I had an experiment. I put the words autism and behaviour into Google and looked at the fist result. This is about how people see us. This in italics below is what I found A child or adult with autism spectrum disorder may have limited, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities, including any of these signs: Performs …
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A challenge to ABA therapists.
My challenge is this: If you claim that there is proof that ABA has proof or has a scientific basis, can you show any evidence that has either evidence from a double blind test*, or a test with a significant (in the high hundreds or in the thousands) sample size. The challenge is any one …
A challenge to ABA therapists
1 Show me the numbers I am trying to get to the bottom of this controversy. You claim that the science shows that ABA works? Please show the evidence. Comments on this blog will be accepted, though abuse will be redacted. But I need decent science, which means a decent sample in the research. Autism …
Autism, the frog book, antivaxxers and other bad science
The Frog Book This blog started last year when "the frog book" was frequently mentioned on Twitter, someone complaining the book was called Tuesday and they got the test on a Wednesday. Now I have no qualifications in psychology, but I am a bit of a maths whizz, so I thought I'd look at this. …
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Autism awareness, autism acceptance and why I am not participating in Autism Awareness Week
Jigsaw puzzle pieces Monday 30th March to Sunday 4th April 2020 is Autism Awareness Week with Thursday 2nd April being Autism Awareness Day. I am autistic and I will not be taking part. Here's why: ABA therapy ABA therapy,(Applied Behaviour Analysis) often rebranded as PBS (Positive behavioural support) or EIBI (Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention) is …
Making an ass of myself 