Published on 12, July, 2020
I was talking with somebody who got offended because the school won't allow "stimming" for students. Lol, I remember back then, when nobody took child psychology seriously and the primary school teachers used corporal punishments as teaching tools. I remember some kids, probably on the spectrum, that received so many ruler strikes on their finger that they ended up bleeding all over. More than one had to leave school because "they won't stop fidgeting". The other kids used to bully them horribly afterwards, since the teacher used to vent their frustrations on us after having their way with them. I wonder where they ended up, with little education and loads of untreated mental issues. No wonder so many people of my generation are totally mentally fouled up.
Was that a thing, back then in UK? I wonder if it was only linked to my s***hole country. I was born it the 70's, by the way
I couldn't agree more.
I was home schooled between 8 and 10 so my parents had free reign. This was not a good combo in the 80's when home inspections happened rarely. I got the stimming beat out of me by my parents. when I went back to school I'd become almost mute, and was penalized for not speaking up. I did my best best at everything and stayed by myself to avoid trouble of any sort.
Not a good combo cos we were all undiagnosed ND and both parents were really triggered into their own meltdowns which they took out on us as the cause of the distress.