ABA therapy in London

Hi Kish,

I haven't personally had ABA (thankfully), but an awful, awful lot of autistic adults who were subjected to it as a child have written of the trauma it caused them, essentially forcing them to NOT be themselves, to suppress their natural behaviours and to behave in ways which were unnatural to them - and punishing them when they didn't manage it.

I would suggest reading some first hand accounts of people's experiences of ABA, how it was for them at the time and how they feel about it now, so that you're not only hearing from one side. ABA 'therapists' are selling you their product - they need clients in order to make money, and that relies on ABA being viewed positively. Parents of autistic children who've had ABA can only give feedback on how things seem to them from the outside, not on how their child feels about it or experiences it.

@abaukdiscussion , Ann Memmott and @NeuroRebel on twitter are good places to start. Also, have a read of the #ActuallyAutistic hashtag - and if you are on twitter yourself, you can ask autistic people any questions you might have about ABA or anything else to do with autism by tweeting using the hashtag #AskingAutistics.

Hi Kish,

I haven't personally had ABA (thankfully), but an awful, awful lot of autistic adults who were subjected to it as a child have written of the trauma it caused them, essentially forcing them to NOT be themselves, to suppress their natural behaviours and to behave in ways which were unnatural to them - and punishing them when they didn't manage it.

I would suggest reading some first hand accounts of people's experiences of ABA, how it was for them at the time and how they feel about it now, so that you're not only hearing from one side. ABA 'therapists' are selling you their product - they need clients in order to make money, and that relies on ABA being viewed positively. Parents of autistic children who've had ABA can only give feedback on how things seem to them from the outside, not on how their child feels about it or experiences it.

@abaukdiscussion , Ann Memmott and @NeuroRebel on twitter are good places to start. Also, have a read of the #ActuallyAutistic hashtag - and if you are on twitter yourself, you can ask autistic people any questions you might have about ABA or anything else to do with autism by tweeting using the hashtag #AskingAutistics.

Thank you very much for sharing valuable information. 

As a parent what should I do. any thing you recommend. 

( she is starting reception next month in a main stream school. )

Many thanks