People keep touching me

Touching in all it's forms, is a way of communicating.

In my work with adults with challenging behaviour, one of my  disabled clients communicated often by physical contact.  She was both physically and mentally disabled, in a wheelchair, having Cerebral Palsy, epilepsy,  moderate learning disabilities and possibly autism.

She didn't touch gently!   she grabbed people by their arm very strongly and kept a hold!  How one reacted to her strong grip influenced how she interacted with them.  She was very mobile in her wheelchair and often wheeled herself behind someone and either punched them or gave them a very strong kick.  I, because of my unorthodox behaviour never had any problems with her.  We got along very well.  Other staff members warned me to be on my guard. ' she punches, kicks, spits at people pulls people's hair and even bites' were some of  the warnings.

I have submitted my Autism report to management, which states I don’t like to be touched but it is being ignored. I can tolerate the residebts doing it but it’s unfair when colleagues who know I don’t like it keep doing it. 

I have submitted my Autism report to management, which states I don’t like to be touched but it is being ignored. I can tolerate the residebts doing it but it’s unfair when colleagues who know I don’t like it keep doing it. 

I see your point.

If people know you don't like being touched and they are capable of other forms of communication such as speech.  Then touching can be considered a form of bullying and harassment.

The disabled woman I referred to earlier was incapable of verbal communication.  So touching and grabbing was her way of saying hello or asking for help.