I’m Aviva, a parent of 8, passionate about autistic rights, stopping quackery, autism acceptance and gaming.
In the year 2000, I was a senior in high school. I was the odd one out at school but I was accepted at religious school and temple youth group. There was a presentation about a special trip called the March of the Living. The March of the Living was for high school students… Continue reading A Jewish Autistic's Experience Visiting a Concentration Camp
There has been a lot of talk about the Autistic Community Vs. the "autism community." People say its one or the other and there is no in between. I do not agree with this. It may have something to do with me being involved with the Deaf Community. The Autistic Community The Autistic Community is… Continue reading Hard of Hearing Autistic's Views of the Autistic Community and Autism Community
Autism one is a non profit organization that was started by a small group of parents of autistic children. It is 100% a quackfest. They use biomedical "cures" to try to "heal" their children from autism. It was founded by Ed Arranga. He was a father of an autistic child and retired from his position as… Continue reading Problematic Organization: Autism One
Paul Offit is an American pediatrician with the specialty of infections diseases, vaccines, immunology and virology. He is the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine. He is the Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital… Continue reading Complicated Professional: Dr. Paul Offitt
Susan Swedo is a pediatric and neuropsychiatry reseracher. Starting in 1988, she has been the Chief of Pediatrics and Developmental Neuroscience Branch of the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). In 1994, Swedo was the lead author on a paper, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS). It proposed the link between… Continue reading Autistic History: Susan Swedo
For those who don’t know who I am. My name is Aviva Seigler and I am an autistic advocate. I have been behind the scenes fighting abusive treatments done to autistic children for over six years. One in particular has been under scrutiny in the media over the past week. Now I do not… Continue reading What is MMS?
What is ABA? ABA stands for Applied Behavior Analysis. ABA is a type of therapy that focuses on improving behaviors such as social skills, communication, reading academics, etc. ABA is often used on children and adults with psychological disorders and neurological differences. It uses a small subset of psychology called behavioral psychology or behaviorism. Some… Continue reading What is ABA and My Experience
James B. Adams is a President's Professor at Arizona State University. He is the director of the autism/asperger's research program (that is what it is called, not my words). He currently holds a post at the South West College of Naturopathic Medicine. He is also president of the Autism Society of Greater Pheonix. On… Continue reading Quack Exposed: James B. Adams
Fecal transplant is another treatment said to cure autism. Recently in the news, Melissa Eaton exposed them. What is Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)? FMT is a procedure that delivers healthy human donor stool to a patient via colonoscopy, enema, nasogastric tube, or in capsules (known as poop pills). It is only prescribed for serious C.… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Fecal Microbiota Transplant
Jeff Bradstreet was an alternative medicine (also called integrative medicine) doctor who lived from 1954-2015. He was an American who was a former preacher. He ran the International Child Development Resource Center in Melbourne, Florida. He also ran a medical practice in Buford, Georgia and Arizona. He practice homeopathy at those practices. He also founded… Continue reading Quack Exposed: Jeff Bradstreet