copied and pasted from Parenting Autistic Children with Love & Acceptance.

There is an immense amount of pressure on parents to subject Autistic children to therapies and interventions which aim to coerce children into behaving according to social norms.  Therapies with this objective, especially those which demand compliance, are dangerous and disrespectful to Autistic children.  Below find a list of reading on the topic.  Every single parent should read these posts before even considering allowing children to participate in any of these interventions.

Kassiane is an Autistic adults who writes @ timetolisten.blogspot.com.  She is a moderator here on PACLA and has been writing on this topic for years.  Kassiane is considered to have successfully completed a Lovaas replication program–meaning indistinguishability.

http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/2013/09/indistinguishable-from-peers.html

http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/2013/09/indistinguishable-from-peers-means-you.html

http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/2013/10/if-you-dont-use-your-words-you-wont-be.html

http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-cost-of-indistinguishability-is.html

http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-tyranny-of-indistinguishability.html

http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/2011/10/advocacy-everyone-can-do-it.html

http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/2013/09/here-try-on-some-of-my-shoes.html

Beth is the parent of a non-speaking Autistic child.  She has written several pieces on this topic @ loveexplosions.net

the cost of compliance is unreasonable

the cost of non-compliance is unreasonable

touch nose. gummi bear: what is aba and why does it suck?

My observation day

touch nose. gummi bear: ABA in our family

the case for backing the frick off

Kelli Stapleton. Still relevant.

scorch the earth #lovenotfear

From Unstrange Mind (Autistic adult)

http://unstrangemind.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/no-you-dont/
http://unstrangemind.wordpress.com/2014/10/07/aba/
http://unstrangemind.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/what-does-helpful-vs-harmful-therapy-look-like/

From Michael Monje @ Shaping Clay (Autistic Adult)

 

http://www.mmonjejr.com/2013/10/i-am-at-peace-with-killing-my-socially.html?m=0

From Julia Bascom @ Just Stimming (Autistic Adult)

 http://juststimming.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/quiet-hands/

Ariane (and Emma) @ Emma’s Hope Book

Tackling That Troublesome Issue of ABA and Ethics

More On ABA

“No ABA”

Alyssa from @Yes, that too (Autistic Adult)

 http://yesthattoo.blogspot.com/2013/06/thats-not-what-its-about.html

http://yesthattoo.blogspot.com/2013/07/on-treatments-and-cures.html

Cynthia from Musings of an Aspie (Autistic Addult)

A Cognitive Defense of Stimming (or Why “Quiet Hands” Makes Math Harder)

Socially Inappropriate

Bridget from It’s Bridget’s Word (Autistic Adult)

There Will Never Be Another You

Leah from 20 Days of Autism (Parent to Autistic child)

http://30daysofautism.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/advocating-love-not-fear/

Gary (Parent of Autistic child)http://blog.dadsofdisability.com/compliance/#.U2qlX_ldWX9

Michelle from Amazing Adventures Parenting Autistic Children (Parent of Autistic child)http://amazingadventuresautism.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/what-if-i-dont-want-aba-therapy-for-my.html

A Deeper Country
http://adeepercountry.blogspot.com/2010/11/social-skills-dont-exist_12.html

ischemgeek
http://ischemgeek.wordpress.com/tag/iamnotkellistapleton-flashblog/