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<blockquote data-quote="whatamess" data-source="post: 373644" data-attributes="member: 7664"><p>Because reward systems were misused in my difficult child's school experience, we have it written in the IEP that there will be no token economies with him. This has meant academics are pared down and completed at a snails pace. It has also meant he doesn't meltdown (as often). It also means he is accomplishing the tasks for the sake of the task or better yet- to please his teacher. Every time he works on a task simply because he was asked or to please others instead of for a reward, I feel like he is moving toward becoming more functional and independent. The flip side, as I mentioned above, is that the workload is far below his capability. I constantly weigh whether a 'bribe' is useful just to keep him moving along academically or if it is detrimental to his overall intrinsic motivation. It took two years for him to stop saying "if you give me __________, then I will _____________".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whatamess, post: 373644, member: 7664"] Because reward systems were misused in my difficult child's school experience, we have it written in the IEP that there will be no token economies with him. This has meant academics are pared down and completed at a snails pace. It has also meant he doesn't meltdown (as often). It also means he is accomplishing the tasks for the sake of the task or better yet- to please his teacher. Every time he works on a task simply because he was asked or to please others instead of for a reward, I feel like he is moving toward becoming more functional and independent. The flip side, as I mentioned above, is that the workload is far below his capability. I constantly weigh whether a 'bribe' is useful just to keep him moving along academically or if it is detrimental to his overall intrinsic motivation. It took two years for him to stop saying "if you give me __________, then I will _____________". [/QUOTE]
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