u/Sararr1999

What do function feature class goals help with?

What is the difference between perseverance in autism and OCD compulsions in young children? What is the similarities?

For context I work as an RBT. My clinic does have a psychologist. My client displays behaviors of consistently slamming doors, and will often try throughout the day IF I deny him the slam. The Psychologist mentioned it is likely not OCD due to him not displaying distress if I do not let him slam a door. But she said we can’t really know for sure since he cannot communicate to us yet why he tries to shut them. I did not even think of OCD until I started to hear others mention it. Like I feel he does not repeatedly slam it out of fear that something will happen if I don’t let him. It’s not ritualistic either.

Obv not asking for clinical advice, just curious of the differences. Sometimes even when he gets the chance to slam a door, he’ll still keep trying.

Me dropping one drop of water in my mouth. My kiddo at work could not BREATHE he was laughing so hard. There is this cocomelon vid where jj is dropping water in his mouth, and I copied him. Whatever floats his boat lol

What was yours of the day?

Hi, I need some help.

I would not make a post if I was not this desperate. I’m a rbt and tbh us in aba do not know shit abt sensory. And I HATE when us in aba act like we do. I have horror stories.

My client does not have access to an OT, parents have tried and are still trying (the one OT who got back to them said they would not take a client who was not fully verbal apparently 🫠).

He has done this for years off and and on, but it’s seems to have come back at full force. I’m desperate for an answer because it got so dangerous yesterday a glass door almost shattered bc he slammed it so hard. I know he is stimming and is getting sensory input out of it. I have been making opportunities for him to do heavy work, giving similar auditory input (door video on YouTube), pushing heavy objects, animal walks, animal crawls. We built big block towers a lot and he enjoys the noise/falling down part. I have not the slightest clue how to help him and he gets so frustrated when I have to not allow a door to shut. He will elope super fast to shut whatever door he can see as well as our bathroom stall doors. And he just gets so upset.

And I feel horrible because I know his body is seeking this input, I know he needs this. But I don’t know how to show him how to safely get his needs met. Same thing for home as well, he will slam the appliances and has gotten hurt doing so. I just want him to know there are safer ways to make your body and mind feel good.

Are there any basic ideas I can try that might give a similar input to this? I feel like it’s fulfilling many sensory systems for him: noise, muscles, visual. Just from what I see, and I compare them to other activities he enjoys (he enjoys watching things fall such as confetti).

I let parents know to even seek a virtual OT for him, so we can also collab and work together. Parents are not super tech savvy.

Hi everyone, I’m a RBT. Just looking for some understanding/knowledge. I understand fully of course OTS are the regulation experts.

A random thought. I feel like the answer is obvious but I like to get my answers from the experts. YouTube/the iPad….and regulation. I’m seeing so many parents and experts online say it is. Is it really used as a regulation tool?

I’m sorry if this is coming off as weird or strange. I’m just looking to learn, and please correct me where I need it. I’m obviously not knowledgeable on this subject. Thank you!