“You Are So Defensive!!”
Why is my autistic loved one so defensive all the time? Why can’t they just apologize? Because we don’t know what we’re apologizing for!
Category: Trauma & PTSD
Trauma, Torture, and False Confessions – This Is Not Going to Be a Light Read (Trigger Warning)
Yelling at an autistic child (or any autistic person) until they “confess” what they’ve done is abusive and traumatizing. There’s nothing to confess. We are just speaking different neurological languages.
