This is 2023. Why are shocks still part of Autistic Behavior Therapy?


This is 2023: Shocks are being used on autistics as part of ABA Therapy. The UN calls it "torture". Read this article by Eric Garcia in the Boston Globe. 


1965: The images show a Photo Essay that appeared in the 1965 issue of Life Magazine about ABA therapy being done on Autistic Kids with Dr Loovas. Shocks were used as aversives -  the floor is laced with metal strips and the autistic girl in the picture is barefooted.  



Moser, D., & Grant, A. (1965). Screams, slaps & love: A surprising, shocking treatment helps far-gone mental cripples. Life Magazine, 90-102

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