(C) Daily Kos
This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered.
. . . . . . . . . .
Being different is not a disease [1]
['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.']
Date: 2025-04-21
Being different
There is this feeling one gets, when someone says “this color looks good on you”, the knowledge of what suits you and what doesn’t is invaluable. I hear a lot of people complain about “too many labels” hell I’ve done it when it comes to politics. But, when it comes to knowing yourself, understanding yourself, labels are like your personal QR code that tell you what you’re made of. And when you know that, the world is open to you. You know what suits you and what doesn’t and you can move confidently forward.
Everyone’s QR code is unique (I’m sure you’re as shocked as I am to learn this). Like a baby learning to stand, walk, eat and talk, the more you discover about yourself the more you can do. It’s not limiting it is freeing. I’m dyslexic I’ve learn to spell and type without looking that avoids me making too many mistakes. I’m diabetic, I’ve learned which food I can eat or not and not feel sick, do you know how frustrating it was to feel sick and not know why? (I also have High BP and hearth arrythmia, I’m an introvert, a loner, smart, a writer, a poet, a read of sagas and etc… ) why does it not bother people when I say I’m a reader, but they get jittery if I say I’m an introvert?
To me, all neurodivergent means is that some peoples brains are wired differently than the majority, personally I think everyone’s brains are wired differently. We don’t blink at a left-handed person, we just made stuff for left-handed people when necessary. So why does the word autistic or neurodivergent send most people into panic mode? Because they keep calling it a disease, if it’s a disease it can be fixed, newsflash, true I don’t know that many autistic people, but my cousin is autistic and has friends that are, not one that I know wants to be fixed. The just want the world to accept them and make space for them.
We made braille books for the blind, invented sign language for the hearing and speech impaired, invented glasses for those with eye problems, different strength, different glasses depending on the condition, ramps and other amenities for the physically impaired, why is it so difficult for us to make space for those with autism?
When I meet an autistic person, I just ask “what’s a no no for you?” I’m a direct kinda person if you haven’t noticed, so are a lot of autistic people. Once I know their nonos I know what not to do, or not offer to them. End of story. The more I get to know them, the more I learn the subtle things and we get along fine. Just like anyone else. Once you know their likes and dislikes you just adjust and vice versa. You do this already with everyone you interact with on a subconscious level. If your friend doesn’t like blood, you don’t invite them to a hockey game.
Most times I think we complicate our lives because we try to overthink things too much. Because in our minds “it’s too easy” or “there must be something else” when most times it’s that simple and there’s nothing else. You peel the orange and you eat it.
Just a few thoughts for today as I listened to the unhinged maniac in charge of our health care system.
paypal.me/murielvieux to help Haitians families 10$ x donors can go a long way.
#ThePoet - Muriel Vieux – April 21st, 2025, ©All rights reserved
[END]
---
[1] Url:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/21/2317778/-Being-different-is-not-a-disease?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web
Published and (C) by Daily Kos
Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified.
via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/
