It "works" by forcing people to hide who they are. It's like saying that you got rid of people with brown hair by making them dye it something else, only inste

It "works" by forcing people to hide who they are. It's like saying that you got rid of people with brown hair by making them dye it something else, only instead of hair color it's a fundamental part of who they are and it greatly increases the risk of PTSD and it only works if you're measuring the wrong thing and instead of basing it on the autistic person's ability to be okay it bases it on society's expectations and it's child abuse and just no. When autistic people are speaking[1] out[2] en[3] masse[4] against[5] it[6], would you ignore what they say? When they say[7] it's[8] bad[9] and[10] unethical[11] and[12] abusive[13] do you say that it isn't? When a woman goes to a police station saying that she is a victim of domestic violence, should the police say it works way better than the alternatives? Should they reject her statements that it is harmful and bad? If a child comes up to you and says that their parents are beating them and screaming at them if they do poorly in school, would you say that it works way better than the alternatives? Or is it only okay when the person is autistic? [1] https://a4aontario.com/2018/05/24/why-we-oppose-aba-in-any-form/ https://a4aontario.com/2018/05/24/why-we-oppose-aba-in-any-f... [note: a lot of these are personal blogs] [2] https://autisticselfadvocatesagainstaba.wordpress.com/2020/04/13/problematic-and-traumatic-why-nobody-needs-aba/ https://autisticselfadvocatesagainstaba.wordpress.com/2020/0... [3] https://neurodifferent.me/@joshsusser/111495271981897561 https://neurodifferent.me/@joshsusser/111495271981897561 [4] https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/First-Hand-Perspectives-on-Behavioral-Interventions-for-Autistic-People-and-People-with-other-Developmental-Disabilities.pdf https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Firs... [5] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41252-021-00201-1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41252-021-00201-1, by an autistic author. [6] https://autisticscienceperson.com/why-aba-therapy-is-harmful-to-autistic-people/ https://autisticscienceperson.com/why-aba-therapy-is-harmful... [7] https://loveexplosions.net/2013/09/15/touch-nose-gummi-bear-what-is-aba-and-why-does-it-suck/ https://loveexplosions.net/2013/09/15/touch-nose-gummi-bear-... [8] https://www.the74million.org/article/no-more-cures-no-more-fixes-how-autistic-leaders-are-changing-the-therapy-debate/ https://www.the74million.org/article/no-more-cures-no-more-f... [9] https://awnnetwork.org/my-thoughts-on-aba/ https://awnnetwork.org/my-thoughts-on-aba/ [10] https://unstrangemind.com/aba/ https://unstrangemind.com/aba/ [11]https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ethical-Concerns-with-Applied-Behavior-Analysis-for-Autism-Spectrum-Disorder-2020-01-01.pdf https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ethi... [12] https://stopabasupportautistics.home.blog/2019/08/11/personal-stories-from-those-formerly-enrolled-in-aba/ https://stopabasupportautistics.home.blog/2019/08/11/persona... [13] https://neuroclastic.com/aba-horror-stories-are-far-too-common/ https://neuroclastic.com/aba-horror-stories-are-far-too-comm...