ARt always claimed his entire inspiration for the Seed came from AA and he incorporated the AA steps into the synanon model.
What we don't know is where he got his synanon experience. Art was a well known rabid AA follower and claimed to get Art Carnie Straight.
this is how the AA steps got incorporated into the Straight, Life, Kids model. It was by none other than Art Barker, and it occured in 1970
Whether it is "wrong" or not to incorporate the AA steps into your life is some kind of individual decision.
Personally it creeps me out, those little simpleton sayings that supposedly are life changing. The real power of the program was in coersion and brainwashing tactics, not Steps, rules, or serenity prayers.
GregFL