Also, whilst I'm spilling the tea. It may be worth remembering that many of us were disabled children who had decades of people telling us how to describe ourselves & using euphemisms that we are very glad to be free of. So maybe it might be helpful to listen to our experiences
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Disabled children & young people need disabled adult mentors who can support them to understand their disability in a positive empowering space. Twitter is a great way to find us & there are lots of resources BY disabled people for you to use as a parent
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And my final hot take, which may not go down well. Your disabled child is going to grow up & read all those blog posts you wrote about them. Reflect.
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Informed consent! They insist their child chose "differently abled." But is the child surrounded by a community of thriving disabled adults? They likely don't actually have enough context to give informed consent to use a nonstandard term that a nondisabled adult slipped them.
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I hope it was ok that I replied - I tried to be polite! Internally I was raging. Clearly a parent who is uncomfortable with their child’s disability...
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Yup, like I said you do you, but policing from a non disabled person about how we describe ourselves isn't ok. The policing was repeated despite our calm direct explanation. Not acceptable. Everyone is on a journey & identifies their own way, but don't tell others how to do it.
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As a parent of disabled kids, I wholeheartedly agree.
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Also, their children do not have special needs. They are not differently abled or handicapable. They are disabled. Also, unless the parent has a disability, they are not “special-needs parents,” (a term I’ve seen thrown around a lot.)
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Anyone using handicapable needs to be thrown in the sea. It's an abomination
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