CW: ableism Sometimes a client’s biggest barriers are their caregivers. For younger clients, it’s often grandparents who are stuck in their ways and have toxic beliefs such as “they will grow out of it” or “when I was a kid, there was none of this autism stuff.” For older clients,…
Month: April 2021
CW: discussions of abuse, criticism of autistic experiences Alright, I’m going to cool it for a minute and actually offer some sympathy. Chances are, when you first read criticisms of ABA, you were pissed. I get it. When I first encountered it, I was very pissed — I mean perseverating-on-it-all-day,…
One rotten apple spoils the bunch The “one rotten apple” argument has been really popular these days, especially with the right. It’s probably the number 1 argument I see against dismantling the police. Well, there are also calls to dismantle ABA, which means this same argument is also popular among…
I recently did a brief talk for the other BCBAs at my clinic about ableism in the field of ABA. My goal was to introduce them to the neurodiversity movement, the criticisms of ABA, and how we can do better. I had an autistic friend graciously volunteer her time to…