The only way ABA knows how to “train” a child, to “motivate” them..is to negate their needs or take away their joy.
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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.
Autistic Science Person 