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Invisible Abuse: ABA and the things only autistic people can see

One of the most hotly-contended points of division between the adult autistic community and the neurotypical parents of autistic children: explained.

As we enter Autism Acceptance month, I’m going to sincerely ask you to please, please read this article. Even if you’re not autistic and don’t know anyone who is, someday you might have autistic child, or know someone who does, and you need to hear the truth of ABA therapy from actual autistics.

I’m incredibly fortunate to be a self-diagnosed adult who never had to face ABA therapy, because just watching the videos in this article and reading the guidelines has me in actual tears and sick with rage. Maybe you can’t see it if you’re not autistic, but they treat these children in a way I would never even treat a dog. They treat them like things, like inconvenient problems to be solved, not human beings.

Why do they do that? Because the founder of ABA therapy said, “One way to look at the job of helping autistic kids is you have to construct a person. You have the raw materials but you have to build the person.“

ABA therapy is founded on the belief that autistics are not human beings. That our needs and our feelings don’t matter, the only thing that matters is forcing us into the shape of a “real” person, no matter what kind of damage or trauma it causes. 

Please understand that autistic people behave the way we do for a reason. Because we’re overwhelmed, or upset, or in pain, or tired, or confused. Forcing the behavior to change doesn’t change the feelings, it just teaches a child that their feelings don’t matter and they have to suppress them in order to be good. Please value an autistic person’s needs over the appearance of normalcy. Please treat autistic children like human beings.

Oh, and if you needed any more incentive? The founder of ABA, O. Ivar Lovaas, was also instrumental in creating gay conversion therapy. 

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My family: *calls me lazy for not doing anything all day*

Me who has been putting all energy in not Kermitting the self deletus:

I dont know where i am

They removed tumblr from the App Store we’re rogue lads

new quarantine project

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look we got really fuckin screwed with the cursed child thing and then fantastic beasts imo, like I do like the fantastic beasts series but we have been waiting for more marauders content for decades now. so I’ve decided that fuck it, there’s no reason we can’t create it ourselves. we’ve been doing a hell of a job so far on fanfics and headcanons and fanart and every other form of media; why not the full seven book series we deserve?

at this point, it might be a fair judgement that the fandom has done more to build upon the world of the marauders and their relationships than the original series laid the grounds for. more canon content has been produced by rowling since then, but I believe a lot of our imaginings have been shaped by the many ideas that we as a community have come up with. that’s why I’d like to involve the entire hp community in creating this series (essentially crowdsourcing creativity/ideas). seven books for the marauders prequel story is a lot of ground to cover, and while I have a few ideas, I want the final product to truly reflect all the love and originality we’ve been pouring into this series for years.

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Or taking a massive shit

3 am is such a powerful time. there are people sleeping. there are people partying. there are people having a movie marathon. there are people crying. there are people loving. there are people dying. there are people living. toegther at 3 am.

Hey, do you happen to know any fics where the Iron Man suit is hacked? Thanks for all your recs they are amazing! I’ve found so many great Stony fics through your blog!

Glad you are enjoying the blog. The only ones that I could find for your suit is hacked ask are:

As Sharp As Any Thorn by RurouniHime @thegertie: It’s four days to Christmas, there’s a city in shambles, and the nation is in mourning because of the actions of a single man.

Error: Loyalty Source File Corrupted by DepressingGreenie @darthbloodorange: Iron Man's allegiance is to his boss, Mr Stark

The R.A.E.S Protocol by @kandisheek-art: It was supposed to be an easy mission but the villain of the week turns out to be a much bigger threat than they originally thought. Tony can only watch helplessly as the man steals his face and tries to take down the rest of the Avengers in Iron Man's name. To Tony's surprise the team subdues the fake Iron Man in a matter of minutes, referring to a protocol Tony didn't even know existed. It really hurts when he realizes that the team was always prepared to take him down if necessary. Tony knows that they didn't get off to the best start but he never would have expected anything like this. Don't the Avengers trust him at all?

Cracks in this Reflection by @festiveferret: Five months after Siberia, an alien threat pulls Steve back to New York, and back to a very angry Tony. (stretching the theme a bit, but...)

For other suggestions, here are some with the Sentient Armor that you might like:

Shell of a Man by tsukinofaerii:  For Avengers Kink: Steve/Living Armour. Dub con, Steve think's it's just Tony being a kinky bastard.

Alter.Ego. by arysteia: Romancing Steve Rogers is hard enough.  The last thing Tony Stark needs is a rival.  In the shape of Iron Man.

Symbiosis by Woad:  Tony accidentally frees the Endo-Sym armor, which has a nasty semi-sentience based on his inverted self. It also seems to be fixated on one thing: Steve Rogers.

Cold, Cold Man by @kagekanecavi: At first Steve had thought it was Tony. There hadn’t been any reason to think otherwise. But there was something wrong, and things went downhill quickly when Steve brought it up.

And since we’re talking armor stuff, this gives me a chance to rec a couple of Avalon Protocol fics

Appraise Valuable Assets --> Launch Opportune Navigation (AVALON) by @gottalovev: The plan was that no one but Tony would know about the AVALON protocol until it was needed. Steve finds out and he's pissed.

Please don’t make the sacrifice play by LenkaVittoriaElisse16: When Tony falls ill inside the suit after a mission and sleeps, Steve fears for the worst.

don’t apologize by @jehbeeeh: Tony’s voice sounded quickly in his ear but disappeared just as quickly.“Clint, what the hell was that?” Steve called out into the comms, as he smashed his shield into another bot before looking back up where he’d last seen Tony flying, the sight making his stomach churn“I have no clue, it just, went that way!”“How can you not know where your arrow goes?”

a love like an old home by Rowantreeisme: Iron Man goes missing. Tony Stark hasn't been heard from in days. A package shows up at the mansion's doorstep. Inside it, there's a videotape with Avalon written on the side and a note stuck to the top that says, "watch me first."

I didnt get kicked out of therapy for 4 notes

I found ma next power move for therapy.

I take a bottle of ink with me and everytime my therapist takes notes i take a shot of the ink.

Me: why am I so tired and weak, how do I feel better.

My malnourished, dehydrated and burned out body: I have a vew suggestions

This is exactly why fans cant say they "know" everything about their heroes.

You know what you can find on the internet and you only the personality they show in front of camera's.

You dont realy know them, and you should accept that

Robert Downey Jr. has a much darker past, we have read it and we already know it, but he is hiding it from us doing an overly proud demeanor.

Chris Evans has anxiety and major commitment issues, he talks about it and we already know it, but he always has his radiant smile drawn on his face to hide from us.

Chris Hemsworth's family life was once at a risk of divorce with kids, but he and Elsa managed to keep it afloat despite all obstacles, and they are going for a happily ever after like nothing happened.

Jeremy Renner has done wrong in his past, caught into a false accusation, but now he has his daughter's custody and he lives a peaceful life, even without us knowing.

Scarlett Johansson, abused as a child actress, has to do romantic scenes with actors twice her age during her teenage, going marriage after marriage with her daughter, but yet scored a double Academy nominations and continues to be a role model for girls all around the world.

Tom Holland, with the pressure of rising to the fame as a child, he still continues to entertain the world even though his fans are somewhat childish and very intrusive.

Sebastian Stan, an immigrant who lacked social skills in the past, incredibly shy and yet hide all those from his fans because he knows that they all love him dearly.

Mark Ruffalo, continues to save the world by going against all those big companies as an environmentalist, has a really strong political opinion, but yet being so down to Earth around us.

Brie Larson, facing all backlash from the social media, for voicing her heartfelt opinion, still going on to inspire young girls around the world to stand up for themselves.

Last but not least, Chadwick Boseman, giving his best for 4 Marvel Movies (Civil War, Black Panther, Infinity War and the Endgame) and 3 Non Marvel Movies (Marshall, 21 Bridges and Da 5 bloods) from 2016, while having stage 4 colon cancer, fighting until he was succumbed to the death. And we never knew.

Be nice and kind to everyone, not only in the various social media platforms, but also in the real life. Because we really don't know what is going in their lives.

Once you realise that, you maybe too late to even correct your mistakes. ❤🙏

You guys just have to trust me on this one and click here okay?