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About
Joy F. Johnson

Joy is an Autistic advocate, behavior analyst, clinical director, and adjunct professor that has personally experienced the ills of ableism, racism, and flawed social validity related to her intersectional identities within ABA and society in general. She is committed to contributing to the eradication of ableism and racism as well as the the facilitation of inclusion and acceptance of Autistic community norms in ABA and society in general. As an Autistic behavior analyst she strives to provide the services her community deserves and contribute to the reframing of social validity and consequent reform of ABA ethics and practices. It is her hope that with the help of other Autistic community members and allied behavior analysts alike, the necessary changes can be pursued in a manner that empirically validates Autistic community voices and in turn indisputably govern that standard ABA practices encompass Autistic children and adults receiving ethical services that consider and align with Autistic community values and norms. The ultimate goal being that generalization processes that will naturally occur and extend beyond ABA will greatly serve to model, and reshape societal norms that reinforce inclusion and that Autistic community members are being comprehensively accommodated, accepted, and supported in navigating the world without compromise of their Autistic identity .