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12:05pm June 30, 2013

 Urocyon's Jaunts: thebluedream: daxsymbiont: actually i guess i disagree with that quote...

thebluedream:

daxsymbiont:

actually i guess i disagree with that quote i reblogged, where it says “the only pain autism causes to them is due to the intolerance they suffer at the hands of others and the overwhelmingness of living in a world not designed with them in mind.“ autism…

This plus:

The medical model doesn’t mean treating things medically by going to a doctor.

It means being treated in regards to disability, the way the medical profession has historically treated us.

The doctor is always right, our existence is an unfortunate tragedy, medical science exists to do what the doctor says, not what you need, you must submit to their authority about you and your life, you and your body are defective mistakes, and much much more.

The medical model doesn’t mean a disabled person wants medical treatment sometimes. It’s far more sinister than that.

I’m not big on any of these models but it helps for people to know what they are.

Notes:
  1. raposadanoite reblogged this from madeofpatterns
  2. clatterbane reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone
  3. sd10202020 reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    helpful indeed
  4. dendriforming reblogged this from andromedalogic and added:
    Ah, knowing the originator of the quote – the last bit is because Aiyana *does* have disabilities involving significant...
  5. withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from clatterbane and added:
    This plus:The medical model doesn’t mean treating things medically by going to a doctor. It means being treated in...
  6. thebluedream reblogged this from andromedalogic and added:
    Yes but that’s not “unexplained” by the social model. Disabilities exist in society–that is to say, they are social...
  7. soilrockslove reblogged this from raisel-the-riveter and added:
    So true! This is the other half. But it doesn’t mean that their life isn’t good. Everyone has rough painful parts in...
  8. raisel-the-riveter reblogged this from andromedalogic
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