Autism, Catholic, Disability, Mental Health, Social Justice

Midnight Thoughts on Disability, Christianity, and Identity

See, we forget that, existing just as we are, we are made perfect in our Christian faith, of trying to suffer with Jesus on the Cross, and love like he loved. Because of that, we shouldn't look at the things we're born with, or the things that cause us to be permanently "different" as bad. We don't consider red hair to be bad (anymore) we don't consider being left handed to be bad, we (shouldn't) consider different races to be bad. So why do we consider disability, so many of which exist in a social context, to be bad?

Autism, Disability, Mental Health

Labels, Ableds, And Other Vaguely Rhyming Words

If you've ever scrolled through anything related to disabilities for even 30 seconds, you'll see the idea of labels brought up. Namely, that we shouldn't label people. Specifically that we shouldn't label ourselves, or others with disabilities, with the disability we/they have. Which is quite frankly, stupid. Now, I'm not saying that people with disabilities have… Continue reading Labels, Ableds, And Other Vaguely Rhyming Words

Autism, Disability, Social Justice

On Ali Stroker, Inspiration P*rn, and Representation

Being disabled doesn't make you a object of inspiration. Like, seriously, it's not. People with disabilities get told they are bad for having a disability, and therefore told living with it makes them exceptional. Social media has increased the access to looking at inspiration porn, and I don't use the term porn lightly. Porn is… Continue reading On Ali Stroker, Inspiration P*rn, and Representation

Catholic, Disability, Mental Health, Pro-Life, Uncategorized

Apparently, You Can’t Be Happy and Poor

How often have you stopped and thought about the ramifications of not letting people be happy? .... Suicide risks are considered to be a serious mental health risk in young people, especially those in poor, and even middle class families.

Disability, Uncategorized

The Spoon Theory & Food

If you have chronic illness of some sort you’ve probably heard of the spoon theory before. It’s a basic theory that Christine Miserandino made up with to explain to her friends how much energy she has. An example of how spoons could be divided up is below:   This is a very handy method, but… Continue reading The Spoon Theory & Food