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minus-squareGuy Dudeman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·10 months agoMakes me wonder if autistic people just weren’t hugged/snuggled enough as kids.
minus-squareDoYouNot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoVery old school hypothesis that has not stood up to scrutiny. a.k.a “Refrigerator Mother” hypothesis
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoAs a teacher, I’ve come to the realization that almost everyone wasn’t hugged enough as a kid. It breaks my heart every time I realize I’m the first person in a kid’s life that believed in them or told them that they were smart.
minus-squarejopepa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoYou can look up parents’ experience raising autistic children and not wonder that.
Makes me wonder if autistic people just weren’t hugged/snuggled enough as kids.
Very old school hypothesis that has not stood up to scrutiny. a.k.a “Refrigerator Mother” hypothesis
As a teacher, I’ve come to the realization that almost everyone wasn’t hugged enough as a kid.
It breaks my heart every time I realize I’m the first person in a kid’s life that believed in them or told them that they were smart.
You can look up parents’ experience raising autistic children and not wonder that.