I used to be a behavior therapist and provided in-home therapy. it can be uncomfortable and weird to have someone in your home, changing and interfering with you home environment. It's all in the behavior therapist you have. We are meant to work around and in tandem with your lifestyle. Not everyone is the same though. It's really important to have supports in the environments where your child is having the most problem behaviors. If his worst behaviors are at home, then you really need a therapist in there. Also behaviors are and need to be seen as reactions to their environment, so you should be prepared to make changes in your home and lifestyle to accommodate him. that's typically the hardest part for parents and families of children with ASD, but to be honest, its the most important and most effective. Hope that helps!

I have in home ABA and go to the center. I like in home except I am still not use to having people coming over every day. It adds a little stress to me trying to keep up with the house chores and I am trying not to worry but I am just that way. I think it's good over all though because we get to work on some things that we wouldn't get to if it wasn't in home, and also my child acts differently at home so we get to work on those behaviors that the therapists wouldn't see.

I am also an introvert, but our son has had in-home ABA for over 7 years. I honestly never gave it any thought, because we were so deperate for help with our son and he's always responded so well to ABA. Maybe it was a natural adjustment of us because we had in home nannies for our twins first 5 years. We have been very blessed because most of the therapists who have worked with our son have been wonderful and practically become part of our extended family.

I love in-home sessons for so many reasons!
1: I can keep an ear on the sessions. On the rare occasion we do get a "dud" therapist, we can identify it early and contact the agency to have them replaced.
2: Our son's schedule isn't subject to a facilities' closures.
3: Ultimate convenience!!! My husband can be helping my daughter with homework and get dinner on the table while my son has his session, instead of running the roads to/from centers.

While I'm sure I was self-conscious about the house early on, I don't stress about it so much any longer. On the one hand, having people at my house daily encourages me to keep it neater than I would otherwise; on the other hand, I'm a little desensitized to needing it "perfect". It's clean and tidy "enough" most days. They are there to work with my awesome kiddo, not do an article for Better Homes and Gardens. :P

It was frustrating trying to work and be home on time for the in home sessions. We had to suspend our ABA until I can find someone to get my boys from school and stay at the house while I'm at work.