To best adapt to the specificity of each autistic child, the ABA method offers an individual “progress program” based on distraction. This is the approach chosen by Samuel Le Bihan for his daughter Angie. We take stock of World Autism Day on April 2.
(Update from April 2 at 10:57 a.m.). Adapted and early management is essential to hope for a progression of theAutistic child. Imported from Canada for almost 20 years, the technique ofABA (Applied Behavior Analysis for applied behavior analysis) Go in this direction and supports children from an early age. This method, which relies on child’s behavior in different situations, has the moment of relaxation and learning time alternate. Because yes “Autistic children are quite capable of learning, but in an extremely structured, soothing and fun setting“, says Hélène Dupont-Meyrieux, president of Ova France, an association which has worked since 2005 for the inclusion of people with an ordinary environment, in particular according to ABA behavioral and educational technique. It is this method that Samuel Le Bihan, dad of Angia, a little autistic girl, chose to help her grow better. “This ABA method has enabled him to make insane progress. My daughter evolves incredibly,” he told the Journal des Femmes.
“ABA will teach children all that they could not learn naturally “
Autism is one of the Invasive developmental disorders (TED), characterized by alterations of communication, social interactions, as well as behavioral disorders such as restricted, stereotypical and repetitive interests and activities. In addition, some autistic people have an unusual sensoriality: some may be much less sensitive to pain and other sensory stimulation or on the contrary be hypersensitive to sounds or touch. Hence the fact of not enduring the noisy places or refusing to be cuddled For example. Above all, “The autistic child who does not have associated disorders has no delay in development, but a difference in development, hence the interest in setting up early care and adapted to the character of each child“, explains Hélène Dupont-Meyrieux. ABA goes in this direction and therefore offers a explicit and extremely decomposed learning. “”This learning technique is perfectly suited to children with autistic disorders since they are naturally looking for precision, concrete and rigor“, she specifies, before adding that the ABA”will teach children all that they could not learn naturally, as ordinary children could have done“.
Like all support for Autistic spectrum disordersthe sooner it is starting, the greater its effectiveness. The OVA association offers intensive and individual management, of all children with autistic disorders from the age of 2 years. ABA – scientifically And validated by medical research (It follows the recommendations of the High Authority for Health and the National Agency for the Evaluation and Quality of Social establishments and services) – is at the heart of this care: the child, whatever their age, is generally taken care of 18 hours per week in an experimental structure “ABA certified”. The rest of the time, it is either at home, at school or in another suitable structure. The number of hours can be variable depending on children. Each child supported has its own program and the latter is intended to evolve according to the behavior, progress and speed of evolution of the child. If the program does not seem to work after a while, it is readjusted and adapted to better respond to the child’s profile. All that the child does – his concentration time, the fun activities he prefers, his progress, his failures … – are noted in order to offer him the learning program most in agreement with his profile. “”This time in the structure prepares the child in his reintegration in the ordinary environment“Summarizes the specialist,”today, 31 children and their families are accompanied“. OVA also offers a personal service: that is to say that educators go to the child’s home to help them progress and flourish in its usual environment, but also to give parents and practical advice to parents.
Learning must be brought in a fun and pleasant way.
First, The ABA intervenes on the communication of the child. How ? “”By bringing it functional and essential language tools for its future, its well-being and its autonomy“. This language can be verbal, visual or gestural: it will depend on Physical and language capacities of the supported child. “”At the end of this work, the child will be able to make a request and may interact with an interlocutor“, Underlines the president of Ova. The time spent with the educator must be a real moment of pleasure and joy, because”We are perfectly aware that the child will only be able to learn if he feels confident and in a pleasant, fun and sensory setting“, she specifies. The idea is then to offer him a pleasant environment In which he can listen to his favorite music, participate in attractive activities or games that stimulate his sensoriality. As we go, we will insert very small moments of learning and the more the child will evolve, the longer the learning times. All the more “The autistic child is far from being refractory to learning and on the contrary asks to learn“However, it must find an interest in learning something, hence the fact that learning must be brought in a fun and pleasant way.
At the start, it is “at the table“: We teach the child to sit at a table in front of an interlocutor, to interact with his educator: it will prepare him to sit at school for example. This table will be a space where the child will do his favorite activities so that he associates this place with pleasure. Then, there is what we call”Error -free learning“: that is to say that we are not going to let the child seek and be cheated (the fact of being mistaken is complicated to apprehend in the autistic child). Conversely, the educator (or the parent at home) will directly show him the solution so that he arrives there without any difficulty and thus accompany him so that he is successful. Then gradually, the help will be more and more discreet.”Each progress is measured and included in monitoring the child’s progress so that there is a real relay and perfect coherence between each educator“specifies the specialist before adding that”This allows you to check the efficiency of the program and readjust it if necessary“Then comes the so -called phase of”generalization“: as soon as a program or a task is acquired (shake hands with someone, brush your teeth, find their way on a street or dress alone, for example), the child will be invited to do it in another place, with another person or in another context, because”In autistic children, this generalization is not always naturally done“, Underlines Hélène Dupont-Meyrieux.
In this behavioral method, a psychologist formed in behavioral technique and particularly in ABA supervises a team of several educators. And like “Motivating the child to get out of his limited interests and getting involved in learning requires a lot of energy and investment, this is why the educator who will be head-to-face with the child changes every hour“, Specifies Hélène Dupont-Meyrieux. In addition,”being the first educators of the child, the parents are completely anchored at the heart of the system“, She adds: they are the ones who will decide the objectives with the child’s referent psychologist. In addition, the teaching team is there to regularly give them guidance tools and the advice they can apply back home and daily.
It depends on the number of hours of care. For 18 hours per week, a place in OVA’s experimental structure costs 46,000 euros per year. “”ARS (public funds) finances up to 36,000 euros and our private funds complement up to 10,000 euros for each child“, Specifies the president of Ova. apart from the equipment and any equipment necessary for the child, the parents have nothing to pay for this care.
|
Videos to help those around the entourage better experience autism. Imagined by Priscilla Werba, speech therapist for 24 years, and the Joker association, the platform Two minutes to act Lists more than 200 cartoons featuring situations in the life of autistic children. The objective? Improve the progression and development of these children with autistic disorders as well as the well-being of their family. Indeed, these short 2 -minute videos, supported by the medical authorities, bring to parents and more generally to the entourage of young autistic people, concrete and practical solutions in order to help them progress, adapt and flourish in different environments (at school, in the playground, in the street, at the restaurant, in stores, etc.). See all videos on the site www.deuxminutespour.org |
Do not miss the TV movie, I’m not, I’m there “broadcast this Monday, October 26 at 9:05 p.m. on France 2 and followed by a debate.
