Hans Asperger's legacy is murkier by the day.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Reminds me of the story Dr. Ivar Lovass who pioneered the applied behavioral therapy that I assume many of us had in our homes. The therapy started initial as a way of guaranteeing heterosexuality in wealthy socialites children. It incorporated negative reinforcement and was financed by a wealthy right wing lawyer/lobbiest who was ultimately outed for taking male prostitutes with him to Europe. I swear I'm not creative enough to make this up.
EricWalton
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Apr 1, 2018
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I know about the history of ABA. Parents HATE it when I talk about how Lovaas said we weren't even human.
ABA is basically the same thing as Conversion Therapy, just aimed at getting rid of Autistic behavior instead of LGBTQIA behavior. It's horrible.
Well shit. Guess I will start calling it (myself) HFA
matthew1954
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