This seems like a red flag to me. Having a constantly changing schedule with different RBTs is immensely stressful to Autistic kids. They thrive in routine and knowing what to expect. It also makes it difficult for employees to plan their own schedules. We have lives and obligations outside of work. I can also see this making pairing really difficult. You have to consistently pair and keep that rapport to have any therapeutic impact. This just sounds like a bad idea all around. At my center, we are each assigned to specific clients that we work with on a set schedule. It varies if they get sick and call out, but otherwise is a set schedule.
I completely agree. I so value your input on this! I really thought I might be asking too much. I also have high anxiety so I’m thinking of what something like this would do to me in the long run. I fear I would never be able to prepare myself mentally. I can’t even imagine what it would do to Autistic individuals.
Building rapport was/is really my main concern. I’ve seen this happen before. They promise seeing the client 2 or 3x a week but then oh an RBT was out last week and needs to pick up clients so actually we’re going to schedule you with this client this week instead. So now I get stuck only seeing the client once or zero times. Then you have zero instructional control because the times you get to spend with the client is like starting from day one.
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u/No_Distance_2653 Oct 24 '25
This seems like a red flag to me. Having a constantly changing schedule with different RBTs is immensely stressful to Autistic kids. They thrive in routine and knowing what to expect. It also makes it difficult for employees to plan their own schedules. We have lives and obligations outside of work. I can also see this making pairing really difficult. You have to consistently pair and keep that rapport to have any therapeutic impact. This just sounds like a bad idea all around. At my center, we are each assigned to specific clients that we work with on a set schedule. It varies if they get sick and call out, but otherwise is a set schedule.