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u/Liketheseashore · 1 pointr/autism

I like anything that Catherine Maurice is involved in. I started out with her memoir, which describes her journey into creating a home-based ABA program for her children during the 1980s when such programs were not available hardly anywhere, and it also talks about her struggle weeding out ineffective interventions, like holding therapy. The memoir wasn't a perfect read for me, as she is very religious, and I am not. However, it really gave me a lot of hope and courage to fight for my children.

The other book I have from her is this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0890798710/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

It's not light reading, but it's made me think a lot about how I do things at home and helped me to make subtle changes in my behavior that have improved my children's behavior in return. If you wanted to implement a more structured approach with the book, it definitely shows you how to do it.

I know a lot of people on this forum advocate for the early start Denver model and DRI/floortime. It may be helpful to learn about a combination of different approaches, and see what works best for your kiddo.

u/shortskirtlongjacket · 1 pointr/autism

This book has a whole chapter on incidental teaching. Downside: it is a bit pricey, and might feel kind of textbook-y, but I think it's worth a skim at the very least. It's written by highly-regarded folks in the field of applied behavior analysis who spend their lives working with kids with autism and covers choosing among treatment options, different teaching strategies, and is aimed towards parents and those new to intervention.

Full disclosure: I'm a professional in the field of behavior analysis who works with kids with autism. Other interventions may be worth checking out but right here, right now, ABA is the best bang for your buck. Science, national and local government agencies, health insurance companies, and a whole bunch of kids with autism and their families agree.

I think this site could help you filter your assessments of treatment decisions parents may talk to you about. Or could be something to offer them as a resource.

One thing I often hear, and that I've seen borne out in my work, is that every kid with autism is different. Just like any other kid without autism, a kid with autism will have his or her own unique package of stuff they are great at and stuff they're not so good at. Kids with autism tend to have a different basic pattern of which stuff is which, but otherwise there seems to be a lot of variability. So in your googling, it might help to keep in mind that people's accounts of their lives with autism or their child's or student's life with autism represent points on the spectrum so often described.

Best wishes for you, the kiddo, and his family! Hang in there!