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The Cost of Restraint and Seclusion: Uncovering the Financial Impact of the Restraint Industrial Complex
In February 2024, the International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion (ICARS) issued a public Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to England’s Department for Education
ICARS Statement regarding BBC Panorama Undercover School: Cruelty in the Classroom
Another documentary illustrates a disturbing pattern of abuse in the UK that disproportionately impacts children with disabilities.
The normalization of restraint in mainstream media.
After numerous official complaints, BBC has refused to acknowledge the harm caused by normalizing dangerous restraints as best practices for young children.
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The Coat Closet – An Autism Seclusion Story
As an autistic student, I was placed in seclusion in elementary school. The effects still haunt me.
Mrs. Bradshaw was her name. She was my first grade teacher at Mountain View elementary School in Broomfield, Colorado, and she was the strangest teache…
Seclusion Broke My Heart
He was my little brother, and my whole life was centered around protecting him. We lived in a rural area in the backwoods, and awareness and acceptance was far behind. Elementary school was the worst, because whatever teacher you had– you had them an…
#ShineOnMax Community-wide Candlelight Vigil for Max Benson, Sunday November 17
Nearly a year ago, 13-year-old Max Benson, an autistic student, was restrained by teachers at his school for almost two hours. As a result of injuries sustained from that restraint, he died in the hospital the next day.
The autistic community is aware…
Becoming an ABA Registered Behavior Technician Before Knowing I Was Autistic: Part 1 – Restraint Training
Editor’s note: This article references sexual assault, ABA therapy, self-harm, and restraint training for use on children with disabilities. Reader discretion advised.
A Career Shift
I was living life as a non-autistic professional– or so I t…
The Coat Closet – An Autism Seclusion Story
As an autistic student, I was placed in seclusion in elementary school. The effects still haunt me.
Mrs. Bradshaw was her name. She was my first grade teacher at Mountain View elementary School in Broomfield, Colorado, and she was the strangest teache…
Seclusion Broke My Heart
He was my little brother, and my whole life was centered around protecting him. We lived in a rural area in the backwoods, and awareness and acceptance was far behind. Elementary school was the worst, because whatever teacher you had– you had them an…
#ShineOnMax Community-wide Candlelight Vigil for Max Benson, Sunday November 17
Nearly a year ago, 13-year-old Max Benson, an autistic student, was restrained by teachers at his school for almost two hours. As a result of injuries sustained from that restraint, he died in the hospital the next day.
The autistic community is aware…
Becoming an ABA Registered Behavior Technician Before Knowing I Was Autistic: Part 1 – Restraint Training
Editor’s note: This article references sexual assault, ABA therapy, self-harm, and restraint training for use on children with disabilities. Reader discretion advised.
A Career Shift
I was living life as a non-autistic professional– or so I t…
Restraint in England
The ICARS Report England documents the experiences of 560 English children. It exposes an educational system which has failed children, especially those receiving SEND services, and their families with devastating consequences.