r/ABA • u/Fun_Shirt_4715 • Feb 19 '25

Journal Article Discussion Looking for a journal article related to walking

My client has a tendency for looking down when walking as he's looking down. he loves plants and if he could he would pull out every piece of plant. We've decreased the behavior of pulling every plant and let him choose one on his walk and carry with him. But hes still looking down the entire time rather than forward.

Any research article recommendations or any advice on how to work on this?

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u/2muchcoff33 BCBA Feb 19 '25

Do you have an OT or PT you can consult with?

ETA: I’m also assuming this impedes the client in someway (like they’re running in to objects, etc.).

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u/Fun_Shirt_4715 Feb 19 '25

We've recommended OT to parents several times but nothing has come from it unfortunately.

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u/2muchcoff33 BCBA Feb 19 '25

That’s hard. I used to live in an area where OT and ST outside of school was unheard of.

Would the client be receptive to I Spy? Or even just reasoning to directions to look at specific items and then reinforcing?