A researcher looking to connect with Caregivers

[joeymwright]

Hi everyone!

I am currently working on my Dissertation in ABA. As a family member of an Autistic person I want to support Caregivers. I am eager to learn what clinicians can do to support caregivers with training procedures.

 

[Outdated]

Hi and welcome to the forum Joey. This forum is predominantly for Autistic Adults although all are welcome. It's one of the very few support resources for adults living with autism, almost everything else is dedicated to parents and carers of small children.

Don't disappear though, this forum is also one of the greatest learning resources parents and carers can find if they're prepared to take the time to read about people's lived experiences. (most aren't)

I live in Adelaide, South Australia. One of the most advanced cities in the world as far as autism research development and training goes, and has recently introduced a whole raft of innovative new ideas. One of these ideas might be of interest to you.

South Australia recently legislated and introduced Autism Inclusion Teachers in to all public schools. This role has absolutely nothing to do with coaching autistic children, their role is to instruct teachers and school staff on how to best behave and respond around autistic children. After two years of this being in place the feedback from parents has been overwhelmingly positive.

The basic fact sheet on this role can be found here:
Improving support for autistic students

South Australia has also created a government department specifically focused on all things autism:
Office for Autism

Our current Minister for Autism is Emily Bourke:
[email protected]

 

[Rodafina]

I am eager to learn what clinicians can do to support caregivers with training procedures.

One thing that clinicians could do to support caregivers is to gain a thorough understanding of autism with all of its diverse manifestations. If they are not autistic themselves, I would recommend that they start by speaking to autistic children, teens and adults and hear the voices of people with lived experience. The best caregivers will be equipped with knowledge and understanding acquired from autistic people who can offer first hand accounts of issues faced and helpful interventions.

 

[Outsider]

Hi everyone!

I am currently working on my Dissertation in ABA. As a family member of an Autistic person I want to support Caregivers. I am eager to learn what clinicians can do to support caregivers with training procedures.

I am neurotypical, my brother is autistic. I joined this forum not a long ago. Here I have learned that ABA is very unpopular among autistic people; now I know the reasons why this therapy technique doesn't work for the majority of its receipts. I doubt that caregivers would be interested in an ABA training. Speaking for myself, I'm not going to spend my time learning something that is of no use to my brother.