RE: BBC Documentary about a real world "cure" for autism - youtube
September 27, 2021 at 12:33 am
(September 26, 2021 at 11:30 pm)brewer Wrote:(September 26, 2021 at 10:41 pm)Lawz Wrote: Everybody's a critic. Any suggestions for a more appropriate alternative? Perhaps I should have avoided the quote marks and called the thread "BBC Documentary about a real world cure for profound autism - youtube."
I'm not a critic, it's just not a cure (i.e. no more ADS). And though ABA/ABT can appear cruel it's the most effective therapy for ADS in many ways. But it does not work for all.
I see that the Atlantic did a good article on it: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...sy/495272/
Good, impartial article - thanks for that. I think you mean ASD (autistic spectrum disorder) rather than ADS. I could not find a definition of ABT...que? By my reasoning, a treatment does not have to be 100% effective for 100% of patients in order to earn the term "cure," but I take your point to a degree....the goal of ABA is, by my mind, ultimately, to keep people away from being doomed to a life of institutionalisation. The goal of ABA should not be to make neuro-diverse individuals indistinguishable from the neurotypical, IMO.
