tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post6086004011635629793..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Lupron and the Need for Evidence Based Autism TreatmentsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-48031315011592408352009-05-23T03:57:38.145-03:002009-05-23T03:57:38.145-03:00Anon 11:46
I missed the part where it says ABA ca...Anon 11:46<br /><br />I missed the part where it says ABA can reverse encephalopathy. Perhaps you can refer me to that section. In the meantime this is what ABA can "do" according to the American Academy of Pediatrics:<br /><br /><br />"The effectiveness of ABA-based intervention in ASDs has been well documented through 5 decades of research by using single-subject methodology21,25,27,28 and in controlled studies of comprehensive early intensive behavioral intervention programs in university and community settings.29–40 Children who receive early intensive behavioral treatment have been shown to make substantial, sustained gains in IQ, language, academic performance, and adaptive behavior as well as some measures of social behavior, and their outcomes have been significantly better than those of children in control groups.31–4"<br /><br />American Academy of Pediatrics, Management of Children with Autism Spectrum DisordersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-88441674073122718282009-05-22T23:46:35.979-03:002009-05-22T23:46:35.979-03:00Wow, maybe ABA could be used on diabetics. After a...Wow, maybe ABA could be used on diabetics. After all, if it can reverse encephalopathy, it has to work on peripheral neuropathy, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-70146320765229233882009-05-21T11:21:44.550-03:002009-05-21T11:21:44.550-03:00One needs to separate the beneficial from the ther...One needs to separate the beneficial from the therapeutic. Harold, I live reading about your walks with Conor along the Saint John. These walks have no demonstrative value in the curing of Conor's autism. But they are something he enjoys, do no harm, and perhaps strengthen the bond between a father and his son. <br />They are benificial.<br /><br />The church to which I belong runs a program called E-Soccer. It puts kids with disabilities and those who are NT together. It will not cure anyone of autism. Yet many children on the spectrum enjoy it tremendously, and relationships are built. This too is a good thing.<br /><br />There is no program which has been studied as much as ABA. There is no program which has the success of moving a child up the spectrum as ABA some to the point of cure/recovery. <br /><br />Other programs lack such backing. But if FloorTime gets a parent to spend more time with his child, it is not a bad thing.<br /><br />I believe hippotherapy to be a crock. However if the child enjoys it and needs to relate to the "wranglers". It is not necessarily bad. It is bad that many such places claim a therapeutic value and charge exorbitant rates.<br /><br />One cannot due ABA all the time the a child is awake. Doing things your child enjoys simply for the joy it brings to him and his father is also a big part of life.<br /><br />In closing, ABA and enjoyment are not mutually exclusive concepts. My daughter likes her TeachTown sessions at home.Mayflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-71111473072202051232009-05-21T08:48:00.156-03:002009-05-21T08:48:00.156-03:00Lisa Jo
I didn't say that you lumped Lupron in wi...Lisa Jo<br /><br />I didn't say that you lumped Lupron in with Floortime.<br /><br />What I said is that you downplay the very substantial body of evidence as evaluated by several credible, responsible (American) agencies (God Bless America) that have found that ABA stands alone as an evidence based effective intervention for children with AUTISM disorders.<br /><br />With respect to autism disorders there is not plenty of credible, medically accept research to show that Floortime and developmental therapies are effective as interventions for autism. <br /><br />By your several references in which you indicate that ABA can be lumped in with Floortime and other AUTISM interventions despite the absence of evidence in support of the other interventions as AUTISM interventions you downplay the importance of an evidence based approach to autism interventions. <br /><br />Once the insistence on evidence based approaches to autism treatment is abandoned the door is open for anything, Floortime, RDI, Son-Rise, DIR, NAET, Lupron, REIKI etc etc etc.<br /><br />Please contradict me though if I am wrong. Please provide one reference to a review such as the AAP, the MADSEC, the NYSDOH, the US Surgeon General or any credible review that has found that Floortime is evidence based.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-14906038222407783312009-05-21T08:30:01.558-03:002009-05-21T08:30:01.558-03:00Aw, heck, Harold, you KNOW I am not lumping Lupron...Aw, heck, Harold, you KNOW I am not lumping Lupron in with Floortime!<br /><br />One reason that I believe techniques like Floortime, Play Project, etc. are appropriate for many, many kids is that the research behind them is solid. The thing is, like ABA, play/developmental therapies were developed NOT just for autism but for all sorts of reasons. There's plenty of credible, medically-accepted research to show that open-ended play is a critical part of child development.<br /><br />What's more, since Floortime can be conducted free of charge by mom and dad after watching videos and reading books, and it's developmentally appropriate, there's absolutely no way that any child could possibly be harmed in any way by doing floortime.<br /><br />As always, I'm NOT arguing against ABA. And of course the Geiers' research is scary as #$%^. But playing with your child so as to build emotional and communication skills... I just don't see how this can be a bad thing.<br /><br />Lisa (www.autism.about.com)Lisa Jo Rudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07517170138121456391noreply@blogger.com