Suzy Miller Pseudoscience

It is often difficult to distinguish between Pseudoscience and Science. Pseudoscience attempts to replicate scientific practices, but when closely observed there are numerous qualities that indicate that they are not entirely valid. We look at the distinction between true science and pseudoscience by investigating Suzy Miller’s work treating Autistic individuals.

Scientific approaches involve the designing, performing and reviewing of all experiments surrounding natural phenomena. Scientific approaches are always transparent, controlled, and replicable with strong evidence to support all claims. However, pseudoscience, involves principles and claims that pretend to be sciences, using a range of tactics to appear convincing, for example the

This supposed scientific model is targeted towards families with autistic children, however there is no further information or transparency explaining how the method works. Exaggerated and ambiguous language is littered throughout the open-ended introduction page, using quotations such as “beyond our experience of different”, “energetic sensitivities” and “in their physical bodies while attempting to maintain the truth of who they are” (Suzy Miller, 2011). Not only is the terminology confusing, but also makes it highly difficult to interpret the process of this ‘new

In-depth scientific understanding is infrequent among society and thus makes it difficult for individuals to determine what is genuine. The misappropriation of scientific terminology throughout the website is employed to heighten the genuineness of her ‘new science’. ‘Scientifically validated’ is an example of phrasing she uses to manipulate the audience. However scientifically validated is defined as information that is acquired from observing, experimenting, recording and analysis by scientists (Kim Ann Zimmerman, 2012). There is no hard evidence on the webpage demonstrating the scientific process of the method of ‘Awesomsim’, rather just tributes to success from ‘dozens of parents’ suggesting the methodology