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missjamiekaye

I watched The Pitt. Yeah it was really good.

stillgotscars

champagne problems - taylor swift

doctor-hash

Baran Al-Hashimi @ the VA: If you pronounce it EYE-raq or EYE-ran then I don’t care about your opinion

birdsofanarchy

Sometimes a family is a traumatized senior attending physician, his ex girlfriend who deserves better, a golden doodle owner who’s stealing pills, a doctor who spends too much time hanging out with her patients, a single mom with an ankle monitor, the most perfect woman in the world, a woman determined to put a chest tube in someone, a man on his fifth pair of scrubs, a prodigy nepo baby, and a fleet of underpaid and under appreciated nurses who are the only reason this house hasn’t burned down

frethepotatohunter

where are my headphones I can’t see without my headphones

evgar

i hold death's hand in mine

1 year of agatha all along, i love these witches so much

mushroomwriter

Grey’s Anatomy 11x16 “Don’t Dream It’s Over”

lissa

"Don't let the place burn down."

drowninginredink

Apparently today is Loving Day, named after Richard and Milford Loving, the interracial couple whose lawsuit against the state of Virginia resulted in interracial marriage becoming legal in the United States. And so this day was made as a holiday for interracial relationships. I think that's very cool and deserves a tumblr post. Happy Loving Day to everyone in interracial relationships!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/86616486

Barantos angst xxx

#the pitt #fics #barantos #baran al hashimi #trinity santos

autistic-af

Applied behavior analysis has long been considered the gold standard. Now, people who have been through it are pushing back.

"Based on data gleaned from the nearly 10 million military dependents it insures, the U.S. Department of Defense has repeatedly called the evidence supporting ABA “weak,” noting there is no research to determine whether the small number of participants who show improvement — 15% — do so because of treatment or simply because a child has matured. After a year of the therapy, the department reported to Congress in 2019, 76% of 16,000 participating autistic children saw no change, and 9% worsened."

punkrockisafulltimejob

Okay before we get anyone on here saying "water is wet", here are some other bullet points about the article.

The article uses proper terminology and actually defines stimming, masking, and many other words that neurotypical people may or may not know (re autism)

The data that the article is based off of includes first hand accounts from autistic people who have gone through ABA. The researchers even used ASAN (autism self advocacy) as a resource! Actual autistic people shared their stories!!! And they believed us!!!!!

It explains WHY autistic people have a hard time with ABA, which is incredible. Not just the fact that it's akin to training a dog, but the psychology of it, and how it's overstimulating and degrading

There's a part that does quote from Auti$m $peaks spokespeople, BUT it's because they're leading into how neurotypical parents see ABA most often as a "saving grace" to get a "normal child" and then goes on to tell more about how autistic children perceive ABA, both during and after treatment

One family's story tells of how a mother noticed her autistic son would actually hide when she went to turn the computer on for ABA therapy (this was during COVID lockdown) and how she realized something was off because of that. She canceled ABA and found an alternative (called Floor Time) where the child actually directs the play, and the therapist/teacher goes along with what the kid wants/does!

There's a really cool bit on why ABA is usually the only thing available to parents, and the answer is Shitty American Healthcare/Insurance Companies!

It notes that ABA therapists don't really have strict training requirements. You can do a quick online course and become an ABA therapist. It does not require a college degree. That should horrify you.

There's another parallel study with its own data coming out in 2025

Honestly, this whole article is a gem. Remember, while "water is wet" studies seem trivial, we need them in order to get our side of the story taken seriously. Research with credible data that backs up what we've been saying is important!

TL; DR?

Huge study with lots of input from autistic people tells us ABA sucks!