How ABA & Abuse Go Hand-in-Hand

Programs which teach compliance put children at risk

Jillian Enright
neurodiversified

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July 20, 2023 update

A protection order had been served against Amber Maloney, ordering her to immediately stop providing child care.

According to a recent news update, Amber-Lee Maloney has been charged with human trafficking and administering a noxious substance, among other crimes.

I hope this means her centre will be shut down.

Our kids deserve so much better

Disabled and Autistic children are already at a higher risk of victimization compared to their neurotypical (NT) and non-disabled peers.

Putting vulnerable children in any program which utilizes behaviourism, forces compliance, and “trains” children to obey adults puts them at far greater risk.

This is why I was not surprised (devastated, yes, but not surprised) to learn that a man who has been convicted of trafficking children is living at one of these places right in my home province of Ontario.

The centre is called “Beating The Odds”, located in Essa Township, near the town of Barrie. Places like this are similar to conversion camps for gay kids — they’re trying to turn Autistic kids into NT kids.

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Jillian Enright
neurodiversified

She/they. Neurodivergent, 20+ yrs SW & Psych. experience. I write about mental health, neurodiversity, education, and parenting. Founder of Neurodiversity MB.