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Respect (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com

"Sometimes people use “respect” to mean “treating someone like a person” and sometimes they use “respect” to mean “treating someone like an authority”

and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say “if you won’t respect me I won’t respect you” and they mean “if you won’t treat me like an authority I won’t treat you like a person”

and they think they’re being fair but they aren’t, and it’s not okay."

-a 15yo autistic girl experiencing ABA therapy

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[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Ugh that's terrible.

I'm tryna think what could be helpful here. Without knowing your situation better, I am not sure which of these apply.

If there is DV going on, National domestic violence hotline - https://www.thehotline.org/

Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, or connect to emergency community services by calling 211.

The Autism Society's National Helpline to learn about resources and services in your area - https://autismsociety.org/contact-us/

I hope something here helps. Really sorry you're going through this. :(

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