Can we talk about it, please? I mean, really talk about it, candidly, honestly, respectfully. How possible is it to safeguard our adult/child's when we (parent/carer/siblings/guardian) are no longer? This is my current journey, 24 years in with my daughter Kathleen. Surely, I can't be the only parent having these thoughts.
Tag: Learning Disability
Why am I still my adult daughter’s voice???
When your adult child has a learning disability, is running their social media controlling them?
Who decides who’s right and how? Why the Confusion, you may ask? ⬇️⬇️⬇️
A and B represent some viewpoints in thedisabled community.M represents the mainstream community. A: We are not disabled, we are differently-abled, we have a diff-ability.B: We are disabled, full stop! If you feel uncomfortable with that, it’s your problem, not ours. “Disabled” is not a dirty word!M: Errrrrrrrr….. A: Shame on you for supporting TV … Continue reading Who decides who’s right and how? Why the Confusion, you may ask? ⬇️⬇️⬇️
NOSP (Negative Outdated Stereotype Perception): is this how some of our children’s challenges are unwittingly and currently described?
Nobody wants their or their child's feature(s) or condition labelled negative or a thing of the past. They are current and very real for hundreds of families.
My mistake, my bad…
I had no idea… No idea it was possible to love someone so much, regardless… When I first started to advocate for people like my daughter, I made a very big mistake. By advocating mostly on how able they can be, I was amalgamating worthiness with ability and hence relegating all those in the Down … Continue reading My mistake, my bad…
International Women’s Day: The Plight of Women with a Learning Disability
What’s harder to navigate when you’re a young woman w a LD? Being a woman? Having a LD? The fact that sexuality and LD are still a world apart, sadly?
I don’t want my life back!!
I can tell you with utter clarity that it's been a privilege to care for my daughter. She's been the life I never knew I needed.
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