tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post8152831457237828163..comments2024-03-19T18:36:41.875-04:00Comments on Yes, That Too: Disabled and Differently-AbledAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06413844178426365789noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-12644478908735927182018-06-03T12:07:53.582-04:002018-06-03T12:07:53.582-04:00my previous paragraph being said...i totally can s...my previous paragraph being said...i totally can see the rationale behind using 'person with dis-abilities' because it implies that there are some abilities not possessed, without coming out and designated one as 'not' able in generalmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805933785801396458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-43580645723050522832018-06-03T12:02:54.622-04:002018-06-03T12:02:54.622-04:00for example, my daughter doesn't like to be sa...for example, my daughter doesn't like to be said to "have autism" and mild cerebral palsy...she doesn't want her set of personal parameters to be pathologised. <br />so she prefers to self-define as a differently-abled, neuro-diverse autistic person. <br />as for me, the prefix "dis" in front of a word forms a negation of that term ...i.e. dis-respectful,dis-regard,dis-integrated...not respectful, not having regard, not being integrated, respectively..dis-abled, following this pattern, would negate ability i do have, which are different from another person's in ways that pose challenges for me that someone else might not experience. moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805933785801396458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-53338654683349258912014-07-01T11:08:25.914-04:002014-07-01T11:08:25.914-04:00Whenever anyone tries to tell me that I'm '...Whenever anyone tries to tell me that I'm 'differently abled', I just say, "Well, we're all differently abled, aren't we? After all, I'm really good at writing fanfiction, and you're really good at (insert ability here)."Sheogorathhttp://www.aspergernauts.co.uk/forumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-9492487801920537282014-06-30T11:10:27.003-04:002014-06-30T11:10:27.003-04:00Whenever someone calls me 'differently abled&#...Whenever someone calls me 'differently abled', I just say, "Well, we're all differently abled, aren't we? Like I'm really good at writing fanfiction and you're really good at (insert ability here)."Sheogorathhttp://www.aspergernauts.co.uk/forumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-72286102774498539382013-06-13T11:09:29.567-04:002013-06-13T11:09:29.567-04:00Thank you. I recently have been thinking a lot abo...Thank you. I recently have been thinking a lot about this and the points you make are excellent, Alyssa.Full Spectrum Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460737436704927666noreply@blogger.com