Applied Behavioral Analysis
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Echophenomena, such as autistic echoing of phrases, are largely considered involuntary, even if such echoing is done voluntarily. (Such are the paradoxes of compliance.) Conversely, imitation, such as complying with a behavioral analyst's demand to mirror her jumping body, is regarded as voluntary, even if it is coerced or scripted.
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― Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness
― Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness
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...ABA doesn't aim to offer neuroqueer children new repertoires of meaning. To smile isn't to signify one's contentment; it's to comply with a behavioral and prosocial demand.
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― Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness
― Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness
