Why I prefer
differently abled
consider this a
response to Autistic Hoya's: http://www.autistichoya.com/2013/08/differently-abled.html
And to all other
opinions of a similar nature
Is autism a
disability?
No
It is a difference
in the wiring of the brain that may be accompanied by disabilities
To call autism a
disability is to say it is debilitating
When it is so much
more
It is what makes me
me
I would rather
people call autism a difference in ability rather than a difference
in ability rather than a disability. To call autism a disability for
certain aspects ignores all the parts of my life that it accentuates
and how it makes me better at certain things than others. It devalues
my abilities and my strengths and places non-autistic people on a
pedestal despite any short comings that they may have as a result of
their allism. Many allistic people have poor spatial skills, are poor
at math, they constantly rely on emotional responses of other people
to communicate effectively and form effective relationships and they
seem to have this constant need to simply believe things to go with
the crowd rather than think for themselves. I do not see anyone
calling that a disability. And when an allistic person is disabled
they are an allistic person with a disability and not disabled for
being allistic.
My autism gives me
strengths and weaknesses and things that I can work on to be a better
functioning person like everyone else.
Calling autism a
“hyper ability” would take away from the challenges that I face
but calling it a disability take away all the strengths and wonder I
get from it. I am different because of my autism; I am differently
abled! A difference in ability!
