Because of Zulekha’s and her family’s mountain location, an ABA provider works with her son at home. This brings on challenges of the younger brother wanting to be involved, and herself wanting to break away and give her son independence with the provider. Zulekha also discusses activities that her son has become familiar and bored with. I provide suggestions on how to expand these activities as well as pair the provider and the child so that the mom doesn’t need to be present for services.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of this episode where Zulekha and I dive into safety concerns for self-injurious and problem behavior.
Zulekha W is a mother to a 4year old autistic non speaking son. Zulekha provides support to parents of autistic children and resources through her TikTok posts. She posts TikTok videos on how she helps her autistic son gain new skills and increase his communication as an AAC learner. Zulekha has a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and has taken the courses for parents along with reading the book, Turn Autism Around.
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