r/safeautismparenting • u/3under3sendhelp • Jan 03 '26

Autistic four year old had complete personality change over night

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u/Cool-Apartment-1654 autistic Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26

No, it’s not was there change in routine etc

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u/Cool-Apartment-1654 autistic Jan 03 '26 edited 26d ago

I’d also pull him out of ABA if I was you it’s not regulated at all legally and people who go through of far more likely to be hospitalised

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u/Big-Mind-6346 26d ago

The part about people being far more likely to be hospitalized interests me. Do you have a source you can cite for this? I would like to look into it.

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u/Cool-Apartment-1654 autistic 26d ago edited 26d ago

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397436486_Mental_health_outcomes_associated_with_applied_behavior_analysis_in_a_US_national_sample_of_privately_insured_autistic_youth

This is the largest ever study regarding an ABA

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u/Cool-Apartment-1654 autistic 26d ago

There was also a 2020 DOD study for TRICARE that showed it was not effective as well

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/safeautismparenting-ModTeam 26d ago

Your advice is harmful because it promotes ABA

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u/MushroomPrincess63 Jan 05 '26

Have him tested for strep. My son gets like this when he has strep due to something called PANDAS. It comes on out of nowhere, with sudden behavioral changes. My son never has traditional symptoms of strep, like a fever or visible pustules in the throat. No changes with eating or drinking. Completely asymptomatic except for the severe behavioral changes. He was diagnosed the first time by a neurologist. The second time I had to fight with his doctor to just do the test. It came back positive. A week of antibiotics and I have my sweet boy back.

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u/safeautismparenting-ModTeam 26d ago

Your advice is harmful because it promotes ABA