Applied Behaviour Analysis Episode 2: Ole Ivar Lovaas |
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Ole Ivar Lovaas was a Norwegian immigrant who studied psychology under B. F. Skinner just after World War 2. He practiced gay conversion therapy, participated in The Feminine Boy Project, and was the founder of Applied Behaviour Analysis. He genuinely believed he could make gay people straight people, and autistic people non autistic people.
Once he was proven wrong he started a big money scam telling parents he could ‘cure’ their children of autism, ABA and his other conversion therapies always caused suicidal behaviour! #autism #autismacceptance #neurodiversity #disability #aba #business #capitalism #medical |