“Window lickers” - my birthday wish.

I let my birthday weekend - 50 not out so taking a punt on a wish and some folks here can help.

It was recently autism awareness week. It is an issue close to my heart and I have done some campaigning for a great local charity -TailorEd who specialise. In providing support for kids on the autistic spectrum. They were awarded a grant a couple of years back as part of Leith Chooses.

Football forums are what they are and political correctness isn’t always top of the agenda and I no different to others but one bug bear is :

Use of the term “window lickers” or “puddle drinkers” as a derogatory term for the Jambos.

Maybe folks don’t think twice about using it because a lack of awareness.

Folks on the spectrum can have a range of strengths and varying degrees of challenges.
Sensory issues (sound, light, taste, texture,aural) can be at the root of challenges for some.
And it’s not something they have control over.

https://autism.lovetoknow.com/about-autism/autism-licking-behavior

We want to be an inclusive club. We started football team for kids on the spectrum.
We were looking at a sensory room so folks on the spectrum can attend.
As I understand it Sue McLernan had/has been involved in relation to autism.

So very much “Hibs content”

So if you use the term can you please take a moment to take a read and perhaps reconsider?

Thanks for reading.
GGTTH.



Thanks.