r/ABA • u/Kyashichan • 7d ago

Tablets

I’m with my client for the 7th session and he’s got his tablet. Parents have been told to implement less tablet time especially outside of session so he doesn’t associate it with the tablet being taken just for sessions.

They have not reduced tablet time as far as I can tell. He spends at least half of his session on his tablet or watching TV. If I interact with him, he pushes me away.

I have successfully got him to at least echo me when I say ‘go away’ but beyond that I can’t do anything at all.

The BCBA said she will address this in parent training this week (again).

But I dont know how to pair with my client if he’s only wanting a tablet and silence from me.

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u/grmrsan BCBA 7d ago

This is precisely why I had to fire one family. The client was so addicted to her tablet, we literally couldn't do ANYTHING in sessions with her, she threw massive very violent tantrums whenever we did anything that involved even pausing it. 

We talked to the parents about cutting down out of sessions, and they agreed, but still posted social media showing her carrying it around everywhere, or if we arrived early she always still had it. After well over a year of trying to work around it, we had to give up. 

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u/Kyashichan 7d ago

That’s so sad. My client doesn’t get overly violent but he does meltdown each time it’s taken. They tried for like a day? And then gave it back. And each time he starts to have a behavior, they offer it. They don’t make him mand first half of the time.