Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)

Researcher Bernard Perloff is slapping autistic student Billy for not paying attention during his speech lession.

The Founding of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

July 5, 2021July 4, 2024
Advocacy (category), Autism (category), Mental Health (category), Neurodiversity (category)

Learn about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and its founder, Ole Ivar Lovaas, and his early tests on autistic children at UCLA.

A hand is seen reaching out of the water with text above it that says: planned ignoring is emotional abuse.

Planned Ignoring is Actually Emotional Abuse

July 1, 2021July 4, 2024
Advocacy (category), Autism (category), Mental Health (category), Neurodiversity (category), Parenting (category)

Planned Ignoring, or attention extinction, is an abusive technique recommended by Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for autism treatment.

I’m Autistic, Not Broken

April 6, 2021July 4, 2024
Autism (category), Mental Health (category), Neurodiversity (category)

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]

March 20, 2021November 19, 2024
Autism (category), Neurodiversity (category)

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.

ABA "pairing" is actually a Child Predatory Technique called Grooming

What is “Pairing” in Applied Behavior Analysis?

February 8, 2021November 20, 2024
Autism (category), Neurodiversity (category)

ABA is an evidence-based autism treatment, but is it ethical? Let’s take a look at ABA’s pairing technique and what it really is.