Research invitation: long-term impacts of childhood ABA

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Hi! I’m a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology working on a qualitative doctoral dissertation. I’m interviewing 5-8 autistic adults about their memories of ABA and their thoughts and feelings about the long-term effects of it. There is still very little academic research bringing visibility to autistic experiences of childhood behavioral treatments, and stories from autistic adults have continued to be marginalized. If you might be interested in sharing your experience, please consider participating! All kinds of experiences (hard, helpful, a mix, or something else) are welcome. All ages over 18 are welcome, too – I’m not only looking at recent ABA.

This research is focused on autistic adults who were in any kind of intensive ABA-based therapy 3 or more days/week when they were 7 years old or younger. All genders, all communication methods, and all backgrounds are welcome. This particular study is about ABA therapy, not ABA-based schools.

If you’re interested, we would talk or chat briefly to discuss the project and plan any accommodations that would make it more accessible for you. The interviews will be about an hour long, and I’d be available to talk or type longer if you needed, or talk over multiple interviews if you needed. We can connect on the phone, Zoom or Doxy webconference or chat, or email; or I can meet you in person if you’re within about 100 miles of Santa Cruz, CA.

If you would like to participate, or if you have comments, suggestions or questions, please message me here on Wrong Planet. Or go here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... sp=sf_link
Thank you!

I never experienced ABA, but you're named after one of my favourite categories of dinosaurs.

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I wanted to bump this post back up. I'm still looking for participants!
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Bump! Still looking for participants! Thank you!

Bump! Still looking for participants!