This is 22 min of a very powerful conversation. I highly encourage all parents watch it. One of the experts, Jacquelyn Fede, PhD is autistic.
Her knowledge and experiences are just so eye opening as a parent. She does a demonstration that I have never seen done before and quite honestly made me horrified after watching it. Because this is what it is like for many of our kids. The conversation grew from an article by the Behaviorists association President talking about how they know ABA is wrong and even apologizes...but goes on to talk about the “new ABA “...
I believe I posted the article awhile back for anyone interested.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2TDEMY40szQ&feature=youtu.be
One take away for me is basically, yes we all understand the importance of “skill building” for some of our kids in many different capacities. But we cannot have “skill building” come at the expense of a persons autonomy and existence. And it doesn’ have to be. There are numerous ways to build regulatory capacities and give individuals the tools they need to be successful. It just has been proven to not be through behaviorism.
https://youtu.be/2TDEMY40sz
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