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Behaviorism
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Behavioral engineering in all of its manifestations always degenerates into merciless manipulation. It reduces all (manipulators and manipulated alike) to a deadly "mass effect." The central assumption, that manipulation of individual personalities can achieve uniform behavioral responses, has been exposed as a lie by many species but never with more telling effect than by the Gowachin on Dosadi.
— The Dosadi Papers, BuSab reference
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― The Dosadi Experiment
― The Dosadi Experiment
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Taking away a child's stims doesn't take away their need to self-regulate; instead, it forces them into new habits that can cause long-term side effects and harm, including severe anxiety disorder, depression and emotional dysregulation. In 50 per cent of cases where therapy is used to stop an autistic child from stimming, the child has come out with symptoms that meet the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder.
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― Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After
― Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After
