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Recent content by HDLSeanWiley

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    New Spectrum opinion piece indicates that motor issues have been overlooked in autistic people

    For years, autistic people have been assumed to be intellectually impaired even though they actually have motor issues that make it seem like they're intellectually impaired. But this new Spectrum opinion piece wants to change all that.
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    GAAAAAAAAAH!

    Why are there ads for ABA centers hiring BCBAs on this site?!?! I hate it when that happens!!
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    A scientific journal article about autistic adults and how therapists deal with autism

    A new article from Spectrum autism research magazine covered how dissatisfied autistic adults are with how therapists deal with autism.
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    New study shows children don't approve of a form of ABA as much as parents and clinicians do

    You can do all of things without ABA. ABA is about getting the child to comply by giving rewards such as candy or favorite toys in exchange for behaving the way the therapist wants you to. That's always been part of ABA and always will be.
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    New study shows children don't approve of a form of ABA as much as parents and clinicians do

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a commonly used version of ABA, and yet, according to a new study, children who receive it don't approve of it as much as their parents or clinicians do.
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    New study shows no link between autism and gut problems

    Oh, ok. Well, my bad then. Sorry.
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    New study shows no link between autism and gut problems

    The autism science field is rife with unethical practices and ableist assumptions about the capabilities of autistic people. As far as I'm concerned, they don't deserve the trust they receive. Also, you don't seem to understand why the DSM got rid of functioning labels, because while autism...
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    New study shows no link between autism and gut problems

    "The other part of the language is the term "autistic" or "autism",...as if we can lump all autistics together." There are no different "types" of autism. You're either autistic or you're not. The differences lie in the amount of support needs that an autistic person requires. For example...
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    New study shows no link between autism and gut problems

    It's very popular to assume that autism and gut problems are connected, but this new study shows otherwise.
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    Clowns in the Woods

    There's a new independently-produced horror movie coming out today called Clowns in the Woods, which has an autistic actor playing the autistic main character and has other autistic actors in it.
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    Threads (1984)

    This movie is basically like the nuclear war movie The Day After on steroids. It doesn't have any cheesy Hollywood material like The Day After has. It's really something else. One watch of it will help you understand just how it's something else.
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    Hi again!

    Hi again!
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    You're most certainly welcome!

    You're most certainly welcome!
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    Ableism in autism research

    I don't think anyone here will be surprised very much by this analysis of an autistic autism researcher about how much ableism is persistent in the autism research field.
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    Resources for parents to deal with children's meltdowns that don't involve restraint

    Not a good idea. Restraints should be avoided whenever possible, but when a child is having a meltdown, they need someone to be there to let them know that everything is gonna be okay.
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