In ABA, children are not given the same respect and access to care as with any other form of therapy. Their access to stimming, comfort objects, and other self-regulatory measures is blocked so the therapist can observe the child self-injurious behaviors.
“Of the fighters who were born with their horns and flyers born with wings, they will never be tamed things. Neurodiversity is in their genes.”
I had small children. It was a dangerous situation, and I was desperate. They said I was teaching him “learned helplessness.” Ironically, that’s exactly what they were teaching me.
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