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Category: ABA

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ABA

Which Therapies Actually Help Autistic Children?

Posted on July 8, 2022July 10, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Why parents of autistic kids need to be cautious and thoughtful about the therapies they consider for their children.

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Son-Rise, ABA, and The Problems of the Autism Therapy Industry

Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 by Anne Borden

Even though the Son-Rise therapists take credit for Kyle’s successes, maybe he’s done well because of his family’s kindness…in spite of the therapy, not because of it.

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ABA

Teach Social Skills As Values, Not Like Computer Programs

Posted on January 6, 2021August 8, 2022 by Finn Gardiner

Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) taught me that social skills were context-free rules I had to follow: forcing my hands to be quiet, staring back at eyeballs that bored into mine, contorting myself to make myself look less autistic at the expense of my happiness and overall well-being.

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ABA

Why No Autistic Child Should Be in ABA Therapy

Posted on October 21, 2020May 28, 2022 by Shannon Des Roches Rosa

If early intervention professionals truly want to serve autistic children, then they need to transition to better ways to guide our autistic kids, ways that don’t crush those children’s spirits and hearts.

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ABA

Behaviour Analysis, The Autistic Way

Posted on May 30, 2019May 3, 2022 by Ann Memmott

Autistic children endure a lot of ‘behaviour analysis,’ usually done by non-autistic people who are not trained to interpret autistic behaviour and motivation.

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ABA

If Not ABA Therapy, Then What?

Posted on April 7, 2017May 4, 2022 by Maxfield Sparrow

Don’t take away your child’s voice; take away their suffering. ABA is a cruel response to aggressive behavior. Meet that behavior with love, calm, support, and an investigative search for the source of your child’s struggle instead.

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