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Would you consider a person who cannot hear to have a disease? In other words, do you dislike the use of the word "disease" to describe that something is missi
by Zaak 17y ago
Would you consider a person who cannot hear to have a disease?
In other words, do you dislike the use of the word "disease" to describe that something is missing compared to the "standard human", or do you disagree that there's anything bad about being deaf or autistic?
- kragen 17y agoThere are definitely bad things about being autistic, but there are good things as well (especially if you're HFA). I think it's like being white: it's bad because it increases your risk of sunburn and skin cancer, but it's good because it decreases your risk of vitamin D deficiency.