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 heard that in Victorian England teachers were nicknamed "Flaybottomist", and that the notion of them being sadistic psychos was normal knowledge.
Judge Dredd said:
OK, you win. Twitter / X is smarter than a physchology site any day of the week ;)
I don't think the peoply writing the article on Psychology Today quite cut it as "the bad guys" mind you.
Iain said:I'm in 2 minds myself but I know that revenge is a hollow victory even when is seems so appealing.
Having said that, there are a few people I believe still in this world who I wouldn't mourn for (or feel any guilt) if they crossed the road in front of my car and my foot accidently floored the accelerator.
I have asperger syndrome hello
Martin said:I think some of my teachers were psychopaths.
Yes, I think that the controlling 'punishments' that took place in those times were OTT even by the standards of the day (including physical punishments at home).
I was pulled out of the class by my hair by one teacher.
Not happy memories for any of us.
I had a teacher of English who would call children out individually to mark their exercise books. Any mistake in spelling, punctuation or grammar would result in a rap across the knuckles with a ruler. Not a punishment for misbehaviour, just making a mistake. I think some of my teachers were psychopaths.
Judge Dredd said:I hope you had your revenge in the meantime. I had mine, and it was beautiful
It probably felt good at the time but was it really helpful?
Studies show that you actually feel better to forgive the people rather than gain revenge on them:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-instincts/202203/what-really-feels-better-forgiveness-or-revenge
It seems that by taking revenge you lower yourself to their level by using violence.
I'm in 2 minds myself but I know that revenge is a hollow victory even when is seems so appealing.
lol, in my school they used a wooden ruler. One of the teachers was an enormous, obese woman with plenty of gaudy rings. She liked to give open hand slaps that left nasty cuts and bruises. Too bad that I never managed to track her down, I really wanted to show her something about face blows. I understand that almost all her pupils were chavs and chavettes, but what the hell.
I hope you had your revenge in the meantime. I had mine, and it was beautiful.
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.
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.
A specially manufactured leather strap (about 10 inches long about 2 inches wide and about 3 16ths thick) was used in all the schools I attended from aged 7 upwards. In the North of England it was just called 'the strap' in Scotland it had a special name a 'tawse', in Ireland a similar implement (but with a wooden handle) was known as a 'pandybat'.
Yes I did and other contributors here.
These threads talks about some of our experiences.
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/miscellaneous-and-chat/33709/what-was-your-school-like
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/miscellaneous-and-chat/33458/how-was-school-for-you/316583#316583
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/29271/school-trauma/257439#257439
The dates are here
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment