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ABA supporters always say ABA is different nowadays and its not like the old bad Lovaas stuff.

So why is Lovaas ABA cited as part of the evidence base by almost every #ABAresearch paper and ABA orgs. Here's an example:

#ABAtherapy #Autism #ABAworks to do what?#AutismAwareness
So called ABA endorsements are often very flakey. Its part of the rhetoric

The 1987 Lovaas "indistinguishable to peers" study, as well as using aversives and being over 30 years old has been heavily criticised (including a control group with greater ID) and never replicated.

researchgate.net/publication/26…
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More in the comments, but ABA cowboys just don’t stop

There is harmful misinfo about #coronavirus in this@ABALearningLab blog & ABA busine$$ continue$, despite close contacts for transmi$$ion, visiting between homes, clinics, towns

This blog also breaches #BCBA Code of Ethics
False statements that ‘ABAers are better trained than most and that they are healthcare specialists so know about evidence based practice to deal with #coronavirus

Breach of @BACB_Inc #BCBA ethics code.

#ABA #behavioranalysis #TodayInABA @AutismEye @Tizard_ABAPBS @ABAIEvents
Harmful misstatements:

“What we’ve learned so far is that the virus.... seems to have a preference for older individuals and those with compromised immune systems.”

“To date, children are far less likely to be infected.”

@BACB_Inc @BACB_Worldwide @Tizard_ABAPBS @ABAIEvents
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