Portrait of Yev Veverka

Yev Veverka

Teaching associate
University of Washington

Yev Veverka is a teaching associate at the University of Washington in Seattle, and a board-certified behavior analyst.

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Applied behavior analysis and autism: Flawed application of a proven science

By Yev Veverka
1 September 2022 | 7 min read

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