There is something particularly grotesque about how able-bodied/neurotypical parents will act disabled by proxy of their children in order to both talk over their kids and any other disabled people. They frequently centre themselves and burst into conversations.
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I think that parents need to be advocates for their kids in a way that does not negate their children’s agency and where they remain aware they are not disabled. But so often when I see discussions of disability and neurodivergence it is these parents who take up the discussion.
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When you speak over us and your kids, or centre yourselves and your “difficulties” in having a disabled child, you are perpetuating an ableist system that infantilizes us and removes our voice and agency.
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On top of that, speaking from a place of privilege does not give you the right to determine what is and is not ableist.
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Dr C. M. Bromstick 🧹, Dublin Retweeted Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe
@ISASaxonists makes an important note here for white parents with mixed race kids, it is a similar problem.https://twitter.com/ISASaxonists/status/1373277422695673857 …Dr C. M. Bromstick 🧹, Dublin added,
Axel Folio, PhD, BFF of Mr. Bloodaxe @ISASaxonistsGreat thread on being an able-bodied parent and how to better support kids with disabilities. There is a diff between support and talking over and opportunism. Race isn't exclusive from this either & sometimes wyte parents pretend they are PoC bc their kids are mixed. https://twitter.com/AdmiralHip/status/1373249778088353793 …1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
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Yeah I mean they can be both mixed and have disabilities too so it's important for wyte able-bodied parents to listen and advocate w/o overtaking and drowning out their kids' voices.
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