Thread by @abaukdiscussion

@PhillyP3351 @autismspeaks “I had to earn it by interrupting less than a certain number of times. I was so excited.  
We used my love of figurines to help motivate me to learn and become more conscious of my own interrupting”

That is not motivation, but conditioning. Skinner developed that with lab rats.

@PhillyP3351 @autismspeaks “I’m allowed to wait using ….coping strategies and tools, and even hold small toys in my hand. It is considered a success if I wait a certain amount of time without complaining.”

“Allowed to” self Reg?!?!

Success is making others happy, not how you feel.

@PhillyP3351 @autismspeaks “It is done in an effort to make sure that I have the best future possible”

Intent is v different than what is important for an autistic adult life.

Why learn from a person supervised by someone trained only in behaviour mod, and not an autistic org? eg

autisticadvocacy.org/policy/briefs/…

@PhillyP3351 @autismspeaks “Throughout my life I’ve always enjoyed structure and learning and making progress. This is what ABA means to me.”

Autistic and many others like structure, learning and feeling like they make progress.

It’s sad when ABA teaches that for an autistic that means more “compliance”.

@PhillyP3351 @autismspeaks “Instead of saying that ABA is brainwashing or bad dog training, can you just say that it didn’t work for you?  “

Why play Russian roulette? ABA is by definition conditioning and not even used for dog training:

neuroclastic.com/behaviorism-is…

therapistndc.org/aba-modern-day…

@PhillyP3351 @autismspeaks “My ABA target was waiting 4 mins without complaining”

Just another way #ABAharms (others on that hashtag)

The success of ABA is the extent to which you make life easier for others/comply/can internalise your distress.

Showing distress is “complaining” in ABA.

#Trauma

@PhillyP3351 @autismspeaks If you are interested in understanding #BetterWaysThanABA and understanding about autism, check out that hashtag and connect with others who are more informed about neuroscience, current autism understanding and learning in autism.

Eg theautisticadvocate.com/2017/11/safe-p…