The BACB dropped this today in its newsletter. In case you don’t read the BACB newsletter (you really should), the context for this month’s newsletter is in reference their March 2022 release, stating: “The committee also discussed whether DEI content should be incorporated into the continuing education requirements and, if…
Author: Inappropriate Opossum
I said what I said. If you have chosen to work for insurance companies as a BCBA, you are inherently unethical. Show your work, you say? Happily. Alright kids, everyone take out your BACB Code of Ethics, and open up to the Core Principles. Let’s Start at the Beginning Before…
I found myself thinking about this article and wanted to address a “plot hole” of sorts. From another’s perspective– agree with the article or not– I can imagine reading this and having some concerns from an ethical standpoint. How do I– an active practitioner– deliver culturally humble services to conservative…
We need to talk about Kupferstein. Let’s preface this by saying that I fully support further research on ABA’s effects on the living beings these strategies are used on – human or otherwise. Most human services, such as medical and psychology, make sure to examine side effects on any treatment…
Well, here we are again, and I’m going to run out of catchy titles for each time ABA International manages to make an ass out of themselves. Once again, they manage to demonstrate a lack of self-awareness so astronomical, that if it had a diagnosis, they themselves would probably label…
“Our Family is Different” In the sixth grade, my father sat me down for a “serious talk.” This was the first of a few “serious talks” he would need to have with me over the course of my childhood. As a diagnosed autistic person (Asperger’s at the time), I was…
tl;dr: Taking a pause, but not permanently If you’ve been following, you’ve probably noticed the pace has slowed quite a bit. If you haven’t noticed, don’t look at the dates on the last few posts. I stand by this blog and the importance of each and every article– both written…
I already did my rant deep dive on play skills. Tl;dr: Play is not play if it’s just imitating what neurotypical peers are doing. The underlying stream feeding that is pathologizing autistic behaviors and interests. Neurotypical children may have “interests” or “passions,” but autistic children have “perseverations” or “restricted interests.” …
TW: Descriptions of harmful practices. This might come as a shock, but I don’t have much of a history of behaving in ways neurotypical people would expect. I know. Take all the time you need with that. Over time, I’ve suspected this might be part of the reason I can…
TW: ableism, contingent electric skin shock (CESS) Well, it took the better part of a year, but ABAI finally released their – erm – “statement” regarding the use of Contingent Electric Skin Shock (CESS). It’s hard to call a 34-page document a “statement,” so I supposed the authors’ description of…