ClaytonCatching

OOh boy, this episode was painful to listen to. I love your show it is my favorite podcast, but I think you may have been a bit out of your depth. One, Autism Spectrum Disorder is not cured. However, we can teach techniques and strategies that help people on the spectrum cope. There is also no secret behind these techniques, they are mostly under the realm of applied behavior science. Applied behavioral science incorporates a great deal of data collection so it is very easy to determine what techniques are working and why. Behavior analysts are becoming a big part of the treatment of mental health problems. I work at the largest mental health facility in Canada, and we have an applied behavioral scientist on every floor. We also have many spiritual care workers that run groups with clients, we have occupational therapists who do mindfulness therapy which includes meditation. They are very much a part of the multi lens approach that is western medicine. The difference between how we do things and how alt-medicine does things, is that we try to make sure there is evidence to back our approach. If you would like to interview any of our staff to dispel the myths about how close minded western medicine is, please let me know and I will happily provide contact info.