An Open Letter To Families Considering Intensive Behavioral Therapy For Their Child With Autism (part one)
Courtesy of Virgynia King and Bob King http://www.astraeasweb.net/
TW: restraint, PTSD, verbal abuse, gaslighting, forced intimacy, withholding food, ableist language
An Open Letter To Families Considering Intensive Behavioral Therapy For Their Child With Autism (part two)
Courtesy of Virgynia King and Bob King http://www.astraeasweb.net/
TW: restraint, physical abuse, gaslighting, bullying, threats, ableist language, biting/aggression,
Autism, Therapies, and Acceptance: A Mother's Perspective Morenike Giwa-Onaiwu https://autismwomensnetwork.org/
ABA and Autism - The Thorny Problem of Control and Consent Small But Kinda Mighty http://smallbutkindamighty.com/
TW: brief mention of physical abuse, "desensitization," video of a mother using ABA on her adult son
The Influence of Others Emma's Hope Book https://emmashopebook.com/
TW: forced eye contact, non-consensual touch
Tackling That Troublesome Issue of ABA and Ethics Emma's Hope Book https://emmashopebook.com/
TW: quack "treatments," restraint
More On ABA Emma's Hope Book https://emmashopebook.com/
TW: non-consensual touch, forced eye contact, infantilization
The Cost of Compliance Is Unreasonable Beth Ryan https://loveexplosions.net/
TW: physical coercion, forced eye contact
Touch Nose. Gummi Bear: ABA In Our Family Beth Ryan https://loveexplosions.net/
TW: ignoring communication in favor of speech, physical coercion, biting/aggression, forced eye contact, "quiet hands"
ABA
* TW: While ABA is inherently ableist and abusive, we have tried to provide specific warnings for each of the below posts as needed.
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