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— PERSONAGENS PCD: DEFICIÊNCIAS PARA SE CONSIDERAR.

Deficiências que você deveria considerar representar com mais frequência na sua escrita… parte 1, por @cripplecharacters.

Seguindo a nossa série de traduções de guias para escrever personagens PcDs, hoje eu trago mais um guia do cripplecharacters sobre deficiências que deveriam ser consideradas e não são tão representadas na escrita. Não se esqueçam também de dar um like/reblog no guia original, linkado acima.

Devo avisar que esse guia tem muitos links extras, e todos eles vão direcionar para posts em inglês.

Deficiências que Você Deveria Considerar Representar com Mais Frequência na Sua Escrita… parte 1

Embora todas as deficiências não tenham representação suficiente em praticamente todos os tipos de mídia, é difícil não notar uma tendência sobre quais deficiências compõem a maior parte dessa representação. Isso fica especialmente visível quando se tem um blog como este, onde podemos observar quais deficiências escritores sequer consideram incluir em suas histórias, e quais nunca são mencionadas.

Uma em cada quatro pessoas tem deficiência. Com oito bilhões de pessoas vivas, isso significa que há muitas pessoas com deficiência e muitos motivos diferentes pelos quais elas se tornam deficientes — mas essa diversidade raramente é representada, até mesmo neste blog, e quem acompanha há algum tempo provavelmente já percebeu isso.

Sendo direto: existem deficiências além de “amputado” e “usuário de auxílio de mobilidade com deficiência invisível”. Isso significa que é errado escrever sobre essas duas? Não, e não queremos dar a entender isso. Significa que essas duas têm bastante representação de qualidade? Definitivamente não, metade de todos os personagens amputados por aí são escritos por pessoas que nem parecem estar cientes de que estão escrevendo um personagem com deficiência. Significa que, ao decidir o que dar ao seu personagem, você deveria pensar além (ou também! pessoas podem ser, e com frequência são, multiplamente deficientes!) dessas duas? Com certeza. A deficiência é um espectro com milhares de possibilidades.

Esta é, simplesmente, uma lista de deficiências comuns. São apenas algumas delas, já que esta é a parte um de presumivelmente muitas (ou pelo menos três, até agora). Por “comum”, decidimos arbitrariamente por “~1% ou mais” — ou seja, pelo menos 1 em cada 100 pessoas tem alguma das deficiências listadas abaixo, o que é bastante. Apresentamos: links que você deveria clicar, fontes dos dados que, em sua maioria, são relatórios médicos e difíceis de ler, e explicações rápidas e nada exaustivas para te dar uma noção básica sobre cada uma.

Deficiência intelectual (cerca de 1,5%) A deficiência intelectual é uma condição sobre a qual já escrevemos bastante antes. É uma deficiência do desenvolvimento que afeta aspectos como raciocínio, linguagem, resolução de problemas e habilidades sociais e de autocuidado. Pode existir sozinha ou fazer parte de outras condições, como Síndrome de Down, deficiência congênita de iodo ou transtornos do espectro alcoólico fetal. Este post aborda muitas informações básicas que podem te ajudar. Temos uma tag específica para deficiência intelectual que você pode explorar!

Sobreviventes de câncer (5,4% nos EUA, cerca de 0,55% no mundo) “Sobrevivente de câncer” é um termo bastante autoexplicativo. Existem muitos tipos de câncer e alguns são muito comuns enquanto outros são muito raros, o que torna essa uma categoria bastante diversa. Cada tipo tem taxas de sobrevivência diferentes. Nem todo sobrevivente terá sintomas incapacitantes, mas eles definitivamente existem. A maioria dos efeitos colaterais de longo prazo estão relacionados à quimioterapia, radiação e outros medicamentos, especialmente em casos ocorridos na infância. Eles podem incluir danos a órgãos, osteoporose, problemas cognitivos, deficiências sensoriais, infertilidade e maior risco de outros cânceres. Outros efeitos incluem a remoção de áreas afetadas, como olho, baço, seios ou glândula tireoide, com consequências específicas para cada caso. O câncer e seus tratamentos também podem resultar em TEPT.

Diabete (cerca de 8,5%, ~95% dos casos são tipo 2) A diabete é um grupo de condições endócrinas que causam hiperglicemia (níveis altos de açúcar no sangue), por diferentes motivos, dependendo do tipo. A maioria das pessoas tem diabete tipo 2, que pode causar fadiga, cicatrização lenta, sede e fome excessivas. Pessoas com diabete usam insulina quando necessário para controlar os níveis de glicose. Existem muitas complicações relacionadas a diabete, como neuropatia, retinopatia e doença renal crônica, além de muitas deficiências que coexistem com a diabete! Você pode querer conferir a tag #how to write type 1 diabetes feita por @type1diabetesinfandom!

Perda de visão incapacitante (cerca de 7,5%) A cegueira e a baixa visão formam um espectro, que vai da cegueira total (cerca de 10% das pessoas legalmente cegas) até a deficiência visual leve. Pode ser causada por diversos fatores, mas os mais comuns são catarata, erros de refração e glaucoma. Enquanto a catarata causa pupilas opacas (não o olho inteiro!), olhos cegos geralmente parecem normais, com estrabismo ou nistagmo sendo exceções frequentes (mas não sempre). Traumas não são uma causa comum de cegueira, e acidentes são super-representados na ficção. Pessoas cegas podem usar bengalas brancas, cães ou cavalos-guia, ou ambos. Soluções assistivas como Braille, leitores de tela ou lupas são essenciais. Temos uma tag para cegueira e recomendamos os perfis @blindbeta e @mimzy-writing-online!

Psoríase (cerca de 2–4%) A psoríase é uma condição crônica de pele com múltiplos subtipos. Pode causar coceira intensa, dor, desconforto geral e costuma carregar um forte estigma social. É uma doença autoimune e não contagiosa que afeta as células da pele, formando placas espessas e escamosas. Frequentemente (30%) leva a uma condição correlata, artrite psoriásica, que causa dor nas articulações, sensibilidade e fadiga, entre outros sintomas.

Sobreviventes de AVC (0,5–1%) Um sobrevivente de AVC é alguém que sobreviveu a qualquer tipo de acidente vascular cerebral (isquêmico, hemorrágico etc.). Os sintomas variam conforme a região afetada, mas paralisia de um lado do corpo, fala arrastada, problemas de visão e alterações cognitivas são comuns em muitos casos. Quando alguém tem um AVC quando bebê, ou antes de nascer, isso pode resultar em paralisia cerebral, epilepsia e outras deficiências. Temos uma tag sobre lesão cerebral que você pode consultar!

Síndrome de Noonan (cerca de 0,1–1% — leve: 1%, grave: 0,1%) A Síndrome de Noonan é uma deficiência quase nunca mencionada, especialmente na escrita de personagens com deficiência. É uma condição congênita que pode causar cardiomiopatia, dor crônica nas articulações, hipermobilidade, baixa estatura, traços faciais distintos como ptose, autismo e problemas linfáticos diversos. Algumas pessoas podem usar dispositivos de mobilidade devido à dor nas articulações.

Hipertireoidismo (cerca de 1,2%) É uma condição do sistema endócrino causada pela produção excessiva de hormônios, afetando o metabolismo. Pode resultar em irritabilidade, perda de peso, intolerância ao calor, tremores, mudanças de humor e insônia. Se não tratado corretamente, pode desencadear uma complicação rara e extremamente perigosa chamada tempestade tireoidiana, potencialmente fatal se não tratada.

Hipotireoidismo (>5%) Assim como o hipertireoidismo, é uma condição endócrina, mas com sintomas opostos. Devido à baixa produção de hormônios da tireoide, causa fadiga, depressão, queda de cabelo, ganho de peso e sensibilidade ao frio. É frequentemente comórbido com outras doenças autoimunes, como vitiligo, gastrite autoimune crônica e artrite reumatoide. Casos extremos podem ser potencialmente fatais por conta de uma condição chamada coma mixedematoso (ou "crise"), que também é rara.

Surdocegueira (cerca de 0,2–2%) Ser surdocego é frequentemente considerado algo extremamente raro, mas isso não é verdade. Surdocegueira não é um diagnóstico específico — pode ter várias causas, sendo a Síndrome de CHARGE (congênita), Síndrome de Usher (nascem surdos e ficam cegos depois), rubéola congênita e perda sensorial relacionada à idade algumas das causas mais comuns. Surdocegueira também é um espectro, a maioria das pessoas surdocegas não é totalmente surda e cega, e usa diferentes formas de comunicação. Algumas dessas formas podem ser língua de sinais (tátil ou não), protátil, o manual surdocego, fala oral (com ou sem aparelho auditivo), alfabeto Lorm, entre outras. Saiba mais sobre tecnologias assistivas aqui! Apesar do que muitos meios retratam, ser surdocego não é uma sentença de morte, e a comunidade e cultura surdocegas estão vivas e em crescimento – especialmente com o movimento protátil. Temos uma tag específica sobre surdocegueira!

Provavelmente vale mencionar que recebemos pouquíssimas perguntas sobre quase todas as deficiências acima, e certamente não é por conta das respostas dos moderadores. Nosso melhor palpite é que escritores simplesmente não percebem quantas opções existem e acabam repetindo as mesmas coisas.

Representar apenas as deficiências “legais” que "não são demais e, ao mesmo tempo, tem um visual/aura/drama associado" não é o que você deveria buscar. Pessoas com deficiência simplesmente existem, e todos nós merecemos sermos representados, incluindo aqueles cuja deficiência não é seu típico "design legal" ou "character inspo", e literalmente todos nós merecemos ter representações boas e bem informadas. Às vezes nós somos apenas pessoas normais, com deficiências que são "chatas" ou "demais", e não servimos para pontos de plots úteis.

mod Sasza (com agradecimento especial aos mods Sparrow, Rot e Virus pelas contribuições nas pesquisas)

Vou deixar aqui pra vocês alguns links úteis em português que encontrei sobre as condições citadas nesse texto:

Deficiência intelectual.

Tipos de câncer.

Diabetes.

Catarata.

Glaucoma.

Psoríase.

Síndrome de Noonan.

Hipertireoidismo.

Hipotireoidismo.

Surdocegueira.

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Where was T1D Barbie when I was a kid?!

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My Challenge - Chapter 3: Caring

Story Summary:

When Shepard went for a check up on her sugar levels things got from good to bad when she got a very bad low. She thought she could wait this one out until her doctor’s appointment was over with. It's the worst mistake of her life. Afterall her diabetes doesn’t care at what time it will best suit her to screw with her life. Being admitted to the ICU is not how she saw this doctor visit going.

Chapter 3: Caring

The nurse worked on her IV, exchanging the old bag for a brand new one. 

“This will help,” She told Shepard. 

But she wasn’t 100% sure if she believed her. This nurse - like the others - was all nice. “Thanks. May I ask your name?” 

The human smiled in response. “Of course. I’m Allison.” 

“Why did my sugar fall again?”

It was a question Shepard knew deep in her heart Nurse Allison won’t be able to answer but she needed to ask nonetheless. 

“This is why we need to keep monitoring you.” Allison responded. “Get some rest.”

Shepard’s eyes felt heavy. A little too heavy for her sake. So she couldn’t help but to agree. 

Read it on AO3

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damn people rly hate type 2 diabetics don't they

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Unusual but sympathetic paper:

Language Matters: What Not to Say to Patients with Long COVID, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Other Complex Chronic Disorders

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/2/275

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hello physically disabled person reading this. it is not your fault that your medical supplies are made from a lot of single use plastic and you can continue using them guilt free. your health comes first. thank you for existing.

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Enjoy your diabetes!

Fck I will!

Here, a diabetic!fic written by a diabetic person 🔵

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47338102

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My Challenge - Chapter 2: The Hospital

Story Summary:

When Shepard went for a check up on her sugar levels things got from good to bad when she got a very bad low. She thought she could wait this one out until her doctor’s appointment was over with. It's the worst mistake of her life. Afterall her diabetes doesn’t care at what time it will best suit her to screw with her life. Being admitted to the ICU is not how she saw this doctor visit going.

Chapter 2: The Hospital

Irvin was busy taking his lunch when his omni-tool went off. He frowned when he saw the number displaying. He didn’t recognize it. His finger went to the decline button but then he shook his head and answered the call. 

His morning was long enough and he didn’t have the energy to deal with people right now. Especially with strangers. All he wanted was to go to Shepard’s place and spend all the time they could possibly together. 

He loved his job. He always wanted to work in construction. One bad thing about it was that of course of Shepard’s job he didn’t always see her that often.

He cleared his throat before speaking, “Hello.”

“Hello, is this Irvin?”

He frowned. He didn’t recognize the person who was speaking. It was a woman but there was nothing else he could say about it. “Yes. How can I help you?”

“I’m nurse Ashucze  from doctor Solway’s office,” the nurse started to say.

Irvin’s heart began to rise. Doctor Solway… that was…

And then he knew something terrible had happened.

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My Challenge - Chapter 1: The Doctor Visit

Story Summary:

When Shepard went for a check up on her sugar levels things got from good to bad when she got a very bad low. She thought she could wait this one out until her doctor’s appointment was over with. It's the worst mistake of her life. Afterall her diabetes doesn’t care at what time it will best suit her to screw with her life. Being admitted to the ICU is not how she saw this doctor visit going.

Chapter 1: The Doctor's Visit

Shepard was nervous for this Doctor’s appointment. It was true for all of them.

Everytime she had a build up of anxiety flowing through her veins. 

If the Alliance believes she’s not trying hard enough to be a model diabetic they can kick her out of the Alliance. This doctor was the reason she wasn’t kicked out yet. Yet, being the focus.  

Before going she scanned her sugar and smiled when she saw it was a good reading. 

But one thing faltered her smile, not all her readings these past few weeks were well. 

Shepard only hoped and prayed she wouldn't be admitted to a hospital or that they would cut her out of the Alliance. 

Read it on AO3

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Hello, I'm writing a series where each story revolves around a character who has been reincarnated. In this universe, reincarnation is considered a medical condition, with a few side effects, with higher risks of developing cancer, epilepsy and autoimmune disorders, to various degrees. As a side effect, they develop various autoimmune disorders (one character has type 1 diabetes and celiac, another has Crohn's, the other autoimmune hepatitis and rheumatoid arthritis, etc.). But what they all have in common is (re)birth mark (port wine stain). I then remembered that vitiligo is also an autoimmune condition, I was wondering if it would be too much if I gave them vitiligo as well? Should I give it to all of them, some of of them, or none at all? I plan of giving the characters different types, but I'm not sure if it would be a magical marking (if so, I can scrap the idea).

Thank you very much and I hope you have a nice day!

Technically it would fall into the "magical markings" stereotype but considering this is just one of many possible auto-immune disorders they can develop it should be fine. However the fact that a random auto-immune disorders has a chance to develop feels a little weird to me

I would like to note that while I don't have port wine stains I worry that that might come off as offensive for the same reasons as it would if it were vitiligo

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Hello and welcome to the 2025 Obi-Wan Kenobi Disability Exchange

Find the AO3 collection for this year here! Read the works from previous years here!

This is a disability-positive fic and art exchange created to bring more disabled Obi-Wan content into the wonderful world of fandom. To participate, you will need a registered account on AO3. If you don't have one, send me a message here and I can get you an invitation to register. If you want to participate as a pinch-hitter or beta-reader, please fill out this google form.

If you have questions about the exchange itself, check the AO3 Gift Exchange FAQ and the OWKDE FAQ first, and if they aren't answered there, send an ask. If you have questions about your specific fic or assignment please use DMs or email owkdisabilityexchange@gmail.com.

Things to keep in mind:

-As this is a disability-positive event, ableism will not be tolerated. Please be respectful and sensitive about the subject matter. If you have concerns, send a message here, and I will do my best to answer them.

-Disabilities include but are not limited to: chronic illness (e.g. epilepsy, diabetes, fibromyalgia), physical disability (e.g. mobility issues, blindness, deafness), and mental/intellectual disability (e.g. autism, adhd, schizophrenia). You could even do a Force-related or in-universe disability, although what this would look like is up to you.

-Obi-Wan must be disabled in some way, even if he is not the main character, but other characters are also welcome to have disabilities.

-This event will not allow the use of GenAI for fics or fanart. GenAI does not belong in fandom spaces. The OWKDE is meant for authors, artists, and fans to create for each other and make something meaningful. That said, fans of all skill levels are welcome here.

-The minimum word count for fanfics written for the exchange will be 500 words. Fanart must be fully rendered and complete (more polished than a sketch).

Schedule can be found here.

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I’m thinking of doing another course of MEDLEY.

Would anyone be interested?

It’s a 8-part online course on medicine for fiction writers. I charge $40 (5 dollars per ~1 hour presentation).

I do the presentations every week with a recording sent out after. There’s no homework or grades.

I’ve done it twice before and it was really fun!

I’m also looking for more topics if anyone has them- current topics I have are Hospital, Physical Exam, Codes and Emergencies, Recovery and Aftermath, Remote and Improvised Med, Historical Med, Mental Healthcare, and Doing Your Own Research.

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Do you have tangible advice on *how* to research different disabilities for writing? How to find specific blogs beyond searching the name of the disability on Tumblr, forums, websites with good info, etc? I see a lot of advice that is basically just "research the disability and talk to people who have it" but with how Google has gone down in quality, I'm not sure where to look beyond the surface level info (plus how to find people with the disability who are willing to share niche details/answer really specific situational questions). Thank you for everything you do on this blog!

Hey!

I'd say that you should break the research process into a few steps.

First, figure out what you should actually look into. Think about the genre, intended audience, and role of the character. A background character in a comedy meant for elementary school kids and a main character in an adult romantic novel will have two different approaches. You don't have to (and probably shouldn't) overdo a character that doesn't need it - otherwise it can end up feeling like some sort of disability awareness PSA, and that's probably not what you want.

With that in mind, you can start the actual research. I think that the websites of organizations/foundations for people with that specific disabilities are the best, since they cover a lot of things from many different angles. They are also usually written in simpler language than medical websites (which are also great, but I get that not everyone can understand those, not everyone's fluent in English, etc.) and have more tangible advice for "how to function with XYZ" essentially. It also can give you a glimpse of what your character could specifically struggle with, especially in case of a recent disability - medical pages often won't talk about insurance problems, interpersonal issues, or actually coping with the new state one's body is in. Check the FAQs, or the most commonly visited pages, stuff like that to get an idea on what's important. For example, these are some of the most concise explanations of how someone with a complete spinal cord injury at a specific level might function and what they might need. Something like this can be a good start to figure out where your characters "is", so to speak.

Some organizations for common disabilities might also have some sort of "media representation" page that's made specifically for writers. UK's Down Syndrome Association has one, Face Equality International has one, Phoenix Society has one, US Foundation for the Blind has one, etc.

This alone is more research than the vast majority of writers bother to do. If you actually understand:

what the disability is,

what symptoms it has,

how those affect your character in day-to-day life,

how to avoid the most common offensive stereotypes,

you are doing better than a lot of published writers, to be honest.

Okay, but what can you do to make it even better:

Since at this step you know what symptoms your character has and which ones you will actually show to the audience, you can start researching them one by one.

Here you might have to go read some medical studies, and learning how to get information out of those is a skill that needs some practice. But it is necessary to figure out if your blind character's vision loss is more likely to be total with no light perception or 20/200 (and, to figure out if your character's eye condition even causes blindness... because I've seen "blind characters" who are blind from eye conditions that... do not cause vision loss) so that you can actually research appropriate accommodations or aids.

Knowing specific symptoms will be even more helpful if your character's disability isn't very common - symptoms are very rarely tied to just a single disability, and you might have more luck researching a completely different one. For example, if you can't find info on something related to being a unilateral arm amputee, try searching for solutions that hemiplegics use. Not all will apply, but a lot of this stuff will be the same.

Make sure you understand what you do or don't do with those symptoms. There might be treatments, there might be some lifestyle changes to be done, there might be some strict limitation that you will have to put on your character for them to make sense. I think it's better to fit the character concept to the symptoms that you want and not the other way around - if you do the latter, you might find yourself writing an essentially abled character or a disabled character that is just inconsistent. Not every disability will be compatible with every role or concept, and there's really no point in trying to put us literally everywhere. If you really can't find a solution for something you need the character to do, it might mean that there just isn't one.

Once you figure out the technical stuff and have all the "dry" information laid out, start seeking the real life equivalents. Start widely at first so that you can narrow it down later, not the other way around (unless you don't mind changing the character around a lot). If you have already done a lot of technical research before, you will have more specific questions (which are easier to answer than "how do I write a disabled character").

Look up daily vlogs and day-in-a-life videos on youtube from people with that disability (and don't be afraid of only very-low views count videos popping up as that's almost inevitable - there are very few big disability youtubers, so try giving the smaller ones a chance). Watch interviews where people with that condition explain how their daily life is, how their disability affects it. SBSK is one of the best IMO. Check out AMAs on Reddit. Read personal blogs (you can generally find some by just putting "living with Name of Disability blog" into search). There's a ton of people who sincerely want to help others understand the realities of living with their disability and name their stuff accordingly so that it's easy to find.

At this stage you should have a decent idea of how the disability affects your character both in the technical sense, and in the more practical one.

Try to write out their average daily routine - from how they get up in the morning to when they go to sleep. Try to actively think "how would they do it" - how would they get from their bed and into their wheelchair, how would they dress up, how would they commute to work, how would they communicate with others, how would they get from point A to point B. If you realize that you're suddenly stuck, you now have a specific question ("how to put on pants with no hands", "how do totally blind people use computers", "shower accommodations C5 SCI", whatever) which is much easier to research than just a vague awareness of Not Knowing how your character functions in general. All of these questions have been asked before - newly disabled people will be going through them in their real life, and they use the same search engines and same social media as everyone else.

If you get this far, you're doing quite great! I'd say that this is enough effort to make a good and complex disabled character that's important in the story, though maybe not the POV character.

For a POV character, if you aren't disabled, you probably need a sensitivity reader/consultant.

There are a lot of those in writing spaces already - a lot of disabled people write themselves. If you just drop a "I need a sensitivity reader for XYZ" and use the general writing tags, there's a high chance you will get a response (assuming the XYZ in question isn't something very rare and/or so severe it would prevent someone from using the internet in general).

You can also try the disability's tag (don't get discouraged if it's not used a lot, a lot of people lurk without posting anything themselves) since you're looking for a real person and intending to pay them (very different from abled writers randomly posting their blorbos in disability tags).

Some of the places where you can try looking are r/SensitivityReaders, WritingDiversely, FireflyCreativeWriting, even sites like Fiverr could work. I've also heard some good things about Facebook writing groups, but I don't have any personal experience with them.

You can also always reach out to an association for people with the kind of disability you need - tell them that you are a writer and are looking to pay a sensitivity reader to help you, and they might be able to refer you to someone who would like to do that.

Another thing would be to keep intersectionality in mind - if your character is disabled, but otherwise part of the majority in every other sense (in NA or most of EU: white, rich, Christian, cisgender, straight, non-immigrant), you will have less things to consider than if your character has the same disability but is also a Polynesian transgender immigrant. If any intersectionality is particularly important to what you're writing, you should include that as well (you can also work with multiple sensitivity readers to try and get as close as possible).

My last advice is to only seek out sensitivity readers if you're able to pay them a fair amount for their work. Don't ask people to work for you for free (which is probably obvious, but a ton of fanfic and whump writers on Tumblr seem completely unaware of this).

Technical tips:

For specifically avoiding AI slop, I recommend putting [before:2023] after whatever question you put in, it will filter all results made after 2022, eliminating 99% of AI nonsense (works for images too).

If you're constantly getting a specific kind of wrong result, use [-ThingYouDon'tWant] after the input, it will remove everything that contains it.

If you're not getting a specific result, put the word you need in quotes ["Word You Need"] and it will force only the results who use that specific phrase/term to appear.

So if you're trying to find a blog about living with quadriplegic cerebral palsy as an adult and can't find any relevant searches by putting just that into the search, try ["cerebral palsy" "blog" quadriplegic -parents -spinal -SCI] and you should get more relevant stuff.

That's how I generally try to approach research for writing and I would say I've had good results (including now). Researching is a skill that requires practice unfortunately, at some point you can simply tell when a resource is bad or good since you've looked at so many already.

Follower input is welcome and encouraged :-)

mod Sasza

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what "no sugar added" should mean: the natural sugars of the other ingredients like fruit are the only source of sweetness in this product

what is actually means: we added a fuckton of artificial sweeteners

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just wanted to share the National Down Syndrome Society’s message for this year’s World Down Syndrome Day (21st March) 💛💙

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"The creator definitely didn't put that much thought into it" well then clearly someone else has to and I think I'm the weirdo for the job