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Supporting caregivers and individuals at risk of exclusion to experience and respond to feelings of emotional connectedness within safe and loving relationships.
Nice feedback! In the past, this same young man was subjected to all manner of 'physical management'. Often such methods were used as a shortcut to simply to get him through transitions but our approach means such methods are simply not in our toolbox so we have to find a gentler path.
December 12, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Nice feedback! In the past, this same young man was subjected to all manner of 'physical management'. Often such methods were used as a shortcut to simply to get him through transitions but our approach means such methods are simply not in our toolbox so we have to find a gentler path.
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“It ruined my ability to say no, taught me that I didn’t have bodily autonomy and primed me for abuse later in life. I can only imagine how much worse other people might have it. 😦 ”
#ABAisAbuse
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#ABAisAbuse
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"Simply put, ABA was structured to destroy my self-confidence and agency for not following arbitrary cultural rules." From personal stories from those formerly enrolled in ABA:
stopabasupportautistics.home.blog/2019/08/11/p... #BetterWaysThanABA #neurodiversity
stopabasupportautistics.home.blog/2019/08/11/p... #BetterWaysThanABA #neurodiversity
personal stories from those formerly enrolled in ABA
These stories were all obtained anonymously via google forms survey. Some of these are quoted from parents or loved ones and others are quoted from autistics. From parents: “We had a newer pr…
stopabasupportautistics.home.blog
November 30, 2024 at 2:40 AM
“It ruined my ability to say no, taught me that I didn’t have bodily autonomy and primed me for abuse later in life. I can only imagine how much worse other people might have it. 😦 ”
#ABAisAbuse
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@thinkingautism.bsky.social
#ABAisAbuse
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@thinkingautism.bsky.social
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Ah. ABA* organisation, Ambitious About Autism, has dropped Gregg Wallace as an Ambassador after the recent allegations.
*Yes, they often refer to it as PBS not ABA, but they still hire ABA teams to do ABA techniques on autistic children. It's ABA.
jobs.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/jobs/what_we...
*Yes, they often refer to it as PBS not ABA, but they still hire ABA teams to do ABA techniques on autistic children. It's ABA.
jobs.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/jobs/what_we...
November 30, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Ah. ABA* organisation, Ambitious About Autism, has dropped Gregg Wallace as an Ambassador after the recent allegations.
*Yes, they often refer to it as PBS not ABA, but they still hire ABA teams to do ABA techniques on autistic children. It's ABA.
jobs.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/jobs/what_we...
*Yes, they often refer to it as PBS not ABA, but they still hire ABA teams to do ABA techniques on autistic children. It's ABA.
jobs.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/jobs/what_we...
"Be good and I'll make it worth your while." No matter how well supervised their use may be in education or adult care, such systems are a path to unfairness and open the door to abusive practices. Thank you @alfiekohn.bsky.social for all your work around this subject.
November 28, 2024 at 4:05 PM
"Be good and I'll make it worth your while." No matter how well supervised their use may be in education or adult care, such systems are a path to unfairness and open the door to abusive practices. Thank you @alfiekohn.bsky.social for all your work around this subject.
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Be sure to get your ticket for our Supporting All Brains conference. Val Luther will be presenting a session titled "How Learning to Support My Neurodivergent Children is Making Me a Better Parent, Teacher, and Human ." https://endseclusion.org/2025-supporting-all-brains-conference/ ##EndSeclusion
November 25, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Be sure to get your ticket for our Supporting All Brains conference. Val Luther will be presenting a session titled "How Learning to Support My Neurodivergent Children is Making Me a Better Parent, Teacher, and Human ." https://endseclusion.org/2025-supporting-all-brains-conference/ ##EndSeclusion
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Content warning. Heartbreaking.
But, the reason so many of us do what we do.
This isn't acceptable any more, as a system, is it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But, the reason so many of us do what we do.
This isn't acceptable any more, as a system, is it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room
Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Content warning. Heartbreaking.
But, the reason so many of us do what we do.
This isn't acceptable any more, as a system, is it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But, the reason so many of us do what we do.
This isn't acceptable any more, as a system, is it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...