Mad Hatter with a shock collar. All part of his forced rehabilitation. Any time he says a rhyme or limerick he gets shocked. It's as easy as that. Any time a single whisper leaves his lips he gets shocked. His eyes widening as he cries out.
He gets shocked so much that he falls to the floor, whoever put the collar on him pressing a boot to his face. They want him to look up at him. To Jervis his captor wants to become his new god. Jervis' almost silent whimpers as he does everything in his power to crawl away.
It'll take a lot to train all that fairy-tale nonsense out of him but the captor will make it work.
Befoe I begin, I’m going to say I am going to be ranting about how horrific the Judge Rotenberg (an apt name, rotten) Center is. I’d heard about the videos, but I’d never watched it (with sound.)
Today I did. If this is a sensitive spot for you, do not read this any further. I am currently blinking back tears at the horrificness of it. I can’t believe that people think its OK. If you want to keep reading, keep reading under the Keep Reading thing.
I somehow got to wondering about this thing I’ve nicknamed “Aspie-dar.” There have been three people that have been autistic (we just call ourselves aspies for simplicity), and each time I’d noticed certain things, like a feeling. Theres this girl at school that me and one of my friends (the fellow aspie) have speculated that she’s autistic too, but it’s not confirmed. Anyways, I wondered if that was a common thing, and so I googled it. I came upon a Quora answer, and then kind of rabbit trailed (that’s a phrase I’ve coined from my teacher). I saw a mention of the Judge Rotengerg center, and then found the video. I clicked play and had the sound on. I couldn’t watch the whole thing through, I was about to break into tears. (Begin rant)
Why the FRICK did they thing that shocking him after he repeatedly said “No!” and “Stop!” and cried out in pain WAS OK?! IF HE DOESN’T WANT TO TAKE HIS JACKET OFF DON’T MAKE HIM TAKE IT OFF! Why does he have to take it off anyways?! DO NOT SHOCK HIM TO MAKE HIM TAKE IT OFF!
I always have a jacket on, it’s my “armor”. I have to be hot to take it off, and that occurs rarely. I have to have pockets and a jacket. You try and force that off of me, I will bite, slap, scream, kick, and pretty much defend myself. This “client” (that’s what they call the people there, their clients), from what I’ve seen, DID NOT NEED TO TAKE THE JACKET OFF. The ONLY reason was that a staff member asked, and he replied, “No.”
THIS DOES NOT PREPARE THEM FOR LATER IN LIFE. THIS TEACHES THEM SUBMISSION THROUGH PAIN AND NOT TO FIGHT BACK. There have been numerous reports of further tramua after the Autistics or clients (some aren’t autistic, some have other disorders or disabilites) have been taken out. People have DIED here. DIED.
The fact that this place is still running with the numerous reports and deaths infuriates me.
To the people in the FDA and New York who allow this to happen,
FUCK YOU. FUCK YOU and your ideas that THIS IS OK. That people need shocks and restraints and TORTURE (this violates the 8th amendment) to “BEHAVE”.
Some have taken people there because of SIB. I don’t self - injure to stim or anything myself, the worst I’ve done is pinch myself when there is pain elsewhere, or emotional pain that I need to hold back until I can break down later, I’m kind of squeamish, but I don’t judge, but there are other solutions to this. There are other solutions, and I know some parents (I wonder if they’re the Autism Moms™) have tried a lot. I know that it’s not fun having SIB’s (based on some of ya’lls posts). BUT THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVES THEN TO SHOCK THE PERON TO SHOCK THEM 60 OR 70 TIMES. Ya’ll have talked about them.
THIS PLACE IS NOT OK!
I am completely appalled that Autism Speaks supported, and I assume, still supports places and people who participate in this.
This isn’t therapy.
This is torture.
My main ending to all of this is to say that I completely detest anyone who knows who Autism Speaks is and still supports them. It’s like being friends with with that one person who is nice to you, but bullies others. That’s who Autism Speaks is to people who may have gotten good out of it. I wouldn’t stay friends with that person, I’d find one who was nice to you but was nice to everyone else too, wouldn’t you?
I can forgive ignorance. I can’t forgive inaction.
