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minus-squareGuy Dudeman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down37·11 months agoMakes me wonder if autistic people just weren’t hugged/snuggled enough as kids.
minus-squareDoYouNot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·11 months agoVery old school hypothesis that has not stood up to scrutiny. a.k.a “Refrigerator Mother” hypothesis
minus-squarejopepa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·11 months agoAcademic sexism is cool to get rid of
minus-squareaeronmelonlinkfedilinkarrow-up39arrow-down1·11 months agoAs a teacher, I’ve come to the realization that almost everyone wasn’t hugged enough as a kid. It breaks my heart every time I realize I’m the first person in a kid’s life that believed in them or told them that they were smart.
minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·11 months agoNo but 4chan users weren’t
minus-squarejopepa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoYou can look up parents’ experience raising autistic children and not wonder that.
minus-squarepelespirit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoIdk, but it will help your cold symptoms. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614559284
minus-squareDroneRights [it/its]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’m autistic and I was hugged too much. Nobody respected personal space. I didn’t learn to enjoy my first hug until I was an adult, and I still have a no hugs during meltdowns rule for good reason.
Makes me wonder if autistic people just weren’t hugged/snuggled enough as kids.
Very old school hypothesis that has not stood up to scrutiny. a.k.a “Refrigerator Mother” hypothesis
Academic sexism is cool to get rid of
As a teacher, I’ve come to the realization that almost everyone wasn’t hugged enough as a kid.
It breaks my heart every time I realize I’m the first person in a kid’s life that believed in them or told them that they were smart.
No but 4chan users weren’t
You can look up parents’ experience raising autistic children and not wonder that.
Idk, but it will help your cold symptoms. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614559284
I’m autistic and I was hugged too much. Nobody respected personal space. I didn’t learn to enjoy my first hug until I was an adult, and I still have a no hugs during meltdowns rule for good reason.