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[Barbara K. Janik @BarbaraKJanik]

What song should they play at Trump's parting ceremony? I'm going with "Happy Days are Here Again."

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@steph_van_vlack @valerie_haugen Underrated tweet. I’m choking from laughing

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How’s everyone doing? I’ve been quiet. I’m deeply upset over the failed insurrection and the actions of terrorists incited by he who has been- finally- banned from Twitter. It never should’ve come to this.

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[ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴀᴠᴏ ɢᴜʀᴜ 🌻 @thebravoguru]

If you’re a longtime #RHONJ viewer, I hate to make you feel old but can you believe that GIA TURNS 20 YEARS OLD TOMORROW!? 😳

[John Barron @barronjohn1946]

Hello I am brand new to Twitter, what are you guys up to

[UnKindTV @unkindtv]

@BlueNebulae I’m not at all seeking to invalidate your points or argue with you. I’m just expanding what I’m trying to say, which is hard to do regarding a complex issue & within the confines of tweets. I agree with your points. The difficulty in achieving the goal is what I’m addressing.

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@BlueNebulae That would be ideal. Tackling the issue of getting insurance to widely cover services created by adults with autism- that’s what I’m getting at when I say healthcare system is an obstacle. All they want to cover is ABA.

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@BlueNebulae My views on the field come from my experience w agencies in my city, where we functioned as glorified babysitters spending time w the kids and the higher ups barely checked in. There was very little actual ABA going on. They use ABA to get insurance coverage. Needs replacement.

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@BlueNebulae I said that abandoning kids without an alternative in place is a problem. When I was still working, all the families were using insurance and couldn’t afford otherwise- and ABA is all that was covered. There has to be a replacement.

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@BlueNebulae I can only speak to where I worked and how I worked. I cannot speak to the entire system, and I respect your viewpoint.

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@BlueNebulae I never said that. I said that I, personally, did not engage in practices like that- and I since left the field for the reasons you’re stating. I don’t like the way ABA agencies are operating. But abandoning kids- with no services- is hellish for the child & entire family.

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@BlueNebulae As I stated in another tweet- the feedback I’ve heard from adults with autism has been very negative regarding ABA & I acknowledge it’s very problematic. Agencies functioning under the title of ABA are doing so because that’s what insurance covers. Healthcare is the obstacle.

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@BlueNebulae I am not comfortable with the idea of hundreds of thousands of kids suddenly losing services that are important to them. It needs to change, with a proper replacement. What you describe is not what I ever, ever implemented with the kids I worked with and loved very much.

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@BlueNebulae 2. Sometimes the therapist from the ABA agency is the only break that kid is getting at home. I was in that situation. Not bad enough for CPS to intervene, but bad enough that I knew sometimes I was responsible for making dinner under the guise of “practicing making snacks.”

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@BlueNebulae Here’s the problem. In my experience- ABA is what insurance will cover for kids w autism. You get rid of ABA overnight, all those kids lose their services. It is often the only help they’re getting. One step at a time. You can’t just pull the plug so easily. 1-

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@kpsillustration @hartsandhelbig 💯

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@kpsillustration @hartsandhelbig I often spent more time implementing ABA with parents than I did with their kids. Parents were often root of harmful behaviors w/out seeing it. Most were open to hearing feedback & working together. Universal complaint- “I’m just so tired of fighting with the insurance.”

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@kpsillustration @hartsandhelbig What I saw at work wasn’t what you’re describing, for the most part. I wish it were. Too many militant therapists stressing kids out. I’m just saying I feel reform is needed, esp. based on experiences shared with me from adults on the spectrum who went through ABA.

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@kpsillustration @hartsandhelbig Right. Hostility doesn’t help the dialogue. Everyone I went to school with went into this sincerely wanting to help kids, and that’s a great starting point. It’s the top that needs to change- the whole healthcare system.

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@kpsillustration @CylonAlex @JaneDFraser666 @hartsandhelbig Reading thru thread- I can attest to this. A lot of people around me were working under title of ABA- because that’s all insurance would cover- but provided different services. Healthcare/insurance is the biggest obstacle to reform.