I don ' t get it . There seems to be this movement in the proaspie community to let kids sit in the corner and flap their hands for the rest of their life . I here all this screeching about ABA and no recommendations that provide better outcomes . The point is to get people functioning in society with as little assistance as possible . The ABA my kid has gotten isn ' t abusive . Its work though and we kept the hours down because kids need downtime . And ASD kids need lots and lots of downtime . I honestly think there were some who were abused and not ABA ' d . Unfortunately , there are some places giving electric shocks to kids for infractions . I would not want to be an autistic kid in a poor state in the U . S . or anywhere in France .