Toxic Positivity, Gaslighting, and Tone Policing Autistic People
2020-08-19
Non-autistic people have a habit of tone policing autistics, sending the message that to be heard, one must communicate as if they are not autistic.
ABA and Neurotypical Bias
2019-12-23
The bias towards ABA is so strong that it feels insurmountable to convince anyone, through logic, reason, and personal experiences, of the harms caused by regimented behaviorism.
On ABA: Evidence-based Doesn’t Mean Good Therapy
2019-12-11
Evidence-based:
– It is a term that in psychology is often used to designate a therapy as being of a different orientation than traditional psychotherapy, without necessarily having scientific studies that show its long-term benefits or the perception of well-being on the part of the client and the recipient of the therapy.