tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post7090985963350191619..comments2024-02-13T21:31:57.980-04:00Comments on Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism, Politics and the Return of the Run Jump Fly Boy Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-31789123880005639422015-10-09T16:23:00.613-03:002015-10-09T16:23:00.613-03:00Farmwifetwo, once again you voice your hostility t...Farmwifetwo, once again you voice your hostility towards ABA treatment based on your personal negative experience and a few negative and unfounded stereotypes about ABA.<br /><br />No one including me says that only ABA should be covered under Mdicare. The position of those of us who advocagte for ABA is the solid evidence base in support of its effectives in treating many autistic children. <br /><br />If you believe that Medicare should cover treatments that do not meet the evidence based standard you are free to make that argument. It isn't necessary for you to deprive other people's autistic children of evidence based ABA treatment just because your child had a bad experience.<br /><br />The evidence in support of ABA effectiveness for autism has been gathered in hundreds of studies over several decades and summarized and assessed in state and federal healther authgorities in the United States, Australasia and by the CMAJ. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838571980003579163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33052404.post-7739966945496535402015-10-09T15:21:47.185-03:002015-10-09T15:21:47.185-03:00I on the other hand lobby for funds and freedom of...I on the other hand lobby for funds and freedom of choice. Demanding only ONE therapy be given funding is not acceptable. Personally, I would NEVER return my child to ABA therapy and NEVER recommend it to anyone. The only behavioural issue he's every had in 14 years was 8mths after he started IBI/ABA and he clawed his male therapist... personally, I had no sympathy by then for the man. Scary that only ASD children should be "trained", treated as robots or pets (shove the food in his mouth, maybe he'll figure it out faster... not in my world), made to sit for longer hours than regular children in high school while they are toddlers... no NORMAL child is treated so poorly.. so why is it ok for a disabled child to be treated in that manner. It is ASSUMED all the others can be "taught" instead and are.<br /><br />I found my anti bill 360 report that I sent to all parties a week or so ago looking for something else. If necessary, I will expand it... request a chance to talk to a Senate committee... and maybe one day turn it into a book... <br /><br />Either way... we voted this afternoon. As you know... you can't complain, if you don't vote.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.com