tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post5309670787771942595..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Educating Autistic School ChildrenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-88453412676213006172007-03-08T16:55:00.000-04:002007-03-08T16:55:00.000-04:00AstridI have no idea how it works in your country....Astrid<BR/><BR/>I have no idea how it works in your country. Here children generally attend neighborhood schools.<BR/><BR/>ABA is used to instruct children, including my son, because it is effective at helping them learn. Some autistic children do not learn by regular dialogue and instruction and learn effectively by means of ABA based methodology. <BR/><BR/>You can click the link on my blog site to the MADSEC report for a description of ABA used in an educational context and its effectiveness. You can also view articles by Alan Harchik of the May Institute on the same subject.<BR/><BR/>Harold DohertyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-10845316242258055782007-03-08T16:45:00.000-04:002007-03-08T16:45:00.000-04:00Mr. Doherty,By now, you have probably figured out ...Mr. Doherty,<BR/>By now, you have probably figured out that I disagree with you on some fundamental issues pertaining to autism and autistic people. However, I am very open to learn. Now, in this case, I wonder why exactly teachers would need to know about ABA? If a child needs ABA to learn such things as social skills, language etc., isn't that a therapist's task rather than a teacher's? Of course I can see where you are coming from when inappropriate behavior is disrupting the school environment, so teachers would need training in how to deal with that. They also, obviously, need to learn approriate reinforcement and punishment, as to avoid abuse out of inability to handle these children. However, this is not specific to ABA, but to behavioral classroom management in general.<BR/><BR/>The Canadian system may work differently from that in my country (the Netherlands), but here children who really cannot learn, as autistics without ABA are supposed to be, are not sent to school, but to day programs that may have ABA (most do not, apparently the Dutch won't see the evidence).<BR/><BR/>Also, what is taught by teachers in special ed who may have ABA training? Is it an effective approach to teachign functional academics? I'm confused, since here teachers aren't supposed to be therapists and vice versa, so I'm kind of confused why we need ABA in the schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com