I applaud your disclaimer about ABA therapy, specifically the part of saying "ABA might not work for your child" because I think that's super important for parents to hear. As an Autistic person, I have mixed feelings about ABA but I really support parents being involved with the ABA or any therapy process really. You are amazing!

I just love how you advocate for your children ♡ Kudos to you 🙌

@OneOfADozen

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this with us. We are about to start the process for our youngest and it’s daunting.

Thanks for sharing! We love our ABA company too. They're so amazing. We've seen so much progress. PECS is amazing. Our son was nonverbal til PECS. His Speech has blossomed.

I was literally just going to comment last video how I miss seeing Lex’s hair in a man bun cuz it’s the cutest thing and then you did it this video. You read my mind! 🤣🤣

I love this, you explained it well! I was diagnosed with autism, level 1 so I never needed much support. I have heard about the horrors of ABA and this inspired me to become a Behavior Technician myself to revolutionize the field in a sense by breaking the stigma and showing how it can be beneficial with a person who knows the struggles firsthand. I think we need more autistic therapists in this field who can empathize and truly understand their clients.

Thank you for helping and passing on you knowledge 💕🙏

Your advocacy for all children living with autism is a godsend. You helped so many families today with your honest, but positive dialogue. Warrior Princess 💕

I’m a twenty year old girl who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy but it doesn’t affect me mentally just physically and I’m obsessed with Sofia the first!

You explained your reasonings and thoughts about ABA therapy really well, thank you!

You are the very best momma to those kids. They are lucky to have you looking out for them ❤️

I love watching your channel. My nephew recently got diagnosed with autism and it helps me so much

Great video! You do a really great job explaining your experiences with ABA and what you value as parents with kids on the spectrum. Enjoy your drinky drinks!! Lol

I just love your videos!! You have amazing family! Love you guys xoxox thank you for sharing your life with all of us viewers 🤗❤❤

I love your perspective. Once we recover financially a bit from the economic impact of covid my wife and I are going to start fostering. My wife is an early childhood educator and I’m a developmental psychology and neuroscience. We are looking forward to having placements with various disabilities and you sharing helps me learn a lot of the “real life” (vs. textbook) perspective. Though you can never truly be “ready,” you sharing helps me so much! Thank you, Stephanie. This ABA company sounds wonderful. Hopefully the more “old school” operating companies follow suit.

I love that they do a no trauma course for the therapists I've never heard of ABA offering that education.

Well said with everything regarding ABA 👍❤️

I watched a documentary about a little boy, he was actually a teenager at that point, that had "recovered" from his autism by being trained out of it with ABA. It was somewhere in Europe and girl it was harsh. I couldn't believe they did that. Any they recorded it. And showed it to him. And he got really quiet and asked them to shut it off. He said all he could remember of that time was being frightened. I don't have any experience with it because my son doesn't have issues like that but just from what I saw with that child I'm glad you're watching and won't let them go to far. I had no idea. I can definitely see how it could be extremely traumatic if it's not done carefully.

@alissatran4630

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. Do you remember the name of this doc?

@franny5295

3 жыл бұрын

@@alissatran4630 I don't. It was a research documentary about autism in Europe. What they did to him was actually for research purposes, not therapy, to see if they could "fix" it.

@franny5295

3 жыл бұрын

@Caitlin Woods They physically forced him. They overpowered him and made him do what they wanted him to do. He screamed and cried. He was absolutely hysterical. They ganged up on him because he was too upset for one person to control. It was terrible. It really was. I'd go to jail if I caught somebody doing that to a child. It need not even be my child. It made me mad.

@franny5295

3 жыл бұрын

@Caitlin Woods He was a teenage at the time of the recording and I don't remember how old it was. I think it was kind of old. I want to say Sweden, Denmark, one of Norwegian European countries is where that happened. Most of them had really blond hair and had funny accents if they spoke English. I don't know what the rules are. I wonder even now how his parents could go along with that and then I remember that there are parents now trying to bleach autism out of their kids. I know it sounds like I'm lying but I read about parents giving their kids bleach to drink to "cure" them of autism and it's like, how could anybody not know better than that? I don't know.

you’re a very awesome mum and it’s good you have a supportive husband. your kids are all lovely

Good luck Liam :) I know you'll do great!

I think you are doing wonderful, the kids are thriving and growing we can see more and more of their little personalities, its a tough job to be a mom and add special needs its a little more tough but I do believe you are helping your kids be their best selves.

At Liams age my sons hair looked exactly like his same exact curls except my babies hair was blonde now it’s more brown than blonde and Liam looks like he’s gaining so much confidence which is awesome! It’s nice having someone down to earth to explain all things autism in such a way that all have a chance and opportunity to learn about others or to help with their own children. Thanks for that Stephanie 💗 Stay safe & Stay well 🍎👻🏈🥧🎃🌾🍪🍁🍂

@alissatran4630

3 жыл бұрын

Down to earth! This exactly

So excited

You are just an amazing mom,advocate and all around beautiful women,mom,loving caring, understanding lady. You ROCK sister! !

Thank you so much for your view on ABA. I'm just getting started in the field and want to be ready with how to respond to negative views on ABA. I, like you, do believe there are unfortunately bad companies/doctors/police/people in general! But I have faith that there are more good than bad!

I love hearing Lex talk 🥰 his language has exploded!

Thank you for this very informative video❤️

Your son sounds alot like my 3yr Julian and we are going to be starting aback soon and I feel just like you about it.and it's nice to know I'm not alone. As I do alot I'm a single mom

When Lex asked for a PB&J for breakfast that sounded like my son. My son will eat PB&J, Hot Dogs, or Chicken Nuggets all day every day. Some days I can’t get him to eat anything else no matter what. Recently I’ve gotten him to use different jellies at least and even Orange Marmalade. He even added Carmel onto his PB&J last night before bed.

Love your kids you are a great mother

I love your soul!!

Im happy that theres cameras around the room when ur not watching the therapist. Ur such a great advocate for ur kids. When are u getting liams special bed? I would love to see it

there are two vintage videos on autism treatment in the 1960's, one is in a Scandinavian nation and one is in the UK. Totally different and the Scandinavian was so much more "take time, don't force anything..." just such improvement also. A happier child, if nothing else. A child that could interact, and smile, and the other was "Whatever, this is what you get, we babysit them and give the parents a break."

This video was so helpful my 2 year old is starting ABA in a few weeks

@kimberlymoorer9906

3 жыл бұрын

Same for us too hope your little one gets the best

awww they are so 😍

My daughter is in the process of getting a AAC device as well. She’s verbal but is having a hard time sometimes commutating and gets her yes and no mixed up and when she sees family she doesn’t speak at all. We’re in the process of getting ABA therapy soon. My daughter does speech,ot and feeding therapy over zoom at the moment

Yes Steph my sons aba agency BCBAs goes through the same training and they do not do anything to stop stims unless there stims are dangerous. You are doing a great job ! Us special needs moms do not get the credit we deserve lol and I know we don’t need credit ❤️

I love being a member of your LANDing Crew! Great vlog as always! What is Nellie surgery?

@nleb1993

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the video about her surgery

@carriebowlen3785

3 жыл бұрын

@@nleb1993 ok

Your approach and response to aba misconceptions or bad experiences was great. I have seen and heard from some very angry and hurt people with autism and it is very sad that their caregivers maybe weren’t as informed or didn’t feel they could advocate for them as much as they could have. Or that other services were maybe not available or affordable to them. Autism in our house is also a good thing, it makes our little people who they are and we love who they are. One video at a time and hopefully the misconceptions of autism and therapy options will change! Oh and the man bun 👍🏻😍 cute as!

@hayleymarse2853

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I think a lot of people don’t realize that ABA can be super beneficial for people with autism. A lot of people assume it’s just abusive which can be true but when used correctly, it teaches children how to be safe

@lkjhb1

3 жыл бұрын

@@hayleymarse2853 I'm autistic and I feel it depends on the child and the therapist. Some kids benefit from aba others don't. Some therapists are good some aren't. For me ABA really wasn't the right thing for me. I don't really have any bad behavior problems so it really wasn't that necessary for me. But it has helped lots of other autistic kids.

Fingers and paws crossed for Little Man Liam

im seeing changes in liam he doesnt even look like a toddler anymore and he seems to be getting more engaged in things its hard to believe hes 3 soon i remember watching when he was a baby where does the time go

@OurLANDingCrew8

3 жыл бұрын

I know 😭😭 he really is growing up so fast

Thank you for your sharing you experience and opinion with ABA. We’re new on this journey, and see if it’s a good fit for our little one. Currently deciding what schedule fits best for our 3 year old. What is a normal day schedule for Liam’a ABA Therapy? 💜

It’s crazy how much negativity surrounds ABA. I was so unsure about my twins starting ABA because of the things I read online before. Thankfully our experience has been so far from what the Internet made me think I was in for. They LOVE it and have gotten so much from it already in just a few months!

When I first met my son teacher and she got to know my son she told me that she had stop some of his stims because it's stopping him from doing a lot of things. I told her when he does start when school opens back up that I didn't want her stopping his stims because it's who he is. But she said she has to so I'm not looking forward to him starting school.

I started aba with my son at 20 months. who is 3 months younger then liam failed completely failed basically like how you said liam was. Then started back at 26 months whole different story plus a new rbt and he has came so far! Was non verbal now he is saying so many words over 200 he does need help with pronunciation forsure though.

Have you ever heard of the sonrise program, it costs, I have it but it is kind of hard for me because I don’t have any help as a single mom and it is a very hands on program. I really wish I had the help.

Awe he is giving that another try

We can’t afford the cost of aba here without bucket loads of funding which we didn’t get not near enough this year ($80,000) our national disability doesn’t Recognise it as a therapy as they say there isn’t enough evidence it works so it’s hard to get the funds .not as popular here is Australia BUT my daughter loves it .she went to clinic based and I wish I could have got funding much earlier as she was 11 when she got her first go at it .im going to do the course myself that they offer here and send our careers to do it to .id love to do an intensive program for both of mine in America if they still do them .

Cuties ❤❤❤

You look gorgeous !!

My son just got a diagnosis from the school for autism. He is 3.

As blind adult, I don’t make eye contact, I look in peoples direction because people like it. In school I looked wherever I wanted, closed my eyes, and I learned just fine. Eye contact makes other people feel heard, but it doesn’t mean you are or aren’t listening. I am employed, independent, and live a happy life without being able to see others eyes. Eye contact isn’t needed to be successful in life, it’s only needed to make people who don’t know better feel good.

How do your kiddos stim? I love that you are pro stim parents. Many parents unfortunately aren't.

I’m pretty new here and I have a couple questions... 1. Is Alexander lex? 2. How old is Lonnie jr? 3. Why don’t you show bubby often? 4. And what is bubby’s real name? 5. Are any of your kids non verbal or can they just not talk yet? I’m sorry if any of these questions have been answered in other videos but like I said this is my first video so please answer then thanks

@OurLANDingCrew8

3 жыл бұрын

If you go to the description of the video it has a link “confused about our family” and it will answer all those questions

@noralitman3345

3 жыл бұрын

Our LANDing Crew thanks

One thing to keep Lex’s hair in tact is some moose if he’ll let you do that.

Why aren't the closed captions available? I need context to the kids' cuteness!

@OurLANDingCrew8

3 жыл бұрын

I will work on it tonight ❤️ I am so sorry!

@morganf4378

3 жыл бұрын

@@OurLANDingCrew8 aw, no problem! I know it's hard work, but I appreciate it.

I only disagree with one MAJOR thing. Taco Bell > Del Taco haha ;) Love your videos by the way!

What does it matter if with PBJ for breakfast? I hate most traditional breakfast foods. I feel like making the request is huge for him!

@OurLANDingCrew8

3 жыл бұрын

He gets a pb&j for lunch. He can have eggs or cereal for breakfast. He wants a pb&j literally all day every day if I let him.

@mellsym6353

3 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Abell-Fraser I think that’s a little rude to assume him asking for a sandwich is “huge” lex communicates quite well and has for a long time. Also, you don’t know what is huge for lex and what isn’t so asking for something like a sandwich could be underestimating him. Plus, If he is anything like my 4 year old he asks for a pb&j for every meal, and no you can not eat them three times a day. You need other foods. You can have that at lunch but for breakfast and dinner we are going to have something else.

How old is Liam now? And how much words does he speaks? BTW lots of love too your family ❤️❤️

@OurLANDingCrew8

3 жыл бұрын

He’s 2 years and 8 months. He has no fully functional words. Speech said just this past week to ABA that he’s still considered nonverbal.

@OurLANDingCrew8

3 жыл бұрын

He doesn’t say uh oh anymore and he hS never said yes functional ever. He sometimes will say no from time to time and sometimes in a functional sense but it’s infrequent and inconsistent.

@pamelaodion9898

3 жыл бұрын

@@OurLANDingCrew8 please I have twins boys age+ we are still on waiting list ,what can I do to help them at home .thanks waiting for your response

wow! editing?

Okay I have to ask, what’s a del taco taco like? Is it similar to Taco Bell? Im tempted to go there now 😂

@leannehuebschwerlen5743

3 жыл бұрын

Same, I'm in Canada and we don't have one here!!

@britt9355

3 жыл бұрын

Del Taco tacos are better. We had Taco Bell last week for the first times in years. It was such a let down.

I really struggling with my Autism, I got no help as a child.

@bo5327

3 жыл бұрын

We are here

Are the kids still in taekwondo?

I had that Mtn Dew it tastes like strawberry Starburts to me

👌🙌🙏🏻❤️

The flavor of new mountain dew black cherry

Omg sister where did you get your sensory swing

@annesmith7841

3 жыл бұрын

There is an amazon link in her 2019 Christmas haul video

There could be a heap of reasons why Liam didnt want to use signing. But an odd thing that i had even as a child is a severe dislike of songs with actions. I absolutely wouldnt do the actions and couldnt even watch other people doing actions and would want to leave the classroom during action songs. I cant watch and feel really uncomfortable in church when there are action songs.

How old are your kids

@hayleymarse2853

3 жыл бұрын

Danielle is 16, Lonnie Jr. is 14 or 15, Noah is 13, Lex is 5 (I think), Liam is 2 and Nellie is 1.

Will Lonnie be working outside the home when all this Covid stuff blows over?

@OurLANDingCrew8

3 жыл бұрын

He’s working from home for the next 3 years

I want to join a drinking stream that sounds like fun can grandmas join ?

@OurLANDingCrew8

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! 😆❤️ we actually have a lot of our streamer viewers who are grandparents.

@ThreeRainbowsOverTexas

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 can i just say drinking grandma's are encouraged to join? 🤣 you don't have to drink though

Why are therapists wearing masks? Especially as those are speech therapies.. In my country people working with small kids (up to 7th grade) are not wearing masks because kids need to see a face, lips while person is speaking etc... They wanted to put masks on kindergarten / daycare teachers but all the professional people who work with kids and doctors were strongly against this so now working with kids is mask free, especially working with babies and toddlers! We wont get this time back and every moment spent educating kids is precious and crucial.

@TjasaH92

3 жыл бұрын

Other than that I loved the video, as always. I watch both channels (this one and lifestyle) and love it!

@lkjhb1

3 жыл бұрын

Are you in Finland or Sweden?

@TjasaH92

3 жыл бұрын

@@lkjhb1 No, I'm from Slovenia. Masks are still necessery here, but not for little kids and people working with them,fortunately!

@ThreeRainbowsOverTexas

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately with how the virus is still very much around here in the states, a lot of employers require masks even if it's in- home therapy.

@crookieB

3 жыл бұрын

I am a RBT and I couldn't imagine wearing a mask to help my client with facial expressions and imitation.