2 of 3 Responding to recent critiques about ABA found on social media

The first chapter of our third season will feature special guests Drs. John McEachin and Ron Leaf! During this chapter Justin and Joe will talk with John and Ron about their responses to recent (and past) critiques of ABA attendees are likely to come across on social media. The discussion will highlight concerns expressed from various sources, consider the importance of consumers judgements of goals and intervention selection, discuss balancing concerns with the right to effective behavioral treatment, and consider areas of overlap, reconciliation, and discourse. CEU OBJECTIVES  At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one commonly expressed concern expressed from various sources on social media platforms. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify at least one strategy to balance consumer judges’ concerns with the right to effective behavioral treatment. At the completion of the discussion the audience members will identify areas of overlap, reconciliation, and discourse with respect to consumers’ judgments of the acceptability of a program’s goals and procedures. Research Discussed: https://autismpartnershipfoundation.org/rants3-1-research/