Patrick Friman's address at the ABAI filmed event represents a significant intellectual intervention in how behavior analysis understands and communicates its role in addressing autism and behavioral challenges. His central argument — that problematic behavior is persistently attributed to inherent moral, character, or psychological defects in the individuals who exhibit it — identifies a pernicious conceptual error that has shaped educational, clinical, and social responses to challenging behavior throughout history.
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Join Free →EIBI, ASD and the Forward March of Behavior Analysis Filmed in Abstract: Mankind continues to be guided by ancient, flawed ideas. One of the most pernicious of these ideas attributes problematic behavior to inherent flaws or defects in the persons exhibiting the behavior. The three most common domains for these flaws are morality, character, and psyche. Assumption of defect in [...]
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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