I supported a young woman with a severe condition that brought with it similar effects as a complete paraplegia. By the time she could only move her face – not even her head anymore herself – she virtually had NO friend. She had a university degree. The basics of “society”…Continue readingCommunication Rights and fighting social exclusion
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A start: Gender and pathologization I think Sigmund Freud mistook a “penis disgust” or rather maybe a “genital disgust” overall, even a rejection of a sexualization of gender as “penis envy”. Apart from that, “envy” is a questionable notion to diagnose as a “pathological trait” in people.Continue readingOn gender (1)
„Mad Pride“ bedeutet für einige Menschen, die Systemsprache der konservativen Psychiatrie/Psychologie (für sich) zu übernehmen. Für andere bedeutet es, genau diese Sprache zu demontieren, und damit auch die Kategorien, die sich in dieser Sprache widerspiegeln und auf denen sie fußt. Wenn andere mit psychiatrischen und psychologischen Labels leben möchten, ist…Continue readingNeurodiversität und Sprache
draft. short take on education. Are you sure you have a learning disability? Autodidactism might be of interest to you. Learning to cope with a “learning disability” by opting out of a somewhat patially flawed system … The educational system can be quite disabling. It’s unclear how mechanisms and structures…Continue readingAre you sure you have a learning disability? Autodidactism might be of interest to you