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MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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    ABA is abuse and very commonly recommended to autistic people (or more often, forced on autistic kids by parents).

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      Oh is that what ABA stands for?

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        I thought it stood for American Bar Association. I still do, since no other definition was offered. I would disagree that the American Bar Association is abuse.

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          It refers to Applied Behavioural Analysis.

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