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It's like going through life with autism and being called "neurodiverse" as if you haven't lived with an active disability your whole life, you're just a little
by BenisMaximus 3y ago
It's like going through life with autism and being called "neurodiverse" as if you haven't lived with an active disability your whole life, you're just a little different from everyone else.
Back in the early 2000s I saw someone refer to a wheelchair-bound person as "handicapable". The disabled fellow ran over his foot lol.
Point being I think it's best not to minimize people's suffering. Acknowledge it, respect it, and try to move forward together.
- Aloha 3y agoI dont think of Autism (as someone who has it) as a disability - even though it does make me different (normal people and their societal norms are often baffling to me, but I still follow those norms to the extent I am able). I don't want others to think of me as disabled either (though a little understanding might be nice when I fail to mask well enough). Maybe the problem is how we treat the disabled, not the words we use to talk about disability?
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