Category: ABA

We want to raise kids to be independent, but when they’re fighting you at every turn, it’s so easy to succumb to the seduction of a child who’ll just do what you tell them.

ABA is one of the most common interventions for autistic kids, yet among autistic adults it is one of the most reviled. The important question though, is why.

Behavior therapies have been the standard “treatment” for autism for a long time, but are losing popularity. Here’s a little on my position in this regard.