#disability support plush

[a-little-moth]

Harpy turns one tomorrow, so I made him a new vest :)

[disability-kitties]

Cluster Be Together

Artist: @psychorouge

ASPD Kitty - BPD Kitty - NPD Kitty - HPD Kitty

Thank you so much for all of the support!

[8irdies]

have to remember that my special interests are good for my heart and bodymind, and that even though i can’t work, i still get to exist on earth and have joy! and you do too!

[sunny-essa-pups]

Question for Service Dog Handlers!!

Ykw, Service Dog Handlers. Question. How do yall actually feel about SSDs(Stuffed Service Dogs)? (Explanation under cut for what they ACTUALLY are). Genuinely asking cause ive seen so much harassment and death threats just for people using this term (ofc on tiktok, the forbidden place 💔)

Reminder that these votes are anonymous! Dont feel preassured into saying you support them, your vote is anon, and if you genuinely dont like the term, for a variety of reasons, vote as such!

Additional votes from people who dont use tumblr will be at the very bottom! I encorage you also read those :) theres very legitimate reasons to why someone may not like the term!

A more in depth breakdown

A SSD, when actually being genuinely used, is (often) used by those who qualify for a Service Dog but dont have the means to get one.

While they can not task, they still provide a service (ie; Service ≠ task).

(Service: the action of helping or doing work for someone)

A SSD can provide Help, not by doing work, but via carrying Meds, sweets, tactile stimulation, place for a head rest (dizzy spells-) and so on.

And no, im not counting the stories of kids annoying Service Dog handlers with theirs. Thats unfortunate kids being kids that werent raised right.

The way i have viewed it is that they are providing me a service, and i personally believe that most SD handlers dont care about a plush and would rather a plush with a Service Dog patch over a living fake 'service dog'. As well as to me, it feels like bringing an ESSA (Emotional Support Stuffed Animal) is more encouraging to bring ESAs in places their not allowed.)

The only argument i have seen against them is "SD handlers find it Offensive because their dogs had hours of training," but that is people speaking for you all. Speak for yourself.

others who agree with em from Tiktok but dont have tumblr

Person who says they are offensive from tiktok

^ completely understandable! The term DSSA is a great option and also accurately describes what we claim SSDs to do! They offered a legitimate reason for why they dont like the term, and explained politely when asked :) they are also checking with people they know for me for addition votes!

8 others agreed with the above

Two others just flat said ALL is offensive.

9 for DSSA ONLY

24 for They can help

14 for idc

[21stc3nturyd1gitalb0y]

tentatively dipping my toes into the essa community as an autistic adult… i actually discovered this fandom by accident, from videos of essa creators explaining the differences between essa’s and service dogs. being a service dog handler, the videos caught my eye and i sort of fell down the rabbit hole. the whole thing seemed really sweet and reminded me of my own childhood.

i was inspired by the videos i saw and decided to make my own and model him after my irl service dog. i cut and styled his fur, made him weighted and diyed all of his gear myself.

i guess i still have some internalized ableism about things that are perceived as immature, but i’ve been struggling a lot recently and have been seeking more of youthful coping mechanisms. in a way this felt very healing to my younger self

[mattiautistic]

Hoy llegó mi nuevo peluche! ¿Podrían ayudarme a escoger un nombre para elle?

Today my new stuffed animal arrived! Could you help me choose a name for her?

[blueberry-pie-in-the-sky]

Plushies can be accessibility helpers, too! I go wherever my owner goes to help keep them safe and calm 🐾♿️🐾

[poodle-gutz]

Got a new Douglas dog! She’s the ol Roy Walmart pointer! She matches my other pointer pepper so I named her spice! (My boyfriend helped name her)

[mental-illness-bingo]

Guys guys guys I’ve got a Douglas dog plush coming in!!!!!!! I’m so excited I’ve seen so many people with these realistic dog plushies as ESSAs and I’ve been trying to find some good ones.

Edit: guys they sent him to me unstuffed 😭 they forgot to stuff the body part so I gotta return and rebuy

Edit 2: turns out his stuffing was just EXTREMELY compressed he’s puffing back up!

[crowbeliever]

When he brings you your meds too early and then gets miffed that it’s not time yet ⚡️ anyway get yourself a Service Pokémon- like a service dog but can be just a little guy like my Toxtricity!

In all reality, hubs got him for me because he reminds us of our hosting/pain holder alter. He was just too cute to not take pictures of this morning.

[a-little-moth]

Just spent 4 hours making Wolfy this

Made from old jeans I wore out and me kinda just guessing

[disability-kitties]

Paranoia Kitty mock up design

Designer: @alexandraisyes

Flag Design: @the-silent-fellowship

[8irdies]

put stickers on my aac device! featuring a couple toys i got on thursday and a lamb i thrifted & named flock!

[wolfie-d00dles]

Drew a couple of my ESSAs 🐶🐾♾️☺️

I have a couple others I’d consider to be emotional support plushies, however these two have been my mains that I use at home or out and about.

I really like that these two are large enough to sit across my lap.

ALSO!

Dash was purchased from a kickstarter project and he was designed by @hannimatior . I do not own any aspect of his design, and I recommend supporting this artist because they have so many great ones!

[germplush]

12/5/24 haiii Cheese here!! got cute bow on! had a house meeting, then did some errands with Dreamdrop's mom and caregiver.

[mattiautistic]

Miren lo que encontré en un mercado de segunda mano! Es hermoso recién lo compre con la esperanza de que aún funcionará pero lamentablemente el teclado no responde por completo ¿Creen que haya alguna forma de arreglarlo? Realmente me gustó es adorable! Y perfecto para mí colección!

Look what I found at a second-hand market! It's beautiful, I just bought it with the hope that it will still work but unfortunately the keyboard is completely unresponsive. Do you think there is any way to fix it? I would really be very excited to have it.

Estaba tan feliz cuando recibí un correo de mango