Why ABA Sucks
April 15th, 2025. I'm trying to write a speech for one of my classes refuting the idea that ABA 'therapy' is helpful. Problem is, to do that I need to read a whole bunch of articles about why ABA is harmful, and everything I'm reading makes me want to put these quack 'doctors' in their own shock collars. I'm pissed, and I need to be writing a calm, logical speech for this assignment. I'm lucky that I was 12 when I was diagnosed with Asperger's, so the center I was diagnosed by didn't recommend that I do ABA. Still had plenty of run-ins with assholes who thought I needed to be 'fixed' though. Gonna chat with my therapist tomorrow and think about changing topics.