1-14-08 Blogging Against Aversives

The Massachusetts legislature is hearing 4 bills specifically against JRC, a controversial facility that uses aversive therapy to treat autism and much lesser antisocial behavior. Mother Jones wrote an amazing story. JRC may make headlines, but in schools across the country time out rooms are used far too much, ed techs are asked to do "take downs" on students, and while some states have great laws regulating their use in schools, who knows what happens in non-school settings, from the "difficult" nursing home patient, to a developmentally disabled adult who might be frustrated and unable to express his thoughts fully. It just seems that while it is necessary to prevent someone from hurting themselves or others, it is a slippery slope to where it seems physical abuse could potentially occur (in any facility! staff and people with disabilities are both in danger of getting hurt), and it's always nice to think about realistic alternatives to aversive therapies.

Here is a list of bloggers who plan in writing stuff - email uppitycrip (((at))) gmail dot com if there is any you find i may have missed.

The Furnace of Doubt

Not Dead Yet

http://stirthis.blogspot.com/ - Veralidaine

http://www.crip-power.com - Mscripchick


http://www.livejournal.com/users/trinityva/ - Trinity

http://thegimpparade.blogspot.com/ - Kay Olson

http://lastcrazyhorn.wordpress.com - lastcrazyhorn


http://mybignoise.blogspot.com/ - Cilla

http://mommydearest1514.blogspot.com/ - Mommy~dearest


http://qw88nb88.wordpress.com/ - Andrea

http://disstud.blogspot.com/2008/01/whatever-works-is-not-free-pass-for.html - Penny L. Richards