saw a headline that said "nobody likes self-checkout"

but as an awkward semispeaking autistic who likes to bag my own groceries a very specific way, I actually do like self-checkout please I just wanna leave the grocery store without being perceived

well there's a #WorldBehaviorAnalysisDay

sounds like a good opportunity to discuss some of the awful things I've witnessed as an autistic substitute teacher working in alternative schools that practice ABA cn: restraint

one of the most jarring things to witness is of course the restraint

I've seen children wrestled to the ground by multiple adults at once

for "safety"

there was an elementary kid they put in a vest that was sort of like a straitjacket

#WorldBehaviorAnalysisDay

I was inspired by this thread, so I want to share some of the signs from my childhood that I was neurodivergent.

Photo: One of these children is being forced into a social situation. "Go swimming with the neighborhood gang!" they told the autistic kid. "It'll be fun!"

https://twitter.com/UndercoverAutie/status/1289508582514290688

1. Speech

I did not babble or speak when I was supposed to. Eventually, I began asking "What's this?" and "What's that?" but said little else. When I started to speak, I used complete sentences and formal language. I began school, and people noticed I was selectively mute.