Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is an ineffective family of “therapies” with a dark, disturbing origin, which I’ve written about several times. Notice that ABA is not named Applied Behavior Therapy. It’s not what I’d consider therapy and it isn’t really presented to parents and caregivers as therapy. Mental health therapies help…
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As April approaches (today is March 30, 2021), autistic self-advocates begin our annual critiques of Autism Awareness, Autism Speaks, ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), special education, healthcare, mental health’s DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual), accommodations, tolerance, a long list of social injustices… and our families. At least as I skim blogs…
Recently, I spent several days coding a research project on facilitated communication (FC). I watched videos accompanied by eye-tracking data to mark who was watching a tablet as letters or pictographs were touched. This post reflects my efforts to gather opposing research on FC and to properly compare the FC…
A list of blog posts and columns worth reading: Compliance / Social Skills / ABA / Indistinguishability Resources | Parenting Autistic Children With Love & Acceptance Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has evolved since it emerged in the 1970s, but I have still observed what I consider coercive techniques within the…
This is not my usual post — but I received my Univ. of Minnesota Alumni Magazine today and am annoyed. My Ph.D. is from Minnesota, and it is no secret I do not like the institution. My bias definitely affects my general attitude when reading anything linked to UMN. That…
On LinkedIn, in addition to scam therapies and nutcase “cures” for autism, parents keep asking for ways to “help” their children “become normal.” Some of this is a desire for a better life for the child, but there is also a selfish desire to interact with the child in a…