Author: crippledscholar

I am a disability and mad studies scholar who is currently working on an autoethnographic PhD looking at the ways in which mad and disabled women are still hidden from public space in various ways. it is tentatively titled "We Still Hide Mad Women in the Attic"

Alternate Atypical: Reimagining Netflix’s Atypical if it were Written by Actually Autistic People

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I have now completed watching all eight episodes of the first season (it ended on a cliff hanger so they're clearly angling for a second) of the Netflix series Atypical. It goes without saying that this post will include spoilers and quite frankly you're welcome. Now you don't have to watch it. The show is … Continue reading Alternate Atypical: Reimagining Netflix’s Atypical if it were Written by Actually Autistic People

Okay, So I Educated 1 Nondisabled Person, Only 6 Billion to go.

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a nondisabled person in the company of a disabled stranger wants to know "What is wrong with you?" This tweet was shared in response to someone who had just explained not only that they did not want to answer people's random questions about their disability but also that … Continue reading Okay, So I Educated 1 Nondisabled Person, Only 6 Billion to go.

My Son’s Swim Coach’s Second Cousin’s Wife has a Student With Cerebral Palsy: The Disability Anecdote

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The disability anecdote is something that I'm sure most if not all disabled people have faced. At its most basic it can simply be someone, having discovered they are in the presence of a disabled person who feels compelled to create some bizarre sense of false common ground. The scenario generally involves a nondisabled person finding … Continue reading My Son’s Swim Coach’s Second Cousin’s Wife has a Student With Cerebral Palsy: The Disability Anecdote

Undesirable: Toxic Romantic Dreams, Disability, Sexuality and Relationships

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CW: This post contains discussion and descriptions of sexual harassment, violence and bullying Considering the Kathy Lette article in the Daily Mail (which I wrote about here and Carly Findlay wrote about here). I want to offer my own narrative of disability and sexuality, a narrative that isn’t driven by a parent or other third … Continue reading Undesirable: Toxic Romantic Dreams, Disability, Sexuality and Relationships

Issues of Disabled Sexuality and Consent: When Parents Get Involved in Their Children’s Sex Lives

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    Australian-British author, Kathy Lette considered hiring her son a sex worker*. She considered doing this because her son is autistic. This narrative in and of itself is not new or particularly shocking. Parents have discussed considering hiring their disabled sons a sex workers before. I’ve seen narratives written by disabled men talking about … Continue reading Issues of Disabled Sexuality and Consent: When Parents Get Involved in Their Children’s Sex Lives

Disability Discrimination and the Glorification of Canada’s “Ruthless” Immigration System

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Today I came across two conflicting news articles, one of them Canadian, the other American. They both deal with the Canadian immigration system but they come to vastly different conclusions. The American article which appeared in the New York Times entitled Canada’s Ruthlessly Smart Immigration Policy, glorifies the Canadian by the numbers immigration system. Conversely, … Continue reading Disability Discrimination and the Glorification of Canada’s “Ruthless” Immigration System