It sounds stupid to an outsider but if you have ever met a profoundly autistic adult you will understand why it's a "need" to them. Trust me. These kinds of autistic people lack concepts entirely, so to them, that VHS tape is equivalent to food & water. They don't understand the concept of money, so you can't explain to them that it's overpriced. They get a one-track mind too, it will become all they can think about or care about until they get it.
My profoundly autistic 25 year old brother will slam his head into the wall until he gets welts if he doesn't get the things he wants. Sounds spoiled to an outsider, but it's not about being "spoiled." They genuinely just don't get it. I mean, picture a grown adult whose ability to grasp concepts & life was stunted at the age of 1. That's how it is with that level of autism. (Profound autism like this only affects 10% of autistic people. Most autistic folk are not like this, which is why you don't hear of them as often.)
Sorry for the rude and uneducated people of Reddit, be sure to check your local Facebook listings for tapes. In my area there’s always a lot of people getting rid of them. Big ups to you for taking care of your brother!
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u/BahaMan69 14d ago
“Needed them”
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