How Autistic People are Marginalized
Understand how and why members of the autistic community are marginalized both historically and currently.
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Learn from an Autistic | Autism Support Group presented by Integrity Speech Therapy
Want to know more about autism and the autistic experience? This month, Integrity Speech Therapy decided to ask me, an autistic person.
Autism Self-Diagnosis Guide
If you’re questioning if you or a loved one may be autistic, check out my Autism Self-Diagnosis Guide based on the diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5.
Autism Self-Diagnosis is Valid
Learn about the privilege of receiving a clinical autism diagnosis, the hurdles autistic people face, and why self-diagnosis is completely valid.
Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA): Ban Shock Treatment
Support Keeping All Students Safe (KASSA) by Stopping the Shock! FDA’s ban on a dangerous electric shock device was overturned by angry parents and therapists.
Interview with Dr. Ole Ivar Løvaas about Autistic Children (1974)
Ole Ivar Lovaas, the founder of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is interviewed about his dehumanizing perspective of autistic people that led to his abusive and torturous methods to force compliance in his autism treatment.
The Founding of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Learn about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and its founder, Ole Ivar Lovaas, and his early tests on autistic children at UCLA.
Planned Ignoring is Actually Emotional Abuse
Planned Ignoring, or attention extinction, is an abusive technique recommended by Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for autism treatment.
The Effects of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Listen to autistics, parents, and a former ABA therapist discuss why Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is abuse for autistic people in this hour-long webinar.
Cloth Diapers for the Scrunchy Parent
Check out how we got started with cloth diapers for our kid, including a shopping list for your baby shower registry!
I’m Autistic, Not Broken
I didn’t know I was autistic until I was an adult, but I knew that I was different from an early age. There’s been a pattern to my life that not even “professionals” could see until I had lived it long enough—until I struggled long enough.
Attention Extinction in ABA [Infographic]
ABA procedures like attention extinction can cause more harm than good. Let’s explore the unethical science behind this evidence-based practice and why it’s abusive.