In: therapies
Invisible Abuse: ABA and the things only autistic people can see
May 15, 2019On one side you have the neurotypical parents and families of autistic children, and on the other you have the online community of adult autistic people, many of whom are parents to autistic children.
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Autism: Why I Don’t Do Eye Contact
May 15, 2019Because I feel like my eyes are on fire. The intensity and intimacy is overwhelming. My brain can’t process everything you are saying when I look at you. Eye contact makes me feel physically overwhelmed.
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An Open Letter To Families Considering Intensive Behavioural Therapy For Their Child With Autism
May 15, 2019If you are considering an in-home (or out of home) Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) program for your very much loved autistic son or daughter, please consider the following.
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ABA and My experience with it
May 15, 2019Everyone raves about ABA and how wonderful it is. Not a lot of people have asked an autistic adult about their experience with it. I had blocked out my memories of it until I got involved with an autisic support group prior to my diagnosis.
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The cost of compliance is unreasonable
May 15, 2019I don’t want my child, your child, any child to ever feel that her body is not her own. To know that nobody has the right to force her body to do anything. And I can now see how…
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I Abused Children For A Living
May 15, 2019You see, I was an ABA therapist. My official title was Behavior Technician which in itself is really telling. I was hired off the street with no background in child development, no knowledge of autism or ABA…
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