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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · 16d

Researchers in China blame lower education in parents for non-adherence with ABA interventions. They are now investigating the parents' behavior.

Grooming parents for obedience isn’t empowerment—it’s another reason to #banABA.

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Intervention adherence and its predictors among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder

To investigate the intervention adherence among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and explore its predictors.In this cross-secti…

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · 22d

Publix grocery chain in Florida sued "ABA Cares" for $15 million of medicaid fraud, while ABA Cares sued Publix for not paying the healthcare bills for autistic children of 10 Publix employees? Who's gonna win this game? #popcorn #banABA www.tampabay.com/news/health/...

Publix and autism therapy firm at war over $15 million in medical bills

The Florida grocer stopped paying for therapy for 10 of its workers’ children but is countersuing over an alleged fraudulent billing scheme.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Sep 11

Autistic researcher Rachel Bailey is recruiting autistic mothers for her dissertation research. Please share.

#intimatepartnerviolence #domesticviolence #autisticmothers #autismmom

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Call for Participants: Autistic Mothers Research Study

ATTENTION AUTISTIC MOTHERS: I am conducting research for a PhD in Psychology at Liberty University. The purpose of my research is to is to explore how autistic mothers describe the support they an…

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Aug 27

According to the US government intelligence today, I am a product of something artificial. Finally, the cause of autism is announced. www.youtube.com/shorts/hl6G4...

Kkkjr has figured out that I am an artificial human — the cause of autism

YouTube video by Henny Kupferstein, Ph.D.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Aug 17

They're probably not such a "perfect babysitter" if they are advertising specifically to work with autistic children. Be cautious.

warning: horrendous sexual abuse case in San Diego

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Jun 14

Portland, Oregon - do you know this man? Police believe there are more victims, not just this autistic girl that he brutalized. Michael K. Cohron, 64, faces 52 charges of rape, sodomy and sex abuse.

www.kgw.com/article/news...

Portland man faces 52 charges of rape for alleged sex abuse of girl with developmental disabilities

Michael K. Cohron, 64, faces 52 charges of rape, sodomy and sex abuse. Detectives believe there could be additional victims.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Jun 9

"After starting her career in Applied Behavior Analysis, she found her true calling through her rescue dog, Willie." What a hero, inflicting behaviorism onto another species, without oversight. #banABA and its misappropriation.

Shame on Krissy Kay, owner of The Meditating Mutt, LLC, in Florida

Tampa dog trainer uses calm approach to tame anxious pups

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/BLOOM) – A former Bostonian is bringing a peaceful new approach to dog training in the Tampa Bay area, helping stressed-out pet owners and their anxious pups find common ground. K…

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Jun 8

Comment with whatever AI answers you, when you query, "what are the harms of fecal transplant to anybody, and why is it cruel to treat autistic people as medically diseased people who need a cure?"

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Fecal Microbiota Transplants Studied for Treating Autism and Chronic Diseases - GeneOnline News

Fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) are being explored a […]

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Jun 8

Being deemed incapable of consent, and then forcing treatment that is in the favor of normalization is worse than eugenics, because the victim survives to recognize what happened.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Thousands of Australians receiving ECT without consent every year

Last year, more than 1,700 orders for involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were approved by tribunals in Australia. Advocacy groups say clinicians need to be better informed.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Jun 3

Let's take 2 autistic children with 'problematic vocal stereotypies" experiment.

Surprise, when blasted with music, the kids shut up 50% of the time. Now they think this is a useful intervention for promoting normalized social behaviors. #banABA

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Effects of Non-Contingent Music in the Emission of Vocal Stereotypies in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract Vocal stereotypies can be considered a problem behavior because they disrupt the...

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · May 27

Florida: Nonverbal autistic boy got punched in school by Jeffrey Jung, 27, who got fired from his substitute teaching job. If you're hiring, look out for this man: he's out on $1,000 bail.

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Special needs expert ‘heartbroken’ after substitute teacher allegedly punches autistic student

Parents in the area said no student should be exposed to aggression, but especially those with special needs.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · May 27

Researchers studied 2,618 autistic toddlers and found that there are no clinical markers of autism based on sex. This is great research that can help us understand why clinicians are finally doing away with male brain theory and pushing women away from diagnostics.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Large-scale examination of early-age sex differences in neurotypical toddlers and those with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental conditions - Nature Human Behaviour

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is clinically heterogeneous, with ongoing debates about phenotypic differences between boys and girls. Leveraging the Get SET Early programme, Pierce and colleagues find...

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · May 17

Connecticut felon Ramon Apellaniz, age 40, just pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud. He stole nearly $1.9 million.

Medicaid rules lets unqualified, unlicensed people profit off autistic children, while families are pressured to accept ABA as the only option.

www.fox61.com/article/news...

Connecticut man admits to his role in $1.8 million Medicaid fraud scheme

Middletown resident Ramon Apellaniz, 40, waived his right to be indicted Friday and pleaded guilty to a health care fraud offense related to the Medicaid scheme.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · May 6

Fourteen. That’s how many times Michael Lombardi tried to dial 911 in the hours before he was found dead at age 39 in a state-licensed group home for adults with disabilities.

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Hidden at Home: Alarming questions, few state investigations of NJ group home deaths

Reporters found nearly 50 cases since 2013 in which vulnerable group home residents died amid alarming questions about their care and supervision.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Apr 28

Autistics - have you been tormented by police? (I have). I completed this survey.

If you're in the US, please submit your thoughts... you never know who's listening! (this post is not an endorsement of the ARC or their related projects)

www.policechiefmagazine.org/iacpwork-red...

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Apr 28

Boden Rutecki, a bright 9-year-old autistic boy, faced a life-altering incident at school last year. He was restrained by staff (caught on camera), and suffered a brain injury, concussion, damaged shoulder, migraines, and speech impediments.

www.timesunion.com/education/ar...

Parents sue alleging Rensselaer school staff assaulted and injured student

The former school board vice president argued staff at the Van Rensselaer Elementary School in New York injured her fourth-grade son last year.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Apr 23

'exergaming' can make physical activity inclusive for autistics through video games. What equipment would you buy to integrate more activity into your gaming setup?

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Movement Behaviors in Youth on the Autism Spectrum: The HUNT Study, Norway - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Research consistently show that autistic youth are less physically active compared to their neurotypical peers. However, there is limited understanding of how gender influences physical activity (PA) ...

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Apr 20

If you care enough about calendar math, hide from the government.

The Ancient Math That Sets the Date of Easter and Passover

Why don’t the two holidays always coincide? It is, to some degree, the moon’s fault.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Apr 17

Congratulations, I am now a disease! I asked AI what would be the political strategy for using disease language to frame autism as an epidemic, and they said that it might help the public complain less about increased funding if they see us as diseased humans.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Apr 12

I wrote this article in 2011 for a jewish parenting magazine, and is still so timeless. Happy Passover to all!

* the term "aspergers" is used with respect to diagnostic terms prior to the DSM-5.

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Mah Nishtanah – Four Questions by the Autistic Son: Written from the perspective of a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome

Published in: Spirit Magazine, and Inyan – Hamodia’s Weekly Magazine – Passover Edition, Spring 2011 — “Mommy, everybody is looking. I don’t want to say this out loud, can I go in the kitchen?” “Ta…

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Apr 10

Yes, I was born and raised by Chassidic Jews in the heart of NYC. They practice arranged marriage customs.

Last week, my 3rd child got married in that tradition.

If anyone ever tells you that Parental Alienation is no longer happening, show them proof that everything can be overcome.

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Yes, I was born and raised by Chassidic Jews in the heart of NYC. They practice arranged marriage customs. Last week, my 3rd child got married in that...

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Mar 24

Brand new research is discovering that estrogen drops in the second week of your cycle contribute to smelling smoke or phantom smells! perimenopause and smelling 'smoke'

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Mar 12

My autistic daughter is getting married in 3 weeks. This is a poem I wish she would read before her Chassidic marriage, but that is probably never going to happen. She doesn't use the Internet in her cultural world. ponderingprose.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/o...

Of Course I Remember You

Of course I remember you, how could you ever say that? How could I ever forget? Of course I remember you! You dominate my daytime thoughts, and re-emerge in the nightdreams shorts, closing my eyes …

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Mar 8

in 2011, I testified before the Judicial Compensation Commission in Albany, NY about Chassidic Child Custody Battles in Brooklyn.

My head was shaved and I had a wig on my otherwise-modestly dressed shadow of a person.

I did the best I could.

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HENNY July 20, 2011 - Judicial Compensation Commission Testimony on Chassidic Child Custody Battles

YouTube video by Henny Kupferstein, Ph.D.

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Dr. Henny Kupferstein @drhenny.bsky.social · Mar 7

Are you neurodivergent and have health issues that may relate to fibromyalgia or hypermobility? Lauren Wilkinson is an Autistic PhD student seeking participants for their research.

Link to survey: warwick.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

email Lauren at [email protected]

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