Ableist: “I don’t believe you. It’s not normal to struggle with that.”
Disabled Person: “I struggle with this because of a disability.”
Ableist: “I don’t believe you. Unless you’ve been diagnosed, you don’t have a disability.”
Disabled Person: “I struggle with this because of a diagnosed disability.”
Ableist: “I don’t believe you. You’re high functioning. Disabilities are overdiagnosed. You’re nothing like those low functioning people who actually struggle.”
Watch this stir up a shitstorm because you’re not REALLY disabled if you could find the will to get on the computer and type this out
