Camarillo State Mental Hospital
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Camarillo State Mental Hospital".
Oct 6, 2026
Bob WorshamGUEST
Yeah, I had a good time teaching.
Bob WorshamGUEST
Also, at that time, I discovered Ivar Lovaas' work because our media center had a film on Ivar Lovaas' early work teaching autistic children that he took out of Camarillo State Hospital.
Bob WorshamGUEST
They were just there vegetating.
Bob WorshamGUEST
And he took them out of Camarillo State Hospital in California.
Bob WorshamGUEST
And his whole purpose was to see if behavior modification could work on kids with autism.
Bob WorshamGUEST
And that kind of got my attention.
Doreen GranpeeshehGUEST
It was kind of like, okay, now you've learned the concept of behavior modification, which really could be translated to ABA now.
Doreen GranpeeshehGUEST
And the second part of the course was that Ivar would introduce us to children who were institutionalized at Camarillo State Hospital in the autism wards.
Doreen GranpeeshehGUEST
And we would learn to kind of the symptoms of autism, not so much treatment at that point.
Doreen GranpeeshehGUEST
We're just understanding more about autism and, kind of seeing what things were being done at the hospital.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Some believe the song was about a stay at a mental institution.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
While the shimmering light and voices down the corridor certainly fit that vibe, the band had no connection to the Camarillo State Hospital, which is what the conspiracy allegedly points to.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
And the feasting ritual.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
The stealing knives and gathering for the feast led to fringe rumors of cannibalistic rituals.