ABA claims to “improving specific behaviors, such as social skills, communication, reading, and academics as well as adaptive learning skills, such as fine motor dexterity, hygiene, grooming, domestic capabilities, punctuality, and job competence”. This is a rather large, unrealistic list for one therapy. First off, “improving specific behaviors” means removing self-regulatory self stimulation because it is unsightly, ie. dog training Autistic people to be socially acceptable. The rest is a mix OT and tutoring that could just as easily be left to the trained professionals do. ABA is largely inconsistent and not well regulated. Many now say they don’t used strict ABA and instead use a “mix of styles”, but they still teach kids they can’t say, “No,” and their feelings will be dismissed. PTSD is a common result of ABA.