The only way ABA knows how to “train” a child, to “motivate” them..is to negate their needs or take away their joy.
Category: activism
The Preservation of Autistic Self-Advocacy
*Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash It’s kind of funny that I don’t even want to write this right now. Currently, I feel neutral about autism advocacy. I’ve learned recently that there is a whole world out there of people who are sometimes trying to do their best but without the right resources. I’ve seen … Continue reading The Preservation of Autistic Self-Advocacy
What Autistic Advocacy Really Means
What I want to talk about is the lasting effects that occur when autistic people are used as a commodity, a political football, a theoretical argument, as exploitation, when autistic people have to witness the dehumanization and legal torture of autistic people.
Yes, It Really Is Legal to Electrically Shock Disabled Children in The US as Punishment #StopTheShock
Please help #StopTheShock - It is legal in the US to shock disabled people right now at the Judge Rotenberg Center. This is not okay.
Autistic Science Person 