Posts tagged conversion therapy
218 | ABA Pt. 8: The Finale
218 | ABA Pt. 8: The Finale

This is what we have been building toward. The most vitriolic insult hurled at behavior analysis is to compare it to gay conversion “therapy” (see past episode for a full-length discussion of this harmful practice). This is rooted in the idea that behavior analysts are just out to make autistic people indistinguishable for normative populations by changing who they are. We really get into the weeds of the nuances in unpacking this complicated issue.

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Autism, Children, TherapyGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, Autism, ASD, Behavior Analysis, Behaviorism, Controversy, Kindness, Diplomacy, conversion therapy, Gay, Religion, Neurotypical, ableism, neuro-diverse, autism, autistic, ABA, Biscuits, Family, StereotypyComment
189 | Conversion "Therapy" is a No
189 | Conversion "Therapy" is a No

Conversion “therapy” is a sexual identity and orientation intervention that needs to be banned. It doesn’t work, and it causes harm. Just over a century old, this harmful “treatment” was torture not unlike the witch trials. A handful of nations and some other smaller municipalities have taken the appropriate step to ban this, but it is otherwise still allowed. Learn more as we throw this intervention all the way under the bus.

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Myth-Busting, Sex, Psychological HistoryScott Abraham MillerAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, Science Based Medicine, Science, myth-busting, conversion therapy, what is therapy, not a therapy, immoral, skepticism, religionComment