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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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…