Saturday, 25 September 2021

Autism is not a look or a behaviour. About enforcing 'Masking'.

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  In the press, news that a team have found a way to give fewer diagnoses to autistic children. "Autism therapy aimed at infants may re...
Thursday, 2 September 2021

Autistic people and phone calls

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  There's a lot of misunderstanding about autistic people, and phone calls. Many autistic people are not always able to speak, or may no...
Monday, 23 August 2021

The new ABA textbook, and why there are serious concerns

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For many years, funders and parents have been informed that there is only one approach that works, for autistic people.  Applied Behaviour A...
Saturday, 24 July 2021

Appropriate Descriptions around Autistic People

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  The photograph above shows a typical group of Autistic people. We're one sentence into this blog and I expect a number of people are a...
Monday, 17 May 2021

Apparently autistic people should not use headphones to help with noise sensitivity. Really?

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  A collaborative team of behaviourists and Psychiatrists wrote a research paper, in 2021.  They claimed that an autistic teenager with an i...
Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Most Autistic People Don't Like Curved Walls

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  Above, a poll result from Twitter.  I'd asked whether autistic people preferred walls that were straight, or curved, inside buildings....
Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Problems with ABA. An Easier Guide.

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  Applied Behaviour Analysis is often called ABA. The list below is things that are true for 'pure ABA'.  There could be some ABA te...