Let’s Talk About Trauma — And What Non-Speakers Carry
There’s a powerful, necessary celebration that happens when a non-speaking autistic person begins to communicate — especially through methods like Spelling to Communicate (S2C). And rightfully so. We should celebrate the breakthrough. The courage. The brilliance. The connection. But if we stop there — if we act like communication is the finish line — we’re […]
When Preventive Care Becomes a Political Scapegoat: RFK Jr., the Task Force, and the Real Agenda
By David Kaufer There’s a quiet purge underway at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and unless you’ve been following the finer points of preventive care policy, you might’ve missed it. But make no mistake—this one matters. According to recent reports, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to dismiss the […]
Why RFK Jr. Is Suing Himself – and What It Really Means
Yes, you read that right. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – now serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services- is being sued by Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he founded and led for years. Their claim? That he’s breaking the law by failing to create a government task force to make childhood vaccines safer. […]
Not Just Parents: Even BCBAs Are Starting To Question ABA
If you’ve ever questioned the system—the rigid, insurance-shaped world of autism therapy that insists ABA is the only “evidence-based” model—then you already know what it feels like to run headfirst into the wall of status quo. What may surprise you is just how many professionals inside that system are starting to feel the same way. […]