littebabby said:
No no and no if I get caught 99.9 precent of the people that know me would abandon me I would probably get fired form my job as well soo no
Well, I don't really use a pacifier anymore. I used to until about 10 years ago. I never wore diapers and haven't since I was 4 1/2 or 5. I am not technically an adult baby; however I do have Classic Autism (level 2 Autism) and I am emotionally and socially like a 4 1/2 year old and have some childlike interests and inclinations directly because of my Autism like watching children's TV shows or liking children's overalls / long-alls or T strap shoes. Or kiddie rides at amusement parks.
That being said, you're lucky to even have a job at all. 85% of Autistic college graduates are unemployed! And that is even in the statistics of the U.S. Labor Department for 2023. And those are people with bachelor degrees. I don't have a job either. I have a degree in Geography that seems worthless. But even if I got a Ph.D. degree in Rocket Science, I'd be still unemployed in all likelihood. People are more understanding of the worst types of criminals. I wish I never went to college, a waste of my time. I'm sure some of my professors thought the same thing. The unemployment rate among Autistic people is higher than even convicted murderers or rapists. All society cares about is that you have "social skills" and know how to kiss people's rear end. If you are able to do that, even if you are a paroled criminal, you'll get a job, maybe even a good job. I can definitely conclude Autistic people are the most discriminated people / minority on the face of the planet. Who else has an unemployment rate of 85%? If child labor was legal, I'm sure employers would rather hire a real 4 year old child than someone like me.
Even if I used a pacifier in public (which I don't anymore because I no longer use one), I would have literally nothing to lose. I did use it sometimes in the car in the 2000s and 1990s. I had a friend who was a 3 year old in the mid 2000s (he's now in his early mid 20s) and his parents invited me to church several times in 2005 and 2006 and even they never had a problem with me having a pacifier in the car, and they were rather Conservative Republicans. I find liberals actually more judgmental of me than any Conservative people I ever met. Most (if not almost all) of the people who bullied me - even in college days - were liberals. Of course, maybe for people that were friends, they were more accepting of me having a pacifier because I do have Autism - and Autism isn't called a developmental disability for nothing. I've also seen older children, teens, and even chronological adults (in photos and in person) with disabilities such as Down Syndrome, who still have pacifiers. Actually in Germany, I was told by several companies that made pacifiers, it isn't unusual for even normal children 8 or 9 years old or even preteens to have pacifiers. Or maybe their parents just want them to be quiet.
Homes tend to be close to each other in Germany and Austria, and parents don't want their children disrupting their neighbors. I even read this in a nonfiction book.
- longallsboy