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Trump on autism

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The Guardian is reporting that Trump has just teased that he will be making an important announcement on autism tomorrow (quite how this was relevant in the middle of a eulogy for Charlie Kirk is not clear but that’s the Great Orange Blimp for you). Looks like we can expect mums taking paracetamol during pregnancy to be blamed and folinic acid to be touted as a cure.

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  • in reply to 190E(Taylor’s version)
    190E(Taylor’s version) said:
    Are you like me and only hug certain people or are you one of the hug adverse types?

    Not sure. I'll hug my wife no problem, but, in general, I just find hugs really awkward. They overwhelm my brain wondering in the moment if I'm doing it right, if it's taking too long, if they're feeling what I'm feeling (i.e., like this was not a good idea), if I'm applying the right pressure, if I should have put my arm somewhere else, if they feel soft or bony, if their clothes are smooth or fuzzy ... it goes on and on. I'm quite sensitive to touch, so I think a hug is just too much touch all at once, so it usually feels all wrong. I'd just as soon not have to go through all of that. A handshake or a wave would suit me just fine.

    On occasion, a hug seems to work for me for no particular reason, but that's rare enough. I think the ones that are more likely to work are the ones I'm not expecting, so I don't have that few seconds to start feeling on edge before they kick off. OTOH, some of the more spontaneous ones have also been the most awkward.

    For all of that, I know that social conventions dictate that I'm supposed to give/receive a hug in some situations and I think its just easier to get it over with than to try to avoid it.

    Anyway, back to "Trump on autism"....

  • in reply to Damojo

    Are you like me and only hug certain people or are you one of the hug adverse types? Like I have to know someone would A want a hug and B is someone I’d want to hug like I had a (looking back on it very creepy) male friend hug me once and something about it felt wrong it wasn’t to do with hom being a guy but like since that day forward j got this weird feelijg around him turns out hes a super massive creep who sexualises all men eww