Comments on: Rekers’ Legacy Includes Attempted Suicide http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Maris http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-81261 Maris Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:09:12 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-81261 My brother was one of Dr. Reker's "patients" who was tortured his entire life, well after his days of therapy as a child were over. He killed himself at the age of 38. That was in 2003. I just found out this week that he is a case study in both Dr. Richard Green's book "Sissyboy Syndrome" and Dr. Reker's papers. I am devastated. My brother was one of Dr. Reker’s “patients” who was tortured his entire life, well after his days of therapy as a child were over. He killed himself at the age of 38.

That was in 2003. I just found out this week that he is a case study in both Dr. Richard Green’s book “Sissyboy Syndrome” and Dr. Reker’s papers.

I am devastated.

]]> By: Greg http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68750 Greg Thu, 20 May 2010 07:27:41 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68750 Oops. If an embarrassing Freudian cigar..er...embarrassing Freudian slip can be made, I will make it. That's O. Ivar Lovaas, and not what I typed. I swear that I had taken pains to write Lovaas correctly, but I guess only in my mind. As Craig Ferguson says about himself, "I have the mind of ten year old boy in a middle aged body." Oops. If an embarrassing Freudian cigar..er…embarrassing Freudian slip can be made, I will make it. That’s O. Ivar Lovaas, and not what I typed. I swear that I had taken pains to write Lovaas correctly, but I guess only in my mind. As Craig Ferguson says about himself, “I have the mind of ten year old boy in a middle aged body.”

]]> By: Jutta Zalud http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68677 Jutta Zalud Wed, 19 May 2010 02:27:54 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68677 > I wonder if I can find something on O. Ivar Lovass on the google. He's spelled Lovaas and seems to have published in the 1960s to 90s about treatment of autistic children and beharior treatment of children in general (mentally retarded children, schizophrenic children, aggressive children ...) at least, that's what Google Scholar turns up. So his reasearch is not so focused on one single topic as is Rekers'. There's also an institute named after him www.lovaas.com > I wonder if I can find something on O. Ivar Lovass on the google.

He’s spelled Lovaas and seems to have published in the 1960s to 90s about treatment of autistic children and beharior treatment of children in general
(mentally retarded children, schizophrenic children, aggressive children …) at least, that’s what Google Scholar turns up.
So his reasearch is not so focused on one single topic as is Rekers’.
There’s also an institute named after him http://www.lovaas.com

]]> By: Maurice Lacunza http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68659 Maurice Lacunza Tue, 18 May 2010 19:45:25 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68659 One more thing. I saw that headline "Includes Attempted Suicide", and I thought that Rekers had attempted suicide. I wouldn't be surprised if he did. When I read his responses last week, I wondered if he would take the easy way out and commit suicide. The man is in a terrible emotional state and if he can't set himself free, he might cut himself loose. Sad, but possible. One more thing. I saw that headline “Includes Attempted Suicide”, and I thought that Rekers had attempted suicide. I wouldn’t be surprised if he did. When I read his responses last week, I wondered if he would take the easy way out and commit suicide. The man is in a terrible emotional state and if he can’t set himself free, he might cut himself loose. Sad, but possible.

]]> By: Maurice Lacunza http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68658 Maurice Lacunza Tue, 18 May 2010 19:40:45 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68658 To Richard Poppen: I too assumed that the tased was a typo for teased. I hope that the readers aren't up in arms thinking a child was tasered. I grew up in the 70's and I disagree that "that was back then". There was a lot of media presence and fighting for gay rights. Anita Bryant got the wind in her sails because of gay activism in the 70's. This whole matter is about homophobia,and, people like Rekers were there THEN and they are here NOW. To Kincaid: Agreed, Lovass....???? To Richard Poppen: I too assumed that the tased was a typo for teased. I hope that the readers aren’t up in arms thinking a child was tasered.

I grew up in the 70′s and I disagree that “that was back then”. There was a lot of media presence and fighting for gay rights. Anita Bryant got the wind in her sails because of gay activism in the 70′s. This whole matter is about homophobia,and, people like Rekers were there THEN and they are here NOW.

To Kincaid: Agreed, Lovass….????

]]> By: AlexH http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68653 AlexH Tue, 18 May 2010 18:53:40 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68653 Reading the 1976 article is sickening. To think that these two a*$holes were physically abusing kids for so-called "feminine" behavior is infuriating! I can't imagine the emotional damaged that's been done to those boys. If anyone deserved to be outed Rekers is right up there in the top 5. I know vengeance is not a healthy thing, but I hope Rekers is shunned by his entire social and professional community and that he has to live out the rest of his days only enjoying the company of those he must pay up-front for. Reading the 1976 article is sickening. To think that these two a*$holes were physically abusing kids for so-called “feminine” behavior is infuriating!

I can’t imagine the emotional damaged that’s been done to those boys.

If anyone deserved to be outed Rekers is right up there in the top 5.

I know vengeance is not a healthy thing, but I hope Rekers is shunned by his entire social and professional community and that he has to live out the rest of his days only enjoying the company of those he must pay up-front for.

]]> By: Ben in Oakland http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68648 Ben in Oakland Tue, 18 May 2010 18:23:03 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68648 Greg-- are you sure about the name? I mean.......... LOVASS???????????????????? Greg– are you sure about the name?

I mean……….

LOVASS????????????????????

]]> By: Boo http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68630 Boo Tue, 18 May 2010 11:32:47 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68630 This isn't too far off the mark from what's still going on today from the likes of Kenneth Zucker and others. This isn’t too far off the mark from what’s still going on today from the likes of Kenneth Zucker and others.

]]> By: Greg http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68626 Greg Tue, 18 May 2010 07:38:10 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68626 Well, that was easy. It would be interesting to hear from Dr. Lovaas about the Rekers paper, but I'm not a reporter. I know nothing about autism treatments, so I'm the last person to evaluate his present day work. http://www.abainternational.org/saba/awards/awardees/epbamm_lovaas.asp http://www.lovaas.com/lovaasnote.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Ivar_Lovaas http://te-in.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=14102170579&topic=4064 Behavioral Treatment and Normal Educational and Intellectual Functioning in Young Autistic Children By O. Ivar Lovaas University of California, Los Angeles http://rsaffran.tripod.com/research1.html AN AUTISTIC VICTORY The True Meaning of the Auton Decision by Michelle Dawson http://www.sentex.net/~nexus23/naa_vic.html Have to go do something...but this is a start. Well, that was easy. It would be interesting to hear from Dr. Lovaas about the Rekers paper, but I’m not a reporter. I know nothing about autism treatments, so I’m the last person to evaluate his present day work.

http://www.abainternational.org/saba/awards/awardees/epbamm_lovaas.asp
http://www.lovaas.com/lovaasnote.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Ivar_Lovaas
http://te-in.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=14102170579&topic=4064

Behavioral Treatment and Normal Educational and Intellectual Functioning in Young Autistic Children
By O. Ivar Lovaas
University of California, Los Angeles
http://rsaffran.tripod.com/research1.html

AN AUTISTIC VICTORY
The True Meaning of the Auton Decision
by Michelle Dawson
http://www.sentex.net/~nexus23/naa_vic.html

Have to go do something…but this is a start.

]]> By: Greg http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2010/05/17/22727/comment-page-1#comment-68624 Greg Tue, 18 May 2010 07:21:48 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=22727#comment-68624 From 1974, here is: BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF DEVIANT SEX-ROLE BEHAVIORS IN A MALE CHILD' GEORGE A. REKERS AND 0. IVAR LOVASS HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1311956/pdf/jaba00060-0003.pdf I wonder if I can find something on O. Ivar Lovass on the google. From 1974, here is:
BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF DEVIANT SEX-ROLE BEHAVIORS IN A MALE CHILD’

GEORGE A. REKERS AND 0. IVAR LOVASS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1311956/pdf/jaba00060-0003.pdf

I wonder if I can find something on O. Ivar Lovass on the google.

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