Cross-posted from "Fair point" by @LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone in !autism@lemmy.world
this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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No, but yes. Also yes, but no. Exposure breeds immunity. A little at a time.
If you stab yourself with a small knife, in a few weeks you will be able to stab yourself with a larger knife. Continue doing this and you will become immune to being stabbed.
True, learning how to tolerate noise on planet earth is a silly skill
We should have kids stab themselves with small knives until they can do it with bigger ones
Or give your kids small doses of iocaine so they build up an immunity.
At least, you'll be used to the pain of the stabbing. Health problems aside from being stabbed...
i can tell you from experience that autism does not care a lot about exposure. if you're overstimulated you're overstimulated. and also it's often much worse as a kid/teen. maybe try exposure therapy again when they're a more mellow adult. when they've learned about their own condition and can logic their way into a solution, instead of misery being forced on them by people who don't understand
No, no, no – if we've learned anything from ABA by now, it's that it fully and completely works! Why? Because it makes sense to how allistics experience the world. How else are we supposed to measure something not intended for allistic people?
That's not a little bit
Translation: being forced to suffer quietly and pretend it's okay makes it harder to actually ask for help when you need it, and that's super convenient for people around you so you should do that.
(The one moderated comment in the OP said the same thing btw)
If there's one thing masking is known for, it's how wildly healthy it is. /s
All those years of masking will pay off then?! Yesss!