This two-part episode features Ben chatting with long-time Autistic advocate Terra Vance.  We dive into all sorts of topics from banning ABA, ABA as abuse, systemic racism, and ableism, facilitated communication, ABA reform, and so much more.  Terra’s perspectives are her own.

This episode does not offer Continuing Education Credits 

The Behaviour Speak Podcast Episodes Referenced:

Episode 45 - Tiffany Hammond (note Ben’s perseverative error when calling her “Harrison” instead of “Hammond”): https://www.behaviourspeak.com/e/episode-45-advocating-for-systemic-change-with-tiffany-hammond-of-fidgets-fries

 

Web Links:

Neuroclastic: https://neuroclastic.com

Samantha Craft’s Checklist of Autistic Traits: http://www.myspectrumsuite.com/samantha-crafts-autistic-traits-checklist

Terra Vance on Psyc Central:

https://psychcentral.com/blog/aspie/2019/04/why-your-aspergers-nt-relationship-is-failing

https://psychcentral.com/autism/conditions-associated-with-autism

https://psychcentral.com/blog/aspie/2018/09/allism-spectrum-disorders-a-parody

https://psychcentral.com/blog/aspie/2019/03/271

Tiffany Hammond’s New Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Day-With-No-Words/Tiffany-Hammond/9781736949795

Oswin Latimer: http://oglatimer.com

Tiffany Joseph: https://www.instagram.com/nigh.functioning.autism/?hl=en

SLP-ABA Special Interest Group (SIG): https://www.behavioralspeech.com

Institutional DARVO: https://dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/defineDARVO.html

Institution for Organizational Courage: https://www.institutionalcourage.org

 

Articles Referenced:

Lovaas, O. I. (1987). Behavioral treatment and normal educational and intellectual functioning in young autistic children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55(1), 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.55.1.3

Rekers, G. A., & Lovaas, O. I. (1974). Behavioral treatment of deviant sex-role behaviors in a male child. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 7(2), 173–190. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1974.7-173

Pritchett, M., Ala’i-Rosales, S., Cruz, A. R. et al. (2021). Social justice is the spirit and aim of an applied science of human behavior: Moving from colonial to participatory research practices. Behavior Analysis Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-021-00591-7