Helpful sites and social media groups to further your ABA Reform education.
Before going into any social media sites, I strongly recommend you read this and this.
Sites/Blogs
Hops, Hooves, and Humanity: Podcast, activism, beer, adorable animals. What more could you ask for?
The Bearded Behaviorist: Also check out their podcast: Oh, Behave!
The Do Better Movement: A treasure trove of resources for doing better in ABA.
Not Another Autistic Advocate: Another blog offering first-hand experience being autistic and some brutally honest truth bombs.
Unmasked: A fantastic blog that offers first-hand experience being autistic, written in a way our feeble, non-autistic minds can understand. Not on Facebook? It’s also on Instagram.
Existential Autist: An Autistic poet, philosopher, and performance artist.
Fidgets and Fries: A black, autistic mother documenting her experiences and perspectives raising 2 autistic sons. Not on Facebook? It’s also on Instagram.
Facebook Groups
Autism Inclusivity: An extremely active Facebook group by autistics, offering their experiences and views along with fun and support.
Autistics and Allies for Ethical ABA: A place to discuss the ethical standards of ABA related to the autistic community.
BCBAs + Autistics Towards Reformed ABA: Another group to discuss ABA practice with autistics with feedback and help from autistics themselves.
Reform Minded BCBA Supervision: For helping better train baby BCBAs
ADR: Anti-Ableism 101: ADR stands for Advocate-Dismantle-Rebuild. It’s a wealth of resources for BCBAs looking to do better, including actionable advice.
Mindful Behavior in ACTion: A resource for information, webinars, workshops, and classes with mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on the forefront.
YouTube Channels
How to ADHD: Although it’s centered on ADHD, it’s full of helpful knowledge and resources that can be applied across multiple types of neurodivergence.
Documents
Listening , Centering, and Uplifting Autistic Perspectives: Courtesy of the Do Better Collective, this is an amazing resource breaking down specific subjects and providing Autistic-lead resources to help us all learn. It’s a living document, so I suggest saving it and checking back periodically.