by lepton | Mar 7, 2022 | Mental Illness, Personal, Social Situations
Don’t have a visible physical disability along with the neurotic personality type (like me). A neurotic personality type is STARVED for positivity from their environment but a visible physical disability makes every interaction with the abled world an incursion....
by lepton | Jun 23, 2021 | Autism Specific
For me being someone far from privilege I think it is so important to find spaces that are actually meritocratic (in my case making family videos and writing poetry) because the general world prejudice is going to rule.
by lepton | Jun 22, 2021 | Autism Specific
From 6 Ways To Be A Better Friend To A Disabled Person: It may sometimes seem like disabled people make awkward situations worse by always interpreting people’s words and actions negatively. It may be tempting to think that you can improve a disabled friend or...
by lepton | Dec 21, 2020 | Mental Illness, Social Situations
As you know I am someone with a physical disability (moderate visual impairment with weird-looking glasses) and a mental illness (bipolar 1). I think a physical disability plus a mental illness adds up to more than the sum of its parts. At least it has in my life....
by lepton | Oct 20, 2020 | Personal, Power Dynamic, Social Situations
I recently read one of the most profound Reddit comments I have ever read, in response to someone suggesting the thread poster go into tech. They said tech job interviews are basically hazing. I wish someone would have told me this 20 years ago, it could have saved me...
