Just Stimming: Quiet Hands by Julia Bascom →
TW: This has been seriously triggering to a lot of people. It’s a description of what happens when people say “quiet hands,” and their history with the phrase from early childhood.
Reblogging because if anyone following this blog hasn’t read it, they must do so.
AND SHARE IT A THOUSAND-FOLD!
I meant to reblog this to here. I better get used to using multiple blogs…
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Some people might read this and think that this sort of restraining language and oppression is unbelievable and it’s not...
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I’m not even autistic or handicapped in any way, but I have no idea why I relate to this so much. I often touch things...
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TW for That Phrase. But read it if you can. It’s so…yes.
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I don’t remember ever being told “quiet hands”, but I do remember being scolded/seeing other kids scolded for fiddling...
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I was never told “quiet hands” but reading through the comments I noticed that one person mentioned that they were told...
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Very few who work with those who are on the spectrum seem to understand any of this. ”It does not hurt” they say but...
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I can’t stop crying. I have to touch some things, I can never never never touch others. I wish people could understand...
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I had no idea this was a thing. In fact I had no idea any of this was any sort of things, or stimming or anything. I’m...
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Reading this made me want to cry.
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I’ve read this before, and this post continues to hit me really hard every time. I am not autistic (though any number of...
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