A while back I was talking to a preschool teacher. She had a background in ABA. She wasnât Zipâs teacher but she knew Zip and commented how happy and secure he seemed at his (mainstream) preschool. How, when something upset him, he regulated and returned to his happy self.
I told her that at home I try my best to minimise the things that are uncomfortable or distressing to Zip.
And she was... shocked. âDonât you want to build resilience?â She asked me.
And she was... shocked. âDonât you want to build resilience?â She asked me.
It was my turn to be shocked. There was a poster on the wall about âThe circle of securityâ.
I summarised; because Zip knows that with me at home heâll be comfortable and safe... he knows that whatever distresses he has during the day are time-limited.
I summarised; because Zip knows that with me at home heâll be comfortable and safe... he knows that whatever distresses he has during the day are time-limited.
She looked puzzled. And Iâll never forget what she said next.
âDo you think âThe Circle of Securityâ applies to him even though heâs Autistic?â
... well, yeah?
âDo you think âThe Circle of Securityâ applies to him even though heâs Autistic?â
... well, yeah?
This is âmodernâ ABA.
To intentionally deprive children of an environment they feel safe and comfortable in.
To assume that the normal guidelines for childrenâs emotional and psychological development... do not apply to Autistic children.
#SayNoToABA
To intentionally deprive children of an environment they feel safe and comfortable in.
To assume that the normal guidelines for childrenâs emotional and psychological development... do not apply to Autistic children.
#SayNoToABA