Ableism activism is worrying. Conflates thinking it's better to be able-bodied with thinking able-bodied people are better.
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Easier said than done. Despite all I have achieved, or how long ppl have known me, attitudes change when ppl find out I have ASD
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This makes it more important for people not to fuck up tackling ableism.
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Agreed!
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I also see a level of "my diagnosis is all that I am" - as a person wired differently, I refuse to fall into that trap.
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I agree. I have Holt-Oram syndrome & there was 50:50 chance my son would inherit it. Glad he didn't. Would've loved him the same if he had.
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As someone with autism, it's not remotely an overreaction to try and prevent others from getting it via reasonable means. There's a clear...
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...distinction between "let's be nicer to atypical people" and "let's make it taboo to say being atypical should be avoided where possible".
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The problem is, like with most broad stroke activist movements, this line is completely invisible to ableism activists for some reason.
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