Mary Schrier
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Here is my issue that goes unaddressed: transportation in rural communities for low income families and people with disabilities that make driving not an option.
Yes, we have some local dial-a-ride and community buses, but they are on a limited basis, sometimes only one route per day, sometimes people have to wait an hour or two for a ride after calling. Particularly for people with autism, the wait and unpredictability can be too much of a barrier.
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I like your idea of “trying new ways” instead of sticking to the traditional! Have you looked at the FIT Learning stuff? I haven’t tried it (and I’m not a teacher!), but I’ve heard the owners speaking on the Behavioral Observations podcast and it sounds like an innovative approach to teaching that uses behavioral and ACT principles.
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I’m glad to finally take a few minutes to introduce myself to the group. I’m a BCBA in Michigan. I oversee an autism program through our local community mental health. We cover 6 counties and serve kids up to age 21, currently about 175 in our program! It’s an interesting eclectic program because I supervise a staff of 6 behavior analysts, but our techs are contracted employees. We also contract with about a dozen private ABA agencies that have their own BCBAs and techs on staff, so I’m less directly involved with their services.
I attended the ACT for BAs bootcamp in Toronto in January and it was a great, revitalizing experience for me! In a way I felt like I was at a retreat for personal growth as well as professional growth. While there I was searching for follow-up opportunities and came across this course. It is a perfect fit for me, to help me use what I’ve been learning and apply it to my own life and help make some positive changes. Thanks Abby!
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Laura, I was going to ask you if you attended! I don’t remember names, but there were a lot of great BCBAs that I met from Ontario. It was fantastic, and so interesting to learn about what you’re all doing in Canada. London’s only 3-4 hours from me! If would be great to connect in person sometime!
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Abby, I love your positive attitude. It definitely sounds like some challenges in your situation, but it sounds like you’re looking at it as a challenge that can help you and those around of you grow. Way to go!
I know working with families who qualify for Medicaid means that we see so many challenges in the environment besides the direct contingencies that we’ve been approved to work on. Being open-minded and accepting of cultural differences — even if we are talking about a difference in culture based on their neighborhoods and family history, rather than their color or religion — is critical to changing behaviors!
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Jessica, the board game cafe sounds like a lot of fun!