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Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), or simply Autistic Conversion Therapy, is the practice of torturing autistic children until they behave like neurotypicals. Surprise, surprise, it is heavily endorsed by Autism Speaks.

---The 5 Evils Of ABA---

1.Suppression of Stimming:

Therapists often target repetitive, self-regulatory movements (stimming)—like hand-flapping or rocking—for extinction, which advocates argue removes a vital coping mechanism for processing emotions and sensory overload.

Compliance-Based Training:

Traditional ABA often trains autistic individuals to obey instructions without question or regard for their own boundaries, which critics argue undermines self-advocacy and puts them at higher risk for abuse.

Forced Normalization:

Therapy goals frequently prioritize making an autistic person "appear neurotypical" rather than supporting their authentic self, which can lead to long-term mental health issues and forced "masking".

Extinction and Planned Ignoring:

A behaviorist technique where therapists intentionally ignore a child's distress or specific behaviors until they stop, which critics contend causes emotional trauma and teaches children that their communication attempts are invalid.

Aversive Interventions:

While heavily controversial and less common today, extreme aversive conditioning—including the use of painful electric skin shocks as practiced at institutions like the Judge Rotenberg Center—remains a severe point of contention.

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These are the 5 main ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) practices that make it "autistic conversion therapy". Familiarize yourself with them, so we can speak out against the torture of autistic children.

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