http://www.netvouz.com/Xyzzy/tag/aba?feed=rss Xyzzy's bookmarks tagged "aba" on Netvouz http://www.esteeklar.com/2010/10/18/4446/ A mom describes & comments on the disturbing contents of old videos of her son's "early intervention" ABA therapy sessions; there's also a great conversation in the comments between autistic-accepting parents & at least one autistic that was put through ABA. Health & Disability Xyzzy Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:34:40 GMT http://www.todaysparent.com/lifeasparent/familiesneeds/article.jsp?content=20110124_105533_10992&page=1 Article on the journey Estee Klar took from her son's infancy to allying with autistic self-advocates and what her son is like now as an eight-year-old. Health & Disability Xyzzy Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:02:24 GMT http://users.1st.net/cibra/ One of the two homepages for CIBRA, a group focused on exposing the damaging, dangerous side to the use of restraint & aversives. Health & Disability Xyzzy Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:48:44 GMT http://www.sentex.net/~nexus23/naa_03.html Essay-filled home of autistic researcher Michelle Dawson, well-known for tackling the ethical problems of various autism 'treatments'. Health & Disability Xyzzy Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:14:27 GMT http://www.sentex.net/~nexus23/naa_aba.html Michelle Dawson's excellent essay on the ethical issues in ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapy, including Lovaas' original intent of normalizing feminine boys to 'prevent' them from being gay. Health & Disability Xyzzy Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:08:44 GMT http://community-2.webtv.net/CIBRA/AVERSIVESPROMPTS/index.html "I was innocent. I didn't know about the wordsmiths, coercive persuasion, the hush-ups by parents, the reputation of certain programs of being "cults." ... Only after my child was traumatized did they admit that others had been traumatized before my child...." Health & Disability Xyzzy Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:38:25 GMT