Chicks, just like pets, also benefit from gentle human touch, new research has revealed. Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that gentle human interactions do not only prevent fear in baby chicks but also trigger positive emotions. The findings offer new insights into how early-life handling affects the welfare of young farm animals.
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Eh, I was hugged plenty as a kid, still autistic. The increase is that we’re better at recognizing and diagnosing it. And we’re better at describing it so that people can recognize it in themselves, rather than they having to assume that everyone struggles in the ways that autistic people do.
But I am glad my bird appreciates when I hug her.
I didn’t mean hugged, I meant hours-in-a-sling-in-continuous-contact vs in a baby-stroller or baby-backpack or car-seat.
At whole-population-scale, this is going to be measured to be significant a factor for autism, when somebody actually does the study properly.
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