Hello everyone,

I hope this is the appropriate space to post this. I am an indistrial design student in my final year. For my thesis I am looking at designing a product that will assist in autism ABA therapy (sit-down therapy). I am looking to get feedback from parents and caregivers about the kinds of workarounds they have while doing therapy at home and the kinds of frustrations you run into. For example, trouble keeping the child focused, the most effective types of rewards you use to keep the child interested (lights, trains, toys, etc). Also, if there are any products on the market that you really enjoy (games, special furniture, etc).

I have already spoken with a couple of ABA therapists but I was hoping to get some feedback from parents. At this point, I do not have an actual product in mind. But I am most interested in how to keep the child focused, and stimulated so that the therapy is productive and easier on the therapist/caregiver. I am also interested in hearing about how you track behaviour while juggling the many tasks. Any feedback would be very helpful to me. I know that therapy can be very long and arduous and different for every child. So, if I am able to help in any way to reduce this strain and increase the child's motivation to learn I will have met my goal.

Thanks for your time!

Janet