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This really describes to me my lived experience as someone with autism and it mirrors my way of thinking as well, and in fact the crux of the social model of di
by cupcake-unicorn 5y ago
This really describes to me my lived experience as someone with autism and it mirrors my way of thinking as well, and in fact the crux of the social model of disability. Many things I was struggling with were honestly signs that I was a good person - having strong morals, not tolerating abuse and suffering, and so forth - and the people who were coined as "able bodied" were better equipped to turn a blind eye to it than I was and suffered less. The greater "disability" in my eyes was to be the kind of person who can sit and bear it. It's not a sign of weakness to feel sick in a deeply troubled and sick society.
I think some of this point may have been missed on the author, though. For some people, CEO or not, dealing with behavioral health issues and autism means you have limited choice over "what you can tolerate". We need a society that doesn't stigmatize people who need help, even FDR as they mentioned..it's OK to ask for the milk if that's what you need and it makes your life that much better. It's good to have a society who supports people who literally "can't take the hassle" due to their condition.