Tag: disability
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Disability Slurs
Stephanie and I have been arguing with a friend about the word retard. As someone who doesn’t believe in bad words just bad uses of all available words I find myself in a tough spot. I am convinced that the R word is almost universally a disability slur. Unless it’s being used in a musical…
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Spoons
One of my favorite cartoon characters is The Tick. His battlecry is “Spoon!” It confuses his enemies. On the other hand “spoons” is used in disability community to talk about energy and capabilities. If I have a lot of spoons then I can do more and do it better. If I have less spoons I’m…
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The Prevalence of Autism
I was having a conversation with a friend who works primarily with disability advocacy and bureaucracy. We were discussing the rise in autism diagnoses. The prevalence of autism has become much higher. Or has it? The diagnostic criteria has changed significantly in the past twenty years. So have the incentives for testing. Are we really…
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Work from Home
How do you balance work and home life? I do not balance my work life and my home life because they are the same thing. I am a full time professional caregiver to my adult disabled children. There is nothing outside of that to balance. I need to get out of the house more but…
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My Politics
I am a member of the American Solidarity Party because I am trying to be more pro-life for the whole life. That’s incredibly motivating for me because my own disability and the disabilities of my family tend to put us in groups that are seen as “burdens to society” or sometimes even “human weeds.” I…
Latter Day Sinner 