I am autistic, and over the 12 or so years since I discovered the truth about myself, I have come to the position where I can state that not only I am autistic but that I am proudly autistic – I am an Autist. After first coming to terms with my neurology, I have gradually become more and more aware of how autistic people are treated worldwide – Abysmally, and often horrifyingly. Treatment such as the administration of powerful electric shocks that are deemed inhumane when applied to animals, terrorists or criminals is, apparently okay when applied to autistic people, and in some places permitted by law! This includes the state of Massachusetts in the USA, where the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) subjects disabled and/or autistic children and adults to GED electric shock “treatment”.
Trigger Warning: description of abuse and torture. Read the terrifying experience of one JRC survivor on Aspiesforfreedom’s Blog
The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC, founded in 1971 as the Behavior Research Institute) is an institution in Canton, Massachusetts, United States, housing people with developmental disabilities, emotional disorders, and autistic-like behaviors. The center has been condemned for torture by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. The JRC is known for its use of the graduated electronic decelerator (GED), a device that administers electric shocks to residents through a remote control. The device was designed by Matthew Israel, the institute’s founder.[1] While the FDA issued a formal ban on the GED in 2020, the device continued to be used on some residents pending an administrative stay for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In July 2021, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FDA could not issue a “partial stay” but must issue a blanket ban or no ban at all, thus allowing the JRC to continue subjecting 55 people to shock in the meantime.
Judge Rotenberg Educational Center – Wikipedia
The article linked to below deserves to be read by every human rights advocate, especially in light of the attempt to stifle the voice of criticism by the very people who are affected the most – Autistic people.
For decades, the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Canton, Massachusetts, has been using graduated electronic decelerators (GEDs) to shape the behaviors of children and adults. The GED delivers a powerful and extremely painful electroshock and is worn by students 24 hours per day, every day— even during sleep and showers. The GED looks like a…
Press Release: Judge Rotenberg Center Threatens NeuroClastic with Defamation Suit — NeuroClastic
Another Spectrum 
12 May, 2022 at 3:11 am
So they aren’t going to shock the disability out of the subject. Are they trying to train them to act normal? That seems like a very 1960s approach to disability. It can take me more than 3 seconds to answer questions. My brain sometimes needs to work through permutations, and sometimes it just stalls. In the first instance, threat of a shock will cause me to form an answer without all of the information. The second scenario will probably cause my brain to stall more frequently because I’ll be anticipating the shock. The whole thing seems poorly thought out and excessively cruel. A friend recently submitted herself to shock treatment for depression. The idea is that it somehow reboots the brain. It seems extreme to me, but her depression was extreme. We haven’t talked about the experience but she feels it was helpful. Different scenario, but interesting in light of the article.