Autism Knowledge 4+

Autism Aunt

This app provides information for parents and love ones of children with autism to navigate and attain knowledge.

Incorrect & Misleading data

If I had known the app was a front for the hate group Autism Speaks, I never would’ve downloaded it. I and thousands of other autistics have been quite clear “Nothing about us without us.” Autism Speaks is a hate group and no parent of an autistic should seek information through them.

Developer Response ,

This app is for informational purposes and not the expressed views of the developer. As a parent of a child with autism, I understand that not all information provided will apply to all and all views will not be agreed upon. This app has and will never be a front for one particular organization. It is with hope that you have given this energy to the organization that you have the concerns and issues with.

Aggressively promotes ABA

While ABA can help autistic people mask traits seen as negative it also leaves them with lasting trauma and its harmful to promote it as wholly good. There are other services that can help autistic people understand ourselves and overcome our troubles rather than forcing us to be “normal”

Here are several links on harmful effects of ABA:
(PDF) Why caregivers discontinue applied behavior analysis (ABA) and choose communication-based autism interventions

(PDF) ABA Paper IJCP

(PDF) Long-term ABA Therapy Is Abusive: A Response to Gorycki, Ruppel, and Zane

I encourage you to read more and listen to autistic people and our experiences.