Mendability
2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
I've watched as some greedies came to realise that a pill or ABA or bleach or exorcisms wouldn't work for gays or autistics or (gasp!) non-submissive wives either, how the greedies who looked ahead eventually came to feel backed into a corner by all those old snake oils no longer impressing many. I watched the rise and fall of the Dore Program that said physical task repetition would 'free up working memory', altering the brain by stimulating the cerebellum, which in turn would strengthen the communications between the cerebrum and cerebellum. US$5000 for a set of physical exercises that will partially rewire the brain, lol. Wallet-plasticity. Backed into a final? corner for cowards and quacksters is this poorly understood and over-bloated matter of "neuroplasticity". YES! We can rewire a whole brain. LOL. YES! It is possible to walk again using the part of the brain reserved for second-language linguistics or some forlorn mythical unused 90%. LOL. YES! We can cure anything, change anyone, with or without throwing in hypnosis, magnetic mesmerism, and physical challenges. NO! Neuroplasticity will not allow greedies to be progressive trained to spread less hype as they busily misuse a sciencey-word to haul in the dollars. Mendability says it is wrong to remove what impacts a child's sensitivities or causes anxiety It is also wrong to give a child what soothes those sensitivities or lessens anxiety when an impact cannot be removed. Instead, based on rat environment evidences from the 1940's, it is best to stick with the "harden-up" model, exposure and desensitization, but ensure it is done progressively to avoid criticism, in the same way that ABA is best served-up without face-slapping and other obvious aversives. Child won't walk on carpeted surfaces... heh!... just place some mats here and there and keep increasing the quantity over time. Your child will be normal soon, not as fast as you demand, but eventually. Ka-ching! Mendability seeks to take SET (Sensory Enrichment Therapy) which is free and harmful, and then re-package it as a profit-maker for a few, in the same way that DORE took a handful of old OT physical exercises to lessen dyspraxia and re-packaged it also as a profit-maker for a few con artists, a scheme that failed criminally, spectacularly... oh, and in terms of RESULTS. John Greally Co-founder ANF, TAC, ASNZ, End Neurophobia, Autism Inclusivity and many other leading autistic outreaches