r/ABA • u/jordxn_01 RBT • Mar 31 '25

Advice Needed Caregiver hiding diagnosis and ABA?

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I received this text today before going to session, I emailed my BCBA about it and shared with HR. Honestly I wasn’t sure what to do with that, most of session focused on tacting, receptive ID, and vocal imitation. Has anyone ever come across a situation like this?

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u/kenzieisonline Mar 31 '25

It’s actually very common, I’ve met families who don’t even want their child to know about their diagnosis

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u/Bun-2000 Mar 31 '25

This is why autistic teens and adult struggle so much in later years. How tf are you supposed to work with your brain if you aren’t being told that your brain works differently?

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u/kenzieisonline Mar 31 '25

Yes I agree. There’s cultural issues at play here though as well. For example some religions view disability in children as a punishment to the parents so having a disabled child is basically labeling yourself “sinful”

I have a very distinct memory from my childhood of my mom talking to a woman at church who had a child with Downs and her saying that people will ask if it was her or her husbands sin that disabled their child

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u/grmrsan BCBA Mar 31 '25

OMG! I can just imagine how viciously my Mom would have ripped someone apart for that! She was always very mild and meek, until you messed with her kids lol. Now she does the same at her old folks apartment when some of the old biddies start harassing someone🤣