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{{Villain_Infobox|~~image~~ = ~~3D653060-F215-4D30-8708-52890A68CC66~~.~~jpeg~~|fullname = Ole Ivar Lovaas|alias = Ivar Lovaas|origin = Lier, Norway|occupation = Clinical psychologist|skills = Psychiatric knowledge|hobby = Abusing autistic and gay children|goals = Find a way to eliminate autistic and homosexual behaviour (succeeded with autism, but failed with homosexuality)|crimes = Abuse [[Homophobia]] Ableism|type of villain = Abusive prejudiced psychologist}}'''Ole Ivar Løvaas''' (8 May 1927 – 2 August 2010) was a Norwegian-American clinical psychologist and professor at the University of California. He is considered a pioneer of applied behaviour analysis due to his work on discrete trial training to reduce autistic behaviour. However, his ethics have been questioned.

{{Villain_Infobox|Image = Lovaasphoto.jpg|fullname = Ole Ivar Lovaas|alias = Ivar Lovaas|origin = Lier, Norway|occupation = Clinical psychologist|skills = Psychiatric knowledge|hobby = Abusing autistic and gay children|goals = Find a way to eliminate autistic and homosexual behaviour (succeeded with autism, but failed with homosexuality)|crimes = Abuse [[Homophobia]] [[Ableism]]|type of villain = Abusive prejudiced psychologist}}'''Ole Ivar Løvaas''' (8 May 1927 – 2 August 2010) was a Norwegian-American clinical psychologist and professor at the University of California. He is considered a pioneer of applied behaviour analysis due to his work on discrete trial training to reduce autistic behaviour. However, his ethics have been questioned.

Lovaas is controversial due to his use of aversion therapy to cure autistic behaviour in children. Lovaas would often beat, yell at and electrocute autistic children if they displayed autistic behaviour, in order to make them stop this, as they would associate this with pain. Lovaas would also advise their parents to use this method. Despite the inherent abusiveness of aversion therapy, it is still sometimes practised by some facilities, although only one, the [[Judge Rotenberg Center]] in Massachusetts, continues to use electroshock therapy.

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	{{Villain_Infobox\|~~image~~ = ~~3D653060-F215-4D30-8708-52890A68CC66~~.~~jpeg~~\|fullname = Ole Ivar Lovaas\|alias = Ivar Lovaas\|origin = Lier, Norway\|occupation = Clinical psychologist\|skills = Psychiatric knowledge\|hobby = Abusing autistic and gay children\|goals = Find a way to eliminate autistic and homosexual behaviour <small>(succeeded with autism, but failed with homosexuality)</small>\|crimes = Abuse<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>Ableism\|type of villain = Abusive prejudiced psychologist}}'''Ole Ivar Løvaas''' (8 May 1927 – 2 August 2010) was a Norwegian-American clinical psychologist and professor at the University of California. He is considered a pioneer of applied behaviour analysis due to his work on discrete trial training to reduce autistic behaviour. However, his ethics have been questioned.		{{Villain_Infobox\|Image = Lovaasphoto.jpg\|fullname = Ole Ivar Lovaas\|alias = Ivar Lovaas\|origin = Lier, Norway\|occupation = Clinical psychologist\|skills = Psychiatric knowledge\|hobby = Abusing autistic and gay children\|goals = Find a way to eliminate autistic and homosexual behaviour <small>(succeeded with autism, but failed with homosexuality)</small>\|crimes = Abuse<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Ableism]]\|type of villain = Abusive prejudiced psychologist}}'''Ole Ivar Løvaas''' (8 May 1927 – 2 August 2010) was a Norwegian-American clinical psychologist and professor at the University of California. He is considered a pioneer of applied behaviour analysis due to his work on discrete trial training to reduce autistic behaviour. However, his ethics have been questioned.

	Lovaas is controversial due to his use of aversion therapy to cure autistic behaviour in children. Lovaas would often beat, yell at and electrocute autistic children if they displayed autistic behaviour, in order to make them stop this, as they would associate this with pain. Lovaas would also advise their parents to use this method. Despite the inherent abusiveness of aversion therapy, it is still sometimes practised by some facilities, although only one, the [[Judge Rotenberg Center]] in Massachusetts, continues to use electroshock therapy.		Lovaas is controversial due to his use of aversion therapy to cure autistic behaviour in children. Lovaas would often beat, yell at and electrocute autistic children if they displayed autistic behaviour, in order to make them stop this, as they would associate this with pain. Lovaas would also advise their parents to use this method. Despite the inherent abusiveness of aversion therapy, it is still sometimes practised by some facilities, although only one, the [[Judge Rotenberg Center]] in Massachusetts, continues to use electroshock therapy.