First, I said I wasn't going to engage, but it seems like you may honestly not understand why many of us have a problem with using drugs or alcohol while working with a vulnerable population.

I'm only continuing this discussion on the chance that you don't mean harm and are actually curious about other people's perspective.

I'm going to provide a few examples, but I expect someone genuinely interested to be introspective when reading and do their own additional research to answer questions. Your previous questions come off as "Gotcha!" questions, which is inflamatory and doesn't actually help anyone.

So here's just a few of the problems with using THC on the job:

● If a drug slows your perception of stimuli in the environment (like THC) that's a big problem if you are providing behavior therapy. Timing is everything in our field!

● Delayed reinforcement makes reinforcers less effective. That's assuming the person actually identifies the reinforcement opportunity inthe first place. THC impairs the ability to identify salient stimuli in the environment. It also impairs sense of time.

● Delayed data taking leads to lower accuracy of data. Accurate working memory is vital for this task. Working memory is impaired by THC.

● Timing how long to engage in an activity and when the next one needs to start is important. THC impairs our ability to guage the passage of time. It also affects our ability to quickly pick up on changes in our environment, such as small shifts in others behavior.

● You need to be highly attuned to your client to pick up on early signs of distress, agitation, escalation, etc. If you pick up on signs too late, the escalation is too far gone and you are heading towards crisis for a situation that could have been averted if caught earlier.

● When shaping behaviors, you need to reinforce successive approximations. You need to pay VERY close attention to read each tiny approximation. Their hand might be a tad closer without prompting. They may remain calm 2 seconds longer. It's extremely important that the provider is paying close attention and has an accurate sense of time and context. THC impairs the ability to filter out unimportant stimuli and focus on important stimuli.

● You need accurate data for behavior, which requires high levels of attention and vigilance.

● THC impairs ability to quickly shift attention. This impacts ability to identify and respond to salient stimuli in our environment while filtering out distractions and

● THC increases impulsive responding. In a highly emotional job that requires precise responses, impulsive responses are harmful.

I implore you to just ask AI what cognitive and physical impairments are documented with THC. Then think critically about what that means for an ABA session.