Dr. Henny Kupferstein
@drhenny.bsky.social
Autistic Autism Researcher, piano teacher, artist, author.
#banABA leader.
#banABA leader.
ABA, not in Kansas anymore! USD 383, the public school district for Manhattan and Ogden, Kansas, enacted a policy in June 2025 that no longer permits outside agencies—including ABA therapists—to provide services in classrooms. #banABA and stop #medicaidfraud
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ABA, not in Kansas anymore!
One rural town couldn't get liability insurance, resulting in visitor policies to ban third party ABA vendors from the school.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ABA, not in Kansas anymore! USD 383, the public school district for Manhattan and Ogden, Kansas, enacted a policy in June 2025 that no longer permits outside agencies—including ABA therapists—to provide services in classrooms. #banABA and stop #medicaidfraud
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New research study (I coauthored), investigates the experience of autistic people with physical activity. Yes, 75% said physical activity has some negative impact on their well-being; 70% reported co-occurring motor challenges, such as arthritis or #dyspraxia. www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
“Not Everybody Enjoys Physical Activity”: A Qualitative Social Media Study of the Barriers Experienced by Autistic Adults
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1540805e157">Physical activity (PA) has been suggested as a key modifier for many health concerns
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November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New research study (I coauthored), investigates the experience of autistic people with physical activity. Yes, 75% said physical activity has some negative impact on their well-being; 70% reported co-occurring motor challenges, such as arthritis or #dyspraxia. www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
Florida lawmakers propose updating their definition of autism
This is a good idea
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November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Researchers in China blame lower education in parents for non-adherence with ABA interventions. They are now investigating the parents' behavior.
Grooming parents for obedience isn’t empowerment—it’s another reason to #banABA.
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Grooming parents for obedience isn’t empowerment—it’s another reason to #banABA.
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Intervention adherence and its predictors among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
To investigate the intervention adherence among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and explore its predictors.In this cross-secti…
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September 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Researchers in China blame lower education in parents for non-adherence with ABA interventions. They are now investigating the parents' behavior.
Grooming parents for obedience isn’t empowerment—it’s another reason to #banABA.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Grooming parents for obedience isn’t empowerment—it’s another reason to #banABA.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Publix grocery chain in Florida sued "ABA Cares" for $15 million of medicaid fraud, while ABA Cares sued Publix for not paying the healthcare bills for autistic children of 10 Publix employees? Who's gonna win this game? #popcorn #banABA www.tampabay.com/news/health/...
Publix and autism therapy firm at war over $15 million in medical bills
The Florida grocer stopped paying for therapy for 10 of its workers’ children but is countersuing over an alleged fraudulent billing scheme.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Publix grocery chain in Florida sued "ABA Cares" for $15 million of medicaid fraud, while ABA Cares sued Publix for not paying the healthcare bills for autistic children of 10 Publix employees? Who's gonna win this game? #popcorn #banABA www.tampabay.com/news/health/...
Autistic researcher Rachel Bailey is recruiting autistic mothers for her dissertation research. Please share.
#intimatepartnerviolence #domesticviolence #autisticmothers #autismmom
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#intimatepartnerviolence #domesticviolence #autisticmothers #autismmom
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Call for Participants: Autistic Mothers Research Study
ATTENTION AUTISTIC MOTHERS: I am conducting research for a PhD in Psychology at Liberty University. The purpose of my research is to is to explore how autistic mothers describe the support they an…
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September 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Autistic researcher Rachel Bailey is recruiting autistic mothers for her dissertation research. Please share.
#intimatepartnerviolence #domesticviolence #autisticmothers #autismmom
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#intimatepartnerviolence #domesticviolence #autisticmothers #autismmom
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According to the US government intelligence today, I am a product of something artificial. Finally, the cause of autism is announced. www.youtube.com/shorts/hl6G4...
Kkkjr has figured out that I am an artificial human — the cause of autism
YouTube video by Henny Kupferstein, Ph.D.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
According to the US government intelligence today, I am a product of something artificial. Finally, the cause of autism is announced. www.youtube.com/shorts/hl6G4...
They're probably not such a "perfect babysitter" if they are advertising specifically to work with autistic children. Be cautious.
warning: horrendous sexual abuse case in San Diego
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warning: horrendous sexual abuse case in San Diego
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August 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
They're probably not such a "perfect babysitter" if they are advertising specifically to work with autistic children. Be cautious.
warning: horrendous sexual abuse case in San Diego
www.sdcda.org/content/offi...
warning: horrendous sexual abuse case in San Diego
www.sdcda.org/content/offi...
Portland, Oregon - do you know this man? Police believe there are more victims, not just this autistic girl that he brutalized. Michael K. Cohron, 64, faces 52 charges of rape, sodomy and sex abuse.
www.kgw.com/article/news...
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Portland man faces 52 charges of rape for alleged sex abuse of girl with developmental disabilities
Michael K. Cohron, 64, faces 52 charges of rape, sodomy and sex abuse. Detectives believe there could be additional victims.
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June 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Portland, Oregon - do you know this man? Police believe there are more victims, not just this autistic girl that he brutalized. Michael K. Cohron, 64, faces 52 charges of rape, sodomy and sex abuse.
www.kgw.com/article/news...
www.kgw.com/article/news...
"After starting her career in Applied Behavior Analysis, she found her true calling through her rescue dog, Willie." What a hero, inflicting behaviorism onto another species, without oversight. #banABA and its misappropriation.
Shame on Krissy Kay, owner of The Meditating Mutt, LLC, in Florida
Shame on Krissy Kay, owner of The Meditating Mutt, LLC, in Florida
Tampa dog trainer uses calm approach to tame anxious pups
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/BLOOM) – A former Bostonian is bringing a peaceful new approach to dog training in the Tampa Bay area, helping stressed-out pet owners and their anxious pups find common ground. K…
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June 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"After starting her career in Applied Behavior Analysis, she found her true calling through her rescue dog, Willie." What a hero, inflicting behaviorism onto another species, without oversight. #banABA and its misappropriation.
Shame on Krissy Kay, owner of The Meditating Mutt, LLC, in Florida
Shame on Krissy Kay, owner of The Meditating Mutt, LLC, in Florida
Comment with whatever AI answers you, when you query, "what are the harms of fecal transplant to anybody, and why is it cruel to treat autistic people as medically diseased people who need a cure?"
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Fecal Microbiota Transplants Studied for Treating Autism and Chronic Diseases - GeneOnline News
Fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) are being explored a […]
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June 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Comment with whatever AI answers you, when you query, "what are the harms of fecal transplant to anybody, and why is it cruel to treat autistic people as medically diseased people who need a cure?"
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Being deemed incapable of consent, and then forcing treatment that is in the favor of normalization is worse than eugenics, because the victim survives to recognize what happened.
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Thousands of Australians receiving ECT without consent every year
Last year, more than 1,700 orders for involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were approved by tribunals in Australia. Advocacy groups say clinicians need to be better informed.
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June 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Being deemed incapable of consent, and then forcing treatment that is in the favor of normalization is worse than eugenics, because the victim survives to recognize what happened.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
Let's take 2 autistic children with 'problematic vocal stereotypies" experiment.
Surprise, when blasted with music, the kids shut up 50% of the time. Now they think this is a useful intervention for promoting normalized social behaviors. #banABA
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Surprise, when blasted with music, the kids shut up 50% of the time. Now they think this is a useful intervention for promoting normalized social behaviors. #banABA
www.scielo.br/j/ptp/a/5Zpp...
Effects of Non-Contingent Music in the Emission of Vocal Stereotypies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Abstract Vocal stereotypies can be considered a problem behavior because they disrupt the...
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June 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Let's take 2 autistic children with 'problematic vocal stereotypies" experiment.
Surprise, when blasted with music, the kids shut up 50% of the time. Now they think this is a useful intervention for promoting normalized social behaviors. #banABA
www.scielo.br/j/ptp/a/5Zpp...
Surprise, when blasted with music, the kids shut up 50% of the time. Now they think this is a useful intervention for promoting normalized social behaviors. #banABA
www.scielo.br/j/ptp/a/5Zpp...
Florida: Nonverbal autistic boy got punched in school by Jeffrey Jung, 27, who got fired from his substitute teaching job. If you're hiring, look out for this man: he's out on $1,000 bail.
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Special needs expert ‘heartbroken’ after substitute teacher allegedly punches autistic student
Parents in the area said no student should be exposed to aggression, but especially those with special needs.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Florida: Nonverbal autistic boy got punched in school by Jeffrey Jung, 27, who got fired from his substitute teaching job. If you're hiring, look out for this man: he's out on $1,000 bail.
www.wftv.com/news/local/s....
www.wftv.com/news/local/s....
Researchers studied 2,618 autistic toddlers and found that there are no clinical markers of autism based on sex. This is great research that can help us understand why clinicians are finally doing away with male brain theory and pushing women away from diagnostics.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Large-scale examination of early-age sex differences in neurotypical toddlers and those with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental conditions - Nature Human Behaviour
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is clinically heterogeneous, with ongoing debates about phenotypic differences between boys and girls. Leveraging the Get SET Early programme, Pierce and colleagues find...
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May 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Researchers studied 2,618 autistic toddlers and found that there are no clinical markers of autism based on sex. This is great research that can help us understand why clinicians are finally doing away with male brain theory and pushing women away from diagnostics.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Connecticut felon Ramon Apellaniz, age 40, just pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud. He stole nearly $1.9 million.
Medicaid rules lets unqualified, unlicensed people profit off autistic children, while families are pressured to accept ABA as the only option.
www.fox61.com/article/news...
Medicaid rules lets unqualified, unlicensed people profit off autistic children, while families are pressured to accept ABA as the only option.
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Connecticut man admits to his role in $1.8 million Medicaid fraud scheme
Middletown resident Ramon Apellaniz, 40, waived his right to be indicted Friday and pleaded guilty to a health care fraud offense related to the Medicaid scheme.
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May 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Connecticut felon Ramon Apellaniz, age 40, just pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud. He stole nearly $1.9 million.
Medicaid rules lets unqualified, unlicensed people profit off autistic children, while families are pressured to accept ABA as the only option.
www.fox61.com/article/news...
Medicaid rules lets unqualified, unlicensed people profit off autistic children, while families are pressured to accept ABA as the only option.
www.fox61.com/article/news...
Fourteen. That’s how many times Michael Lombardi tried to dial 911 in the hours before he was found dead at age 39 in a state-licensed group home for adults with disabilities.
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Hidden at Home: Alarming questions, few state investigations of NJ group home deaths
Reporters found nearly 50 cases since 2013 in which vulnerable group home residents died amid alarming questions about their care and supervision.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Fourteen. That’s how many times Michael Lombardi tried to dial 911 in the hours before he was found dead at age 39 in a state-licensed group home for adults with disabilities.
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Autistics - have you been tormented by police? (I have). I completed this survey.
If you're in the US, please submit your thoughts... you never know who's listening! (this post is not an endorsement of the ARC or their related projects)
www.policechiefmagazine.org/iacpwork-red...
If you're in the US, please submit your thoughts... you never know who's listening! (this post is not an endorsement of the ARC or their related projects)
www.policechiefmagazine.org/iacpwork-red...
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April 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Autistics - have you been tormented by police? (I have). I completed this survey.
If you're in the US, please submit your thoughts... you never know who's listening! (this post is not an endorsement of the ARC or their related projects)
www.policechiefmagazine.org/iacpwork-red...
If you're in the US, please submit your thoughts... you never know who's listening! (this post is not an endorsement of the ARC or their related projects)
www.policechiefmagazine.org/iacpwork-red...
Boden Rutecki, a bright 9-year-old autistic boy, faced a life-altering incident at school last year. He was restrained by staff (caught on camera), and suffered a brain injury, concussion, damaged shoulder, migraines, and speech impediments.
www.timesunion.com/education/ar...
www.timesunion.com/education/ar...
Parents sue alleging Rensselaer school staff assaulted and injured student
The former school board vice president argued staff at the Van Rensselaer Elementary School in New York injured her fourth-grade son last year.
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April 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Boden Rutecki, a bright 9-year-old autistic boy, faced a life-altering incident at school last year. He was restrained by staff (caught on camera), and suffered a brain injury, concussion, damaged shoulder, migraines, and speech impediments.
www.timesunion.com/education/ar...
www.timesunion.com/education/ar...
'exergaming' can make physical activity inclusive for autistics through video games. What equipment would you buy to integrate more activity into your gaming setup?
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Movement Behaviors in Youth on the Autism Spectrum: The HUNT Study, Norway - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Research consistently show that autistic youth are less physically active compared to their neurotypical peers. However, there is limited understanding of how gender influences physical activity (PA) ...
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April 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
'exergaming' can make physical activity inclusive for autistics through video games. What equipment would you buy to integrate more activity into your gaming setup?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
If you care enough about calendar math, hide from the government.
The Ancient Math That Sets the Date of Easter and Passover
Why don’t the two holidays always coincide? It is, to some degree, the moon’s fault.
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April 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you care enough about calendar math, hide from the government.
Congratulations, I am now a disease! I asked AI what would be the political strategy for using disease language to frame autism as an epidemic, and they said that it might help the public complain less about increased funding if they see us as diseased humans.
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April 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Congratulations, I am now a disease! I asked AI what would be the political strategy for using disease language to frame autism as an epidemic, and they said that it might help the public complain less about increased funding if they see us as diseased humans.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/a...
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I wrote this article in 2011 for a jewish parenting magazine, and is still so timeless. Happy Passover to all!
* the term "aspergers" is used with respect to diagnostic terms prior to the DSM-5.
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* the term "aspergers" is used with respect to diagnostic terms prior to the DSM-5.
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Mah Nishtanah – Four Questions by the Autistic Son: Written from the perspective of a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome
Published in: Spirit Magazine, and Inyan – Hamodia’s Weekly Magazine – Passover Edition, Spring 2011 — “Mommy, everybody is looking. I don’t want to say this out loud, can I go in the kitchen?” “Ta…
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April 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I wrote this article in 2011 for a jewish parenting magazine, and is still so timeless. Happy Passover to all!
* the term "aspergers" is used with respect to diagnostic terms prior to the DSM-5.
hennyk.com/2017/03/19/m...
* the term "aspergers" is used with respect to diagnostic terms prior to the DSM-5.
hennyk.com/2017/03/19/m...
Yes, I was born and raised by Chassidic Jews in the heart of NYC. They practice arranged marriage customs.
Last week, my 3rd child got married in that tradition.
If anyone ever tells you that Parental Alienation is no longer happening, show them proof that everything can be overcome.
Last week, my 3rd child got married in that tradition.
If anyone ever tells you that Parental Alienation is no longer happening, show them proof that everything can be overcome.
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Yes, I was born and raised by Chassidic Jews in the heart of NYC. They practice arranged marriage customs. Last week, my 3rd child got married in that...
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April 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yes, I was born and raised by Chassidic Jews in the heart of NYC. They practice arranged marriage customs.
Last week, my 3rd child got married in that tradition.
If anyone ever tells you that Parental Alienation is no longer happening, show them proof that everything can be overcome.
Last week, my 3rd child got married in that tradition.
If anyone ever tells you that Parental Alienation is no longer happening, show them proof that everything can be overcome.
Brand new research is discovering that estrogen drops in the second week of your cycle contribute to smelling smoke or phantom smells! perimenopause and smelling 'smoke'
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March 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Brand new research is discovering that estrogen drops in the second week of your cycle contribute to smelling smoke or phantom smells! perimenopause and smelling 'smoke'
www.linkedin.com/pulse/phanto...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/phanto...