A time and a place...all needed when he was ready

Through the course of the intervention, treatment, and a lasting recovery for our son (he has been relapse free for over nine years) we have used various methods that may appear to some to conflict with each other. I would just like to say that for us, there was a time and a place for everything we have done for and with our son. There was a time when we needed to have court involvement to get him to be compliant to treatment. A time when we wrote a contract for him to live at home. A time when we had reinforcement programs to encourage wanted behavior and a time when we faded the programs because we no longer needed them. A time when we could talk with him about why he should take his medication and then when he regained some insight to his illness. It has all been a process. There has been a time and a place for many different and conflicting philosophies regarding how to approach intervention, treatment, and recovery. I would just like to say that in our son's case, there has been room for all in it's proper time when he was ready. I don't see the different methods as conflicting. I see them as offerings for the time when he's been ready for them. Helping him and us to the next level. For us, there is room for AOTs, ABA, and for techniques from the LEAP Institute. For us they work well together to help us achieve our goal. A lasting recovery for our son.