I work with developmentally disabled individuals, mostly adults.
The thing ive noticed in this industry is I think half the people I work with wouldnt be nearly as dependent if people didnt treat them like they were 5 years old constantly.
The second they start getting treated like adults with respect, and people knock off that stupid demeaning baby talk bull s**t with them suddenly theyre behavior is way more tame and less child-like.
If you treat someone like a child they will behave like a child. Thats true for *anyone*. So why are we doing this to them? It puts them in a box that they'll never be able to escape when literally every person they interact with treats them like this. Its got to be such a mindfuck for them. Just talk to them normally!!
The thing ive noticed in this industry is I think half the people I work with wouldnt be nearly as dependent if people didnt treat them like they were 5 years old constantly.
The second they start getting treated like adults with respect, and people knock off that stupid demeaning baby talk bull s**t with them suddenly theyre behavior is way more tame and less child-like.
If you treat someone like a child they will behave like a child. Thats true for *anyone*. So why are we doing this to them? It puts them in a box that they'll never be able to escape when literally every person they interact with treats them like this. Its got to be such a mindfuck for them. Just talk to them normally!!