I used to watch NickyTV, then they went quiet for a while and have recently come back but not nearly as often. I saw a recent video where the dad said that Nicky has been having real trouble at his day program (school). He is severely OCD, has high anxiety and apparently school has caused him much more anxiety and he's having self harm incidents almost daily. Nicky's a big guy and I can imagine that he could be hard to manage if he was in a meltdown. Anyway, dad said that he had a meeting with the Broker for their Self-Direction program and he found out that if they were to dis-enroll Nicky from his current program, his budget would go up and they could hire more people to help in a home bound program. There are some things that Nicky's dad has done that I don't agree with as far as exploiting Nicky online, but I really respect his dedication to actually working with Nicky constantly, keeping him physically active. He's an educator and I think he really does well as far as actually putting the work in for Nicky not just to exist, but thrive. They have quality people that work with him - not creeps that handle him inappropriately. Not once has Ass mentioned a Broker for Self-Direction Program. They can't find a caregiver willing to work with them.
I was actually just about to come on here to mention Nicky.
I went about a year without watching them because they were promoting FA back in the day,
But I started watching everyday again about 2 months ago.
They never mention FA first of all.
But I like what he’s been doing lately. He had on vlog that showed Nicky’s whole schedule. He has everything scheduled for the day, with markers indicating how much help he needs with the task.
It was an informative autism video.
The reason I was gonna mention Nicky was because of what you said, they are taking him out of school.
BUT it’s NOTHING like what they did with Abbie. Nicky went to school every day of his life. Hardly ever stayed home. He is a senior now. He already got half a year done. And it’s very obvious he is ready to be done with it.
Divergent children can get senioritis just as much as a typical kid. This is a PLANNED decision.
Not only that, he is excelling at home. John isn’t just letting him sit around on his phone. He is cooking his own food in the stove and grill. He is doing dishes, quickly with no problems , John is working every day on his conversation skills.
John even TOOK ADVICE from people in the comments . He is trying to get him talking more so he asks him questions “did you have a good day at school?” “Did you have pizza for lunch”?
Someone suggested he ask open ended questions so Nicky couldn’t just say yes or no
And now John does this every day, multiple times a day .
They have plans for Nicky’s future and honestly in this case, I believe he’s ready to be out of school
TL/DR
Just wanted to mention something cool my guy said last night
What he likes about NickyTV is that John speaks to Nicky LIKE HE IS A YOUNG ADULT. He respects his son.
Asa speaks to his almost 18 year old like she is a little baby. Yes, she has the mind of a two year old, but she’s not. She is AN ALMOST 18 YEAR OLD ADULT. ASA, You have NO RESPECT for your daughter…