Learning from autistic people of color will lead to liberation for all autistic people. Here’s what Cheyenne Thornton (2021), a Black autistic advocate, has to say about ABA: There are ABA professionals who push the need for ABA due to dangers faced by autistics of marginalized races and ethnicities. They argue that it’s necessary for Black, Indigenous, and other minority neurodivergents (NDs) to learn to mask because it will make life better or safer when facing law enforcement or racial tensions. I can say with 100% certainty that this is complete bullshit—not to mention racist. A lifetime
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