Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Ban Applied Behavioural Analysis for autistic people

Closed 3,146 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should ban Applied Behavioural Analysis (sometimes referred to as “conversion therapy” for autistic people), and accept that being autistic is ok and autistic children shouldn’t be subject to “therapy” like this. Many autistic adults can attest to the horrors of ABA.

Timeline

23 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
23 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 3,146
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 23 Apr 2021
Closed 23 Oct 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.