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Jason Travers, Matt Tincani
(2025).
In Defense of Applied Behavior Analysis and Evidence-Based Practice.
Perspectives on Behavior Science, 48(3), 641-653.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
- Date de publication
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18/08/2025
- Identifiant
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10.1007/s40614-025-00468-y
- Auteurs
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Jason Travers,
Matt Tincani
- Source
- Perspectives on Behavior Science
- Détails
- 48(3), 641-653
- Type de référence
- article
- Éditeur
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Résumé
Abstract This commentary critically appraises attacks on applied behavior analysis (ABA) from outside and—increasingly—within the field. Commonly repeated attacks are that ABA is coercive and suppresses individual identity, aligns with the medical model, causes trauma, and, in more extreme cases, constitutes abuse. We illustrate how these claims are based on unfounded criticism and longstanding myths about ABA and stand in direct contrast to the empirical foundations of behavior analysis. We also highlight how such criticism conflicts with over half a century of evidence that ABA supports autonomy and enhances wellbeing of people with autism and developmental disabilities. We call for self-reflection among well-meaning behavior analysts who repeat such criticisms and greater attention to evidence-based practice.
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