đź’ˇ Welcome to the Behavioral Intervention Transparency Project

We believe true informed consent means knowing more than just the name of a behavioral intervention—it means understanding the how, why, and what could go wrong.

This site was created to help individuals, families, and professionals learn what behavioral interventions actually involve—not just how they’re marketed.

🧠 Who Made This?

This project was created by a neurodivergent licensed behavior analyst with 25+ years of clinical experience in providing behavioral support to individuals with various needs around the world.

They spent years teaching strategies they were taught not to question—until they heard and listened to how the people being “supported” were experiencing the “support.”

This site is part of making amends and preventing further harm in this field. We need better intentions, more transparency, and true consent.

🔍 What You’ll Find Here

Each intervention listed on this site includes:

  • A plain-language explanation of what it is

  • Common ways it’s used—and misused

  • Known side effects, ethical concerns, and what it feels like from the inside

  • Alternatives and trauma-informed approaches

  • Questions to ask before consenting to treatment

  • Links to both academic research and lived experience

đź‘Ł How to Use This Site

  • Start in the Intervention Library to explore individual interventions

  • Visit the Consent Tools page for printable checklists, self-advocacy tools, and resources

  • Check out Masked Coercion to learn how “gentler” interventions can still function as coercion

  • Share pages directly with providers, teams, or loved ones

  • Use this resource to ask better questions, push for safer care, and reclaim your voice

đź’¬ We Want Your Voice Here

Are we missing something? Do you have experience with an intervention we haven’t covered yet?

➡️ Please reach out. This site is evolving; lived experience, questions, and insights are welcomed here, and that includes people currently needing or experiencing treatment, caregivers, providers, and other professionals. The use of these interventions impacts everyone involved.

A feedback form is included at the bottom of each page so feedback can be provided easily.

🛑 Important: This site does not give medical advice. It provides context, transparency, resources, and critical questions so you can make informed choices.