The Problem with ABA
johnmcallister467
March 7, 2021
Sebastian Rubino explores the many problems with ABA therapy in this video.
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But my child loves ABA and their therapists: ABA, religion, and the status quo
Terra Vance
February 26, 2021
ABA therapy is a religious cult with science as its god and the status quo as its benchmark. I was born a heathen, and being broken into compliance was for my own good.
Spectrum Magazine Missed the Point I Wanted to Express about ABA: Here’s what I said
Terra Vance
October 28, 2020
I was interviewed by Spectrum News about ABA. What I said in interviews is not the message I was hoping would be printed. Here’s what I actually said.
My Best Friend’s Suicide: Stop Calling Us Normal – #NoDejahVu
Terra Vance
September 9, 2020
It isn’t always mental illness or being different that drives someone to suicide. As Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
I am a disillusioned BCBA: Autistics are right about ABA
Jo Ram
June 2, 2020
One BCBA can no longer be silent about what they see in their field. Jo Ram explores issues in the ABA profession that lend themselves to abuse– especially of autistic children.
On helping children to not feel responsible for other people’s emotions
juliebouchonville
February 8, 2020
Being unpredictable, inconsistent, and uncommunicative can cause a child a lifetime of writing about managing the unpredictable emotions of everyone around them. Here’s how to avoid that for children in your charge.
Behave OR Be Well
jenicanadaylivecom
February 8, 2020
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.
The Unintended Consequences of the IDEA
Aaron J. Wright
January 31, 2020
However, an unforeseen side effect of the IDEA’s deficit-oriented focus upon disability has created a dilemma for parents of autistic children and has fostered a problem-oriented societal approach to autistic people in general.
On Hurling Myself Into Traffic to Get out of ABA Therapy
alexanderstreasuresblog
January 27, 2020
An autistic teenager is forced into court-ordered ABA. Each week, his anxiety builds until he elopes from the scene and runs into traffic to escape his therapists.
An Open Letter to the NYT: Acknowledge the Controversy Surrounding ABA
Faye Fahrenheit
January 11, 2020
An Open Letter to the NYT: Acknowledge the Controversy Surrounding ABA with an in-depth exploration of the murky ethical issues that surround Applied Behavior Analysis.