>> The school one of the kids in my family attends cut the sex ed for the Special Ed classes, because they assumed it wouldn't be needed. <<
Well, that's how we get a rate of ~90% abuse survivors among people with disabilities or differences.
>> The initialization is SERIOUSLY dangerous, since not only do Autistic and other special needs kids also go through puberty, <<
No shit. If you have gonads you need to know how they work and how to keep them from doing things you don't want. It is especially vital to understand that they are designed to hijack the higher brain so that the species may be continued, if you want any chance of preventing them from doing their thing when it would be against your interests to reproduce.
>> being non-verbal puts him at greater risk since if he's assaulted he's limited in how he can report. <<
Verbal language is great in general, but it's not for everyone, and that's okay. Explore alternative options until he finds one that feels comfortable for him. These include but are not limited to: * sign languages * symbol-based pointboards or programs * phrase lists of commonly needed expressions for use in emergencies * speech synthesizers * manipulatives (e.g. anatomically correct dolls or puzzle-models for sex ed)
>> Not knowing the concepts just makes it worse.<<
That is true. It's also often deliberate. * When a group is designated as lesser, then depriving those people of knowledge makes them easier to control and abuse. * Most people are uncomfortable with the idea of disabled or different people being sexually active. It really creeps them out.
>> ABA related trauma also fucks with learning those base concepts as well. <<
Yeah, legalized abuse is a serious and growing problem in this culture.
>> (Consent? Where was that when people hurt you 'for your own good'? Sounds fake.) <<
You may as well be honest: it's not about consent, it's about POWER. Those with power are free to violate those without. Police are free to rape citizens under the guise of "searching for drugs," and so on. You can't violate anyone of equal or greater status, though. That's why people talk about consent like it's real.
So, boundaries are for people with power. Reporting is for when someone without authority commits a violation. Useful to know for interpersonal relationships regarding what is and isn't okay to do.
If you want frank and flexible sex ed, I suggest looking for kinky or polyamorous groups in your area. They spend a lot of time cleaning up messes that society makes. They would probably rather prevent problems than mop up afterwards.
>> I imagine the Lacuna has a number of people who also missed these bottom rungs and need to kludge a solution. <<
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Well, that's how we get a rate of ~90% abuse survivors among people with disabilities or differences.
>> The initialization is SERIOUSLY dangerous, since not only do Autistic and other special needs kids also go through puberty, <<
No shit. If you have gonads you need to know how they work and how to keep them from doing things you don't want. It is especially vital to understand that they are designed to hijack the higher brain so that the species may be continued, if you want any chance of preventing them from doing their thing when it would be against your interests to reproduce.
>> being non-verbal puts him at greater risk since if he's assaulted he's limited in how he can report. <<
Verbal language is great in general, but it's not for everyone, and that's okay. Explore alternative options until he finds one that feels comfortable for him. These include but are not limited to:
* sign languages
* symbol-based pointboards or programs
* phrase lists of commonly needed expressions for use in emergencies
* speech synthesizers
* manipulatives (e.g. anatomically correct dolls or puzzle-models for sex ed)
>> Not knowing the concepts just makes it worse.<<
That is true. It's also often deliberate.
* When a group is designated as lesser, then depriving those people of knowledge makes them easier to control and abuse.
* Most people are uncomfortable with the idea of disabled or different people being sexually active. It really creeps them out.
>> ABA related trauma also fucks with learning those base concepts as well. <<
Yeah, legalized abuse is a serious and growing problem in this culture.
>> (Consent? Where was that when people hurt you 'for your own good'? Sounds fake.) <<
You may as well be honest: it's not about consent, it's about POWER. Those with power are free to violate those without. Police are free to rape citizens under the guise of "searching for drugs," and so on. You can't violate anyone of equal or greater status, though. That's why people talk about consent like it's real.
So, boundaries are for people with power. Reporting is for when someone without authority commits a violation. Useful to know for interpersonal relationships regarding what is and isn't okay to do.
If you want frank and flexible sex ed, I suggest looking for kinky or polyamorous groups in your area. They spend a lot of time cleaning up messes that society makes. They would probably rather prevent problems than mop up afterwards.
>> I imagine the Lacuna has a number of people who also missed these bottom rungs and need to kludge a solution. <<
Likely so.