I haven't wrote much completely disability related stuff on here for a while so here's an analyzation of the good and bad things about having autism. (My stories are from a disabled characters point of view 95-100% of the time)
Good things:
You can be REALLY smart about a certain subject
You can have very good friends if they share your interests (not everyone but a personal example)
Kids from programs you go to can be very nice
You can have some extra time on things if your IEP states that
Some therapies can be fun
Bad stuff:
Stigma. Enough said
Bullies who don't understand
Bad teachers
Therapies that hurt/don't work
People who don't understand
Sensory issues
Bad social skills
People who say to "stop stimming"
A lot of other examples that I can't think of.
If you have any examples put them in the comments!
Until next time,
Meredith
Good Things:
ReplyDeleteAcademic skills
Passionate about everything
Awesome people
Remembering tiny details
Less judgmental
Bad Things
Feeling useless
Executive functioning deficits
Forgetting to eat/drink
Not taken seriously by peers
Gaslighting
Yep these make sense. What's gas lighting?
DeleteGaslighting is a form of psychological abuse in which the abuser makes their victim doubt their sanity and the validity of their experiences.
DeleteThat's so sad/bad!!! Please tell me that's not a personal example!
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