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davidmcg
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27 Sep 2016, 6:47 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37460201

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"Horrifying" practices have been exposed that purport to cure people with autism, during which clients are subjected to shouting and intimidation.

An undercover researcher posing as a man with autism was verbally abused and mimicked by a trainer for hours.
The BBC investigated after hearing of a Hungarian firm selling training to "cure" and treat autism in London.
Campaigners are calling on the government to regulate the industry further to protect people with autism.



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27 Sep 2016, 7:37 am

That's really disturbing. I'm glad his abuse was exposed and that it is found abhorrent. Scary to think that not too long ago, people would have accepted his word and let the abuse continue.



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27 Sep 2016, 7:50 am

Dr. Ole Ivar Lovaas, or, as I affectionately call him, "Dr. Slappy," is apparently alive and well in the United Kingdom.


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27 Sep 2016, 11:53 am

Why aren't caregivers and parents sitting in the same room with their child and therapist during sessions?


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