It left a cavern inside of me that I could never fill, this conviction that whatever I thought or felt about a situation was wrong and whatever got fucked up about it was my fault because I was irreparably broken inside. Adding to this, no one ever stuck up for me, or defended me,...
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the fact that it all too often prioritises ‘reduction of autistic behaviours’ over meeting an autistic child’s wellbeing needs, and that it was developed by Ole Ivar Lovaas, a pioneer in “gay conversion therapy” (leading to widespread accusations that ABA can be compared...
I received formal training toward both, speech therapy and ABA. I would recommend considering working with both an ABA provider and a SLP. Both fields can offer services and background that could be beneficial. While taking coursework for speech, many of the teaching strategies are ABA strategies...
in fact, is at the heart of the matter. The JRC has been open since at least 1977, where it was originally called the Behavior Research Institute until a 1986 ruling by a Judge Rotenberg allowing the use of electrical shock as a therapy. Afterward, it was renamed in honor of this judg...
As an#ActuallyAutisticwoman who has had many such work-world difficulties, this answer resonates with me.#AutINSAR — Carol Greenburg (@Aspieadvocate)May 2, 2019 I see different levels of needed research: 1) long term (10+years) for therapy (drug and behavioral/support) development; 2) im...
Tables and chairs being too close by:Two sets of tables and chairs back-to-back with each other (four people sat down and one person saying ‘excuse me can I get past?’) Can be busy with lots of chatter:Four pastel coloured speech bubbles overlapping including text: ‘Order 21’, ‘...
30)Getting two bouts of therapy was NOT My Fault. It was other people’s for making me anxious about not meeting their social expectations, and not being bothered to meet me halfway. 31)Not all of us have the memory thing, but when we have it,boydo we have it. When I was in Yea...
Would need to be combined with special education approaches to deal with cognitive impairments, and physical therapy to assist with the motor problems that result from this condition. Family support is essential. Long Term Outlook Long-Term Prognosis Little is known since most known cases are ...
In a setting where autistic students were being sent for an education and “related services” (such as speech therapy), what made key relationships positive, nurturing, or collaborative? What made them negative, toxic, or rejecting? Note that larger systemic issues linked to the third, fourth,...