Compliance vs. Learning What is our real autism therapy goal? | Guiding Homeschool
Channel: Guiding Autism
Date: 2018-09-27

She has had some bad experiences at one of the agencies we go to and she is making it clear she doesn't want to go back. Both therapy agencies are on the same road, one to the north and one to the south. The last two days when we turn north to that agency she screams and cries to "go back" "the other way". She wants to go to the other agency. 
 I've tried very hard to make changes so that she is treated with respect there and also bringing in tools that are more engaging and functional. One of our roadblocks, however, seems to be the issue of compliance vs. the needs of an autistic child. It takes her more time to process things. It takes a great deal of effort for her to be in a small room with no room to move around. The answer seems to be forced compliance and punishment for needing these things. 
Therapists, slow down. Remember what your real goal is. Learning. Not how many goals we can fit into a session or how much data we can take. Not how fast we can get a child to progress.  Slow down. Help meet their input before expecting output. 
What matters at the end of the day? She is learning something. She is moving forward. She is respected and therefore learning to respect others. Learning shouldn't equal being uncomfortable or being punished.
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