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ABA is abuse and very commonly recommended to autistic people (or more often, forced on autistic kids by parents).
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  Oh is that what ABA stands for?
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    I thought it stood for American Bar Association. I still do, since no other definition was offered. I would disagree that the American Bar Association is abuse.
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      It refers to Applied Behavioural Analysis.

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