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I'm Autistic - that doesn't make me defective or broken.
Autistic people don't need therapy simply for being Autistic. We don't need to be "normalized" - only shown how to thrive and live happy and fulfilling lives.
Autistic people don't need therapy simply for being Autistic. We don't need to be "normalized" - only shown how to thrive and live happy and fulfilling lives.
Still, many parents of newly diagnosed Autistic children are told that in order to give their Autistic child the best chance in life they must start ABA as soon as possible.
Ivar Lovaas, the âfounding fatherâ of ABA was also a pioneer in gay conversion âtherapyâ.
Lovaas was a major contributor to the Feminine Boy Project - a compliance based brainwashing project to keep children from "acting queer."
Lovaas described queer behaviors and Autism to be poor adult âoutcomesâ that must be avoided through the use of early intervention.
Lovaas used rewards and punishments to shape 'desirable' behaviors in Autistic and gender nonconforming children.
In 1976 the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health took away Ivar Lovaasâ funding âdue to complaints of excessive use of corporal punishment against childrenâ but that didn't stop ABA.
Today ABA is still widely recommended by doctors and medical professionals despite evidence of its harm. https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2020/11/25/does-aba-harm-autistic-people-my-top-5-objections-to-aba-for-autism/
