The whole 'vaccines cause autism' thing happened when Lucy was a baby so I looked into it thoroughly.
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And the reason I did that was because if it had been true & single vaccinations would have removed the risk, I'd have done that.
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Some people will insist that this was ableist - that I think neurologically-typical people are better than autistic people. Utter crap.
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Life is much easier for neurologically typical people. I also took folic acid to reduce the risk of neural tube defects. Was that wrong?
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What about making sure my toddler did not touch dog-poo in the park for fear of toxocariasis. Is that considering blind people inferior.
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There must be a better way to counter any devaluation of disabled and neurologically-atypical people than this approach.
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And there is. Just don't devalue disabled or neurologically-atypical people.
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Exactly! This isn't hard. Searching for ways to reduce the number of ppl who require wheelchairs isn't about not valuing disabled people!
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Thx for testing my basic english comprehension skills
And yes I agree 
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Oh! Yes! I should have considered all my English-as-a-second-language people!
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Naah it's fine! You just keep us on our toes
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cf Deaf Culture & refusing to correct deafness in children
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It's usually presented as "trying to destigmatise disability" but I can't help shake the feeling that ultimately it's about making it...
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.. politically unacceptable to distinguish between disabled and able-bodied. Which of course is a huge own goal to people with (real)...
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.. disabilities who would very much like a hand or leg up so they can compete/interact with everyone else.
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i noticed this in regard to a down syndrome debate once. one article seemed to say things like "d.s. is part of what makes my son special"
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whereas its more of a hindrance that prevents them from living a completely satisfying life or expressing their personality completely
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obviously many, probably most, still live fulfilling lives, and working through their disability means they deserve a lot of respect.
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but the disability itself doesn't seem to be a good thing
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