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Did you know that ABA therapy’s widespread adoption “was not driven by consensus among developmental pediatricians, but by insurance mandates, billing incentives, and a cultural push for normalization”?
kevinmd.com/2025/11/a-pe... #BetterWaysThanABA #autism #neurodiversity
kevinmd.com/2025/11/a-pe... #BetterWaysThanABA #autism #neurodiversity
A pediatrician's reckoning with behavior therapy
A developmental pediatrician explains their pivot to supporting a ban on applied behavior analysis, citing documented trauma and the need to listen to autistic voices. Learn why they now advocate for ...
kevinmd.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Did you know that ABA therapy’s widespread adoption “was not driven by consensus among developmental pediatricians, but by insurance mandates, billing incentives, and a cultural push for normalization”?
kevinmd.com/2025/11/a-pe... #BetterWaysThanABA #autism #neurodiversity
kevinmd.com/2025/11/a-pe... #BetterWaysThanABA #autism #neurodiversity
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"If we truly want to support dysregulated students, especially neurodivergent ones, we need to stop putting the burden of managing big emotions solely on them & instead take a hard look at the environments we create." From @endseclusion.bsky.social:
endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity
endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity
Neurodivergent Students Don’t Need a Calm Corner, They a Whole Classroom Rooted in Calm, Connection, and Compassion
“Just make a calm-down space in your room!” they say, as if emotional regulation can be solved with a bean bag chair, a glitter jar, and a cute sign that says “breathe.” But here’s what so many people...
endseclusion.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"If we truly want to support dysregulated students, especially neurodivergent ones, we need to stop putting the burden of managing big emotions solely on them & instead take a hard look at the environments we create." From @endseclusion.bsky.social:
endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity
endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity
