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Autistic Problem Number 19: Cultural norms that say that it’s okay to touch people without their permission.
Stupid neurotypical great-aunts. Stupid Christmas party. Stupid accidental molestation.
Ugh. I hate that. Especially when random people at work touch me. I get so freaked out.
I wouldn’t do well in Europe.
THIS FUCKING SHIT EVERYDAY AT SCHOOL I go home and sob because of it
I say: which would be many cultures. This is where culture and disability intersect.
I’m not officially autistic or anything, but my dad knows how much I hate being touched (particularly poked, but I do...
I feel like people get so insulted when you say you don’t want to hug them…
ahhhhh my social anxiety tells me not to touch people EVERRR like..EVER. Unless its ballet class…and in that case you...
CONSENT: let’s get on it! Let’s open up dialogues with our friends about what physical contact they consent to or feel...
Blah, YES! I’m not autistic, so I obviously don’t know what that feels like. But I know that the autistic people I know...