01-13T08:52:10.801-08:00I really struggled with this when I was working th...I really struggled with this when I was working the kids. I always had to monitor myself and ask myself could they have responded with me "doing less". I completely agree with time delay, I think it is human nature to expect an answer in a certain amount of time, but we need to give these kiddos more time, hence opportunities to respond. I was always surprised given a little more time what the kids could do. "Waiting happily", I like that!Jenny Haasnoreply@blogger.com