UK University Bans Clapping At Performances To Avoid Triggering Students With Anxiety
10-03-2018, 02:27 PM
The only people who this would legitimately benefit would be those with issues such as autism. Some people with autism simply cannot tolerate stimulation (visual, auditory, etc.).
As for anxiety, avoidance/accommodation is the worst strategy. If you have panic disorder and you avoid triggers, you get worse. If you have agoraphobia and you avoid going out, you get worse. If you have social anxiety/phobia and you avoid people, you get worse. So on and so forth. Any clinical psychologist worth anything will push for exposure (either flooding or through a measured approach).
This "accommodation" is actually going to make people with anxiety worse.
As for the limited number of autistic individuals who cannot stand loud noises or cues, I question whether they are best served by attending a mainstream university. I'm not being cruel. I think they might honestly be better served by a smaller academic institution that can deal with their specific issues.
As for anxiety, avoidance/accommodation is the worst strategy. If you have panic disorder and you avoid triggers, you get worse. If you have agoraphobia and you avoid going out, you get worse. If you have social anxiety/phobia and you avoid people, you get worse. So on and so forth. Any clinical psychologist worth anything will push for exposure (either flooding or through a measured approach).
This "accommodation" is actually going to make people with anxiety worse.
As for the limited number of autistic individuals who cannot stand loud noises or cues, I question whether they are best served by attending a mainstream university. I'm not being cruel. I think they might honestly be better served by a smaller academic institution that can deal with their specific issues.
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