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IDIOT with Laura Clery

ABA Therapy: Helpful or Harmful? | Honest Talk with Mary Barbera

IDIOT with Laura Clery

Laura Clery & Studio71

Relationships, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9963 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

I started the controversial autism therapy ABA for my son to try to deal with elopement. I don’t know how I feel about it yet. So I talked with ABA expert and author Mary Barbera who has a lot to say about the therapies and approaches. People have strong opinions on ABA, so I wanted to learn more. Dive in with me and see what you think. Visit https://www.nocd.com to book a FREE call with their team and learn how they can help, today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Quick thing before we dive in, if you've ever been going about your day, making lunch, scrolling

0:04.0

your phone, and then out of nowhere, absolutely nowhere, your brain hits you with something like,

0:09.2

what if I don't actually love the people I love? Or what if I'm secretly a terrible person?

0:16.3

Instead of just letting it go, your brain just latches on. And now you're spiraling and Googling it at 2 a.m.

0:22.2

And asking people around you if you're a monster or a narcissist, even though getting reassurance

0:27.4

never actually makes it better. Those sticky, unwanted, repetitive thoughts might be signs of

0:34.3

OCD. And I want to be clear. OCD is not just about organizing your closet by

0:39.2

color. Real OCD involves intrusive thoughts that cause intense anxiety and behaviors you feel

0:46.0

compelled to do just to get temporary relief, even though that relief never lasts. The good news,

0:52.5

OCD is highly treatable with the right specialized therapy,

0:56.5

specifically ERP, exposure and response prevention therapy, which is the most effective evidence-based

1:02.7

treatment. That's where no CD comes in. No CD, pronounced no CD, is the world's leading OCD treatment provider.

1:14.4

All of their licensed therapists specialize in ERP.

1:17.8

They do live face-to-face virtual sessions, and they help you take the power away from

1:22.4

intrusive thoughts so your energy can go back to doing the things that actually matter.

1:27.1

Therapy with no CD is covered by insurance for over 138 million Americans.

1:32.7

If any of this sounds like you or someone you love, don't wait, visit nocd.com to book a free call with their team and learn how they can help.

1:39.5

That's nocd.com.

1:51.2

What do you all think of ABA?

1:57.2

Applied behavior analysis, or is it applied behavioral analysis?

2:05.9

ABA is a very common therapy for kids on the spectrum. In fact, when my son was diagnosed just under two, they recommended that he did 40 hours a week of this therapy called

2:12.3

ABA. And I started it. We were scared.

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