by Lulu Trujillo, for the Fall 2020 Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship.
My final presentation for Dr. Cleary’s Autism Experience class focuses on the positive attitudes and controversies surrounding ABA therapy. Symposium Theme: Challenging assumptions and unconscious biases.
This project was part of Dr. Sean Cleary's course, PUBH 6299 The Autism Experience: A Public Health Perspective. In this unique course, designed in collaboration with local, autistic community members, GW students learn community participatory research methods while engaging with autistic young adults, their parents, researchers, clinicians and other service providers. The course covers the science, viewpoints, and experience of autism with a focus on young adults transitioning to adulthood. Working in partnership with community advocates, students explore research relevant to the autistic community.
Please be sure to cast your vote for the Symposium for Community Engaged Scholarship Audience Choice Award. You are welcome to post comments and questions below.
Well done, Lulu! You packed a lot of information in a short period, but I appreciated learning about the positives and negatives of ABA therapy.
I am curious if your own perception of ABA therapy changed based off of the conversations you had with community members? Would you recommend ABA therapy to a loved one or has your research and experience swayed you to recommend alternative forms?
Great job once again! Have a great holiday break.