Lerner, 18, who has autism, received three hours a day of applied behaviour analysis (ABA) therapy for almost two years before he started kindergarten. Numerous well-designed, peer-reviewed studies over the past three decades have shown ABA therapy to be the most effective. Alex Echakowitz, 21, co-founder of Autistics for Autistics Ontario, said ABA therapy "made me feel like I had no autonomy." Article Continued BelowInstead of trying to “fix” autistic behaviour, Echakowitz is among a group of autistic adults who prefer accommodating the behaviour. Now that he’s a young adult, he understands the benefits of almost five years of intensive ABA therapy, she said.

Source: thestar February 23, 2019 12:00 UTC