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Reseach Based Autism Understanding and Hope for Treatment |
| Published: August 14, 2007, 4:13 am |
| Tags: autism treatment, cold harbor spring laboratory, michael wigler, autism disorders, bettleheim, autism knowledge revolution, applied behavior analysis, alison singer, autism speaks |
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Children and adults with autism and their families have been cursed by ignorance. Ignorance of what autism is, what causes it and what treatments are suitable. From Bettleheim, to his heirs in the Neurodiversity movement today, parents have been scapegoated for the challenges faced by autistic children, children who become adults and in some cases face greater challenges alone, without family. A variety of quack treatments have defrauded families of time, money and hope.Early intensive intervention with Applied Behavior Analysis has been demonstrated and proven effective in helping many autistic persons to overcome their autism deficits or improve their abilities to function and understand the world. But ABA is expensive and time consuming and governments and other service providers have resisted the introduction and proper provision of ABA services. They have been aided in their resistance by ideologues with personal agendas who argue against ABA on any ground they can and who [ Full article ] |
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