If a parent suggested the use of an invalidated program for their child with ASD, I would need to caution them. However, I would not immediately dismiss the intervention that they have chosen. The intervention could be something that the child's parents have researched and are excited about, and I certainly would not want to promptly reject them or their program and leave them feeling like they have not been heard. It states in the textbook, Autism Spectrum Disorders: From Theory to Practice, that unsubstantiated programs should be approached with "hopeful skepticism." (Hall, 2013, pg. 59) If the child's parents were invested in the program they have chosen and feel it may be beneficial then I would have to conduct my own research of the
