ABA, ableism, autistic culture, Discrimination, Duh Files

Duh Files: Autistic Are Four Times Likely To Feel Loneliness than Non-Autistic Peers

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/bGhivAOIsEb Autistic adults have been saying this for decades but science just caught up with this one. The rate of loneliness is significantly higher in autistic adults than non autistic adults. A study called "I'm Trying to Reach Out, I'm Trying to Find My People" was conducted at the University of Sussex by Dr. Gemma… Continue reading Duh Files: Autistic Are Four Times Likely To Feel Loneliness than Non-Autistic Peers

ABA, comorbidities, Epilepsy, PCOS, quack diets, quackery

Quackery: Ketogenic Diet for Autism

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/so1jmOD1mEb This was something out of Kerri Rivera’s quack brain. Bleach is not enough to cure them, but cutting all carbs out of the child’s diet along with bleach, will cure them. This is not an original idea. Since the ketogenic diet was originally developed to aid in the control of uncontrolled epilepsy and epilepsy… Continue reading Quackery: Ketogenic Diet for Autism

ABA, ABA quackery, ableism, Autistic History, Discrimination, problematic companies, Problems

Quack Company: Center for Autism and Related Disorders

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/I9S7ikWS8Db History CARD or Center for Autism and Related Disorder was founded on the basis that "early intervention using applied behavior analysis (ABA) can yield significant and meaningful clinical results for individuals with autism." Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, Ph.D, BCBA-D, founded CARD in 1990. The first center was opened in Encino, California. She developed CARD's own… Continue reading Quack Company: Center for Autism and Related Disorders

ABA, ableism, Anti Vax Quacks, Autism One Quacks, Children's Health Defense Quacks, Discrimination, Quack Victims Speak Out, quacks

The Story of Autistic Child of the Quack, Gayle DeLong

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/TeI0JXNr3Db Last week, I received an email from Jennifer, Gayle DeLong's autistic daughter. The very child she blamed for her getting cancer. This was the first time and I wanted to make sure that it was right with her for me to tell her story and she said "Happy editing." The Negative Impact of the… Continue reading The Story of Autistic Child of the Quack, Gayle DeLong

ABA, Disabled Parenting

Moving from Survival Mode When That is All You Have Ever Known

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/WSwl8DFNbEb Survival As a Child Ever since I can remember, I was always in survival mode. Most people think of being poor as being in survival mode, but how I started off was much more than that. If you saw my family, you would think we were a “normal” family. A Herero couple, a daughter… Continue reading Moving from Survival Mode When That is All You Have Ever Known