Author: Sam Farmer
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The Food & Drug Administration, Electric Shock Devices and My Impassioned Plea
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On March 25th, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban of electrical stimulation devices (ESD’s) intended to address self-injurious or aggressive behaviors. ESD’s, which are capable of delivering unsettlingly potent electric shocks, have been in use at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC), a school located in Canton, MA, only two…
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Autistic Lived Experience: Testifying Against Electric Shock “Therapy” Before the MA State Legislature
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On November 13, 2023, I did something that I hope all of us get to experience at least once in our lifetimes. I took a stand for something I fervently believe in before the very people who have the power to actually do something about it. I publicly testified in…
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Electric Shock “Treatment”, Today, in America, on Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled People: An Autistic’s Perspective
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Msumba describes her experiences with the GED devices in these terms: “so many of us were tortured…searing pain…anxiety, day after day for years on end…my fears came true one day, and I was given a GED-4 shock while I was asleep…shocks for loud, repetitive, disruptive talking out…scream…cry…I was shocked for…