No one's saying disabilities are super fun.

I feel like whenever non-disabled people are confronted with the idea that people with disabilities should be treated with respect, they have a total shitfit and make a big deal out of how much it sucks to have a disability, but it doesn't really suck as much as they think and it's also partly their fault it even sucks as much as it does.

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[welcomesodoing]

Sorry if this message has gone through 13 times!

[gorramdoll]

@welcomesodoing that's cool, it was exciting to get so many email notifications :)

[davros1973]

Just a semi-related comment: muscular dystrophy has been linked in some studies to autism. I think members of my family/ancestory show signs of AS at least incl. sensory issue stuff ... and there have been cases of muscular dystophy on my mother's side of the family. My grandmother (diagnosed with bipolar) expected me to develop it when I was young. I think I have weak ankles and wrists and often thought (worried) about muscular dystrophy. I think I'm ok though (I'm 36 now and still ok).

[gorramdoll]

That's really interesting, I didn't know that. Do you mean it's just sensory integration disorder, or it's all the symptoms of AS? I have sometimes wondered if stimming and sensory integration disorder can come from physical disabilities without ASD. But I don't know if that's what you mean.

[inocentbystanderhere]

You are a great person (just had to say it).

[welcomesodoing]

Hey Amanda, you should really check out this site called "Autism Hangout", lend them some of your views. I think yours are really important. I'm a psych student, and HFautistic, and I think we need to self-advocate because NTs just can't understand us. And I think you are dead-on, absolutely right! "Disability" needs to be re-defined; and Aspergers (now 'mild autism') has yet to be accurately defined. DSM is not great...version 3 said gay was an illness 4eg! (I'm bi, so offended too.)

[welcomesodoing]

Why won't messages go through, have you disconnected your internet? Or have a sent the same message ten times???

[gorramdoll]

oh I'm such a dunce, wikipedia says that about 1/4 of CP people have to concentrate really hard to do specific motions like holding things or scratching their nose. this explains why CP people would be prone to such dramatic gesturing.

(although I guess you could make a comparison with ASD people finding it easier to do very dramatic physical performances, rather than subtle ones?)