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[–] 21090858? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

What's old is new again. Many of us have been around this circle before. So what's next? Will the Trump years get us off of this ride? I suppose it gives us a fighting chance.

I recently had to walk away from a job where the religion was the ABA behavioral system for 'helping' Autistic kids. Big Insurance and Big Pharma are running the show and have their system in place mostly run by anal, detailed, repetitive reinforcing females. Operant Conditioning right out of B.F. Skinner. It seems the only method used today to help these kids and families. Of course they will swear by the effectiveness of their God. After all, would I have a better idea? After I remind them these children are human beings and capable of out thinking the droid behaviorists. Unfortunately, they are stuck with the technique and suffering until they are 18, but what kind of job would help them become free people? Wash, Rinse, and Repeat until 18. Good Luck...

"Burrhus Frederic Skinner, commonly known as B. F. Skinner, was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974."

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[–] 21091365? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I was a behavior technition for just under a year, and behaviorism is like a religion to these people. It's bizzare.

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[–] 21092955? ago 

I noticed that there are a lot of jobs for Behavior Tech available in So Cal, my area. I think it's a revolving door. People were dropping out even during the training class. You would think in our area, people were used to being brainwashed and toeing the line. The next level up from me were using the behavior tools on me, if I wasn't focusing on their insistent instructions. After the training, I was only given 15 hours of work for the week, driving in L.A. traffic 50 miles a day round trip. Needless to say with the fuel prices being jacked up to $4.75 - $5.00/gal, that ate up a good chunk of my measly paycheck and couldn't pay my bills.