Mod 12 Listening Pledge (Parnam)

Question 1

What do we need to do when we hear criticism of ABA?
We need to listen to the voices of the autistic community and improve our field.
We need to talk to other ABA practitioners for the accuracy of the criticism.
We need to provide peer-reviewed journal articles to those who criticize ABA.
We need to start social networking service pages to debunk the criticism.

Answer 1

We need to listen to the voices of the autistic community and improve our field.

Question 2

What is autistic life?

life of equal value, worth, and capabilities
a clinical diagnosis developed by mentalistic communities
life in need of ABA service
a clinical diagnosis assessed by a checklist

Answer 2

life of equal value, worth, and capabilities

Question 3

Which following are acceptable defenses/responses to criticism of ABA?

Not all behavior analysts…
We practice good ABA.
This is effective.
None of these are acceptable.

Answer 3

None of these are acceptable.

Question 4

Slocum and colleagues (2014) defined Evidence-Based Practice of ABA as a decision-making process that integrates the best available evidence with clinical expertise and client
_________ and ___________.

Answer 4

values
context