ABA
This video titled ABA is Abuse argues that applied behavior analysis (ABA) in some instances can be harmful to the autistic individuals.
In this video, the presenter, who herself is autistic, is explaining why she thinks that the ABA therapy can be harmful for autistic people. According to her, the ABA therapy process heavily focuses on conditioning the children to behave like normal and often discourages the behaviors that are considered socially unacceptable without regard to whether those behaviors are confronting or self-regulating for the individual.
This video further explains that the ABA therapy is based on rewarding compliance rather than understanding an autistic person’s emotional and sensory needs. This video urges every one of us to consider approaches that promote respect and understanding over compliance-based therapies.
