One of my most passionate ongoing pursuits is exposing the psychologically damaging effects of ABA as the domineering practice for children with autism in public schools. As someone on the spectrum who underwent ABA treatment until early adulthood, I can testify firsthand that it is, or at the very least can be, deeply traumatic and harmful to neurodivergent individuals. ABA is fundamentally rooted in conformity rather than adaptation, which makes it especially problematic.  

I am currently writing a book about my experience, and you can access the manuscript as an online flipbook on a wonderful website called Issuu (link below this text).  

If you want to dig deeper into this far-from-solved issue, I highly recommend the writings of Ido Kedar and Jennifer Msumba’s book Shouting at Leaves.

https://issuu.com/neweveningisle.com/docs/gardenmanuscript