I think you’re leaning too hard into “we stopped them from doing it for their own good”
Remember that the original person eating said head of lettuce is autistic, and so this is serving as a gentle reminder that one does not need to eat a whole head of lettuce.
It’s not bad, it certainly may even be “healthy”, but it is not conducive to forming good habits. That’s all!
Perhaps it my lack of awareness with the intricacies of autism. Isn’t it sending the wrong message that a rule can be in place to prevent harm/danger or a rule of the same caliber is just to enforce an arbitrary habit? Doesn’t that encourage rulebreaking because there’s a decent chance there’s no actual danger?
I think you’re leaning too hard into “we stopped them from doing it for their own good”
Remember that the original person eating said head of lettuce is autistic, and so this is serving as a gentle reminder that one does not need to eat a whole head of lettuce.
It’s not bad, it certainly may even be “healthy”, but it is not conducive to forming good habits. That’s all!
Perhaps it my lack of awareness with the intricacies of autism. Isn’t it sending the wrong message that a rule can be in place to prevent harm/danger or a rule of the same caliber is just to enforce an arbitrary habit? Doesn’t that encourage rulebreaking because there’s a decent chance there’s no actual danger?
Again, this isn’t some hardline rule or someone saying “you cut that out!”
It’s just a gentle reminder of “hey man, let’s look for some stuff to add to that lettuce instead :)”