Applied Behaviour Analysis Reform: Is It Even a Possibility? with Terra Vance

This 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, ABA reform, and so much more. Terra’s perspectives are her own.   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 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