Check out this video on Autism Spectrum Disorder and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA therapy), the most successful form of therapy for children on the spectrum. Given what you have learned this far about other disorder, discuss the various ways autism has been viewed, including the metaphors used to make sense of it. Where have you seen these metaphors used? What have you noticed about depictions of autism in TV, movies, and the general media? What do you understand autism to be? What has shaped your understanding? And what are the effects on individuals diagnosed with ASD? Discuss how various views of autism have shaped the experience of individuals with autism and the support they have received. https://youtu.be/RBB_81ao7uo