Association for Behavior Analysis International controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Continuing-education webinar involving JRC board member
ABAI released a webinar presented by JRC board member Margaret Uwayo, leading to renewed criticism of the association's continuing relationship with the center.
2024
Judge Rotenberg Center personnel appear at ABAI convention
ABAI allowed multiple JRC staff members, including Clinical Director Nathan Blenkush, to conduct a continuing-education symposium at its 50th annual convention. Disability and neurodiversity advocates condemned the decision.
2006
Criticism over conference access for Judge Rotenberg Center representatives
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network criticized ABAI for not barring Judge Rotenberg Center employees from submitting conference presentations while the center faced scrutiny from United States authorities and United Nations mechanisms concerning its aversive practices.
1987
Award to attorney associated with Judge Rotenberg Center litigation
ABAI awarded Robert A. Sherman its Humanitarian Award for the Right to Effective Treatment after his legal defense of the Judge Rotenberg Center's continued use of aversive punishments. Critics later cited the award as evidence that the association historically accepted or legitimized practices they considered abusive.