Will: Okay so how would you like your haircut?
Nico: Preferably with scissors although a sword would be badass
mood: going on a date to the planetarium & kissing underneath artificial stars while light projections of planets spin all around us
For Autism Acceptance Month, I felt the urge to focus on Quinn’s terrible experience with applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy), which many autistic children were/are subjected to. For Quinn, this lead to masking, self harm, and overwhelming stress growing up. Because of her need to protect Claudette from this abuse, she was finally able to understand that her own autism wasn’t a bad thing and taught her daughter the same.
Misinformed and ablest societies are the reason why autistic people call for acceptance rather than awareness. We don’t need a cure, we need understanding and resources that actually help us rather than those that stigmatize and try to change us.
Learn more about the history of ABA: https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/controversy-autisms-common-therapy/
