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DevilKisses
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18 Jun 2014, 9:35 pm

I found this very interesting article. It seems to explain a lot of things.
http://www.elmindreda.org/reflections/slot.html


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18 Jun 2014, 9:39 pm

If people want to lambaste you because you have one, two, or three "disabilities," let them, and then slough it off like so much mucus, throw what they said into the garbage.

Many people succeed, despite having "disabilities." This is because they don't let their "disabilities" dictate their lives. They have found a niche--something they know they'll succeed at, and went with it.



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18 Jun 2014, 10:05 pm

Yeah, very true. Sometimes those same people that criticise you will find out someone they love faces the same issues - Karma?



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18 Jun 2014, 10:24 pm

The article about the difference slot hit home for me. It doesn't even just have to be disability, but facing any kind of combined discrimination, also known as intersectionality.



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19 Jun 2014, 7:38 am

This is so true. In my experience, PTSD counsellors tend to forget I'm autistic, and autism therapists tend to forget I have PTSD. At least the PTSD counsellors are generally reacting in a way that would actually work for PTSD, though. Most autism therapists I've dealt with seem to think punishment and blame are effective treatments for a meltdown.