…which are often branded as Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) or Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). Note: all international support is welcome as well. Those who don’t reside in New Zealand can…
…raw materials, but you have to build the person. This is in-line with the philosophy of ABA, which looks only at behaviors and not at the underlying mental or medical…
Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of gender-exclusionary beliefs, ABA therapy, and queer conversion therapy; however, we believe the tone and triumph of this article will be healing and affirming…
…respond to the Tweet (below) by clicking here: https://twitter.com/RightfulLives/status/1233741124919013376?s=20 References: Milton, Damian (2018). A Critique of the Use of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA): on behalf of the Neurodiversity Manifesto Steering…
…ABA, failing to meet these standards would result in direct punishment. For autistic people like me who were not subjected to ABA, we still felt these punishments in the form…
…children, parents, and academic institutions, from the applied behavior analysis (ABA) industry began to stall as ABA therapy established a monopoly on all aspects of the narrative around autism. Later,…
…was misdiagnosed with ADHD and ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder) because “girls can’t be Autistic.” ABA therapies were utilized. My mother was coached and trained to use ABA principles in her…
…Both of our communities suffer the terrible effects of behavioral “therapies” that aim to fix an individual by making him or her “normal”. In fact, ABA therapy (which was shown…
…major improvements in the updated guideline since we started our campaign towards a comprehensive ban of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and all related forms of “conversion” therapy, but the primary…
…no idea I could choose multiple ways to respond to others in any situation. My autistic rigid thinking did not see I had choices. Today’s ” ABA therapy concentrates on…
