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[disabledunitypunk]

Putting this banner:

On these pictures:

Where the first and last symptoms described are primarily if not solely neurodivergence is just... a spectacular kind of entitlement and self-centeredness.

Like, maybe the person who posted the twitter screenshots is the same person who wrote them and it's just internalized neuroableism, but if not, how entrenched in bullshit dualism and exclusionism do you have to be to read a post that starts with language processing issues and ends with brain fog and tell "able-bodied"?*

*Not just "abled", but specifically a dogwhistle aimed at specifically telling neurodivergent people to shut up about the ableism we face, because the response to even physically disabled neurodivergents daring to mention their neurodivergence on these posts is far harsher than the response to fully abled people and often fakeclaims and erases EVERY one of our disabilities.

Even assuming it was aimed at all able-bodied individuals though, and not including anyone who is physically disabled by their neurodivergence, the twitter post was about both.

Never mind that the idea that neurodivergence and mental illness are some abstract illness of the soul forms the basis for the dangerous, deadly, and massively ableist idea that people can "overcome" their mental illness if they try hard enough, that if they have enough willpower they can enter full remission and if they accept being mentally ill or don't have the ability to fight their symptoms it's their fault for "being anti-recovery" and "not trying hard enough". Which is why the whole "neurodisability is a physical disability of the brain" narrative is so important.

We could use help with an image ID if someone is able to provide it, by the way. We are currently not capable of doing it ourselves and will gladly reblog (or edit the post with credit to the ID'er) if someone can do so. Otherwise we'll come back when able to do so. We apologize for the accessibility barrier, even if it is a result of our own disabilities we strive to always make posts accessible.

[steddieunderdogfics]

Imma ask you a dumb question— what’s kas eddie mean. I see it everywhere but have no idea

Hi! This isn't a dumb question at all!!

After the unfortuante ending our dear Eddie Munson received in Season 4, Volume 2, among the fix-it fics in the early days of the steddie fics, the Kas Theory developed. Now I don't play D&D nor do I read Kas fics very often, so bear with me on this.

The Kas Theory is based on the D&D character, Kas the Betrayer. Kas started as a general to Vecna, one of his trusted soldiers due to his bloodlust. Kas fought on Vecna's behalf, until he was propositioned by another character to betray Vecna. To add to this, Kas the Betrayer is considered the first Vampire. I'm not entirely sure how the vampire curse comes into play, but I believe it's a consequence of his betrayal -- his bloodthirst was turned into something literal.

Considering Vecna's the big bad of Season 4, the Kas Theory is something that some fans started to develop to cope with Eddie's death. The theory is: Eddie's death by demobats is going to turn him into a vampire creature. Adding in the hive-mind of all Upside Down creatures, Eddie (or Kas at this point) would be fully under Vecna's control. In the next season, the Party would have to fight Kas (Eddie) in order to defeat Vecna for good. In doing so, they would try to appeal to Eddie's human side and their connection with him would break through the hive-mind. With Eddie on their side, fully betraying Vecna, they'll be able to defeat the Upside Down for good.

Kas!Eddie fics don't always go into detail about the battles with Vecna and the Upside Down. Mostly, it's Eddie coming back from the Upside Down wrong. Sometimes he's just a vampire and others he's a creature, almost unrecognizable from the Eddie they all knew and loved.

It's a really fun theory to explore for potential Season 5 ideas or a way to bring Eddie back from death without rewriting or avoiding the last episode of Season 4.

I hope that helps! And please, Kas fans, forgive me if this isn't 100% correct!

Thanks for asking!!

[daily-stampy]

Day 143

[transunity]

It's trans day of visibility today, and I would like to shine the spotlight on some trans joy! What are some things about your identity, transition, or community that have brought you joy?

For me, it's getting back on hormones and getting a haircut that makes me like looking in the mirror again! Seeing myself in my reflection fills me with joy. So does having people around me who respect the differing genders and specific trans labels of my headmates!

Please add onto this post with whatever brings you trans joy

[mroddmod]

one of the very few to show the batch kindness back on kamino

[heartnosekid]

kirby themed gamboy mod 🩵💛🩷 by gamergirlgameboymods on ig

[snowdin-stims]

💫 | source

[tatooineknights]

In the game Jedi Academy, when a character falls a distance, they have a short little gasp or yell. It's mostly the same for every avatar.. except if you play as Luke. Then you get this OMG-dramatic-unforgettable scream that is amazingly and laughably over the top.

[starlitsurprises]

self indulgent star stimboard to start off this blog! ✨ hope you all enjoy~ 💖

🌠 🌃 🌠 🌃 🌠 🌃 🌠 🌃 🌠

[homestarrunner]

I keep reading posts talking about “hsr”, and I get confused because they’re describing some kind of Homestar Runner toon or game I’ve never heard of. Until I realize “Oh wait that means Honkai: Star Rail.”

[nyaagolor]

Funny how these things work out

[disabledunitypunk]

There is a troll going around trying to sow discord in the disabled community.

If you see this message in your inbox:

[Image ID: An anon ask reading "It is deeply irresponsible of you to promote the neurodiversity movement. The founder of the movement - a certain Japanese "Baedell" trans woman (one of those denyers of transandrophobia) named Kasaine - is a petulant destructive asshole who has torn apart numerous autism conferences, alleged murder and anti-epileptic or anti Asian sentiment or whatever simply for conferences refusing to browbeat a severely autistic nonverbal young man into turning off his flash camera. (Never mind that she could have just you know looked away.) I have spoken to countless Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, American Indians and others who also disagree with Kassaines utter petulance, as well as that of those like Amanda Baggs (a blatant faker/liar who I refuse to call by her "trans name" but you might know her as Mel.) She was also making the patently false claim that she had Rett syndrome. She also is deeply anti-physical disability, believes the abled can be cripples and believes that there is no difference between any disorder that affects the brain. I tried talking to (blog name is crossed out) about this and she sent me to your blog, let her explain her deep deep misconceptions." /end ID]

First of all, the term neurodiversity was coined by Judy Singer in 1998.

Secondly, I'd like to point out that even if the flash camera statement was true, epileptic seizures can cause severe brain damage and even death. There is absolutely no reason that an autistic person using the flash on their camera, regardless of support needs, should take precedence over someone's own life. If an autistic person refused to stop using it, ideally they would have been separated, but in the end the epileptic person would have a higher priority support need!

"She could have just looked away". Could she? How dark was the room where this was occurring? How reflective was the environment? How bright was the flash in contrast to ambient light? How willing to risk her life are you?

Thirdly, the transphobia. "I refuse to call [them] by [their] trans name". Translation: I think it's acceptable to deadname and misgender trans people if I don't like them.

Finally, the ableism of calling neurodivergent people who reclaim cripple (for reasons including but not limited to: being physically disabled as well; feeling their neurodivergence physical disables them despite not having a strictly physical diagnosis; acknowledging the long history of usage of the term against neurodivergent people including in medical literature and refusing to erase their own experiences being attacked with it; for rejecting the false dichotomy of mind-body dualism and understanding that the brain is a physical organ that is heavily integrated with every other physical organ and can therefore not be separated from it; and so on).

Note the dogwhistle: "believes the abled can be cripples". The anon does not even attempt to dress it up as "the physically abled". They openly state they believe neurodivergent people are abled, without even the caveat of "except those who also have physical disabilities". Even with that caveat, however, neurodivergence can and often is disabling. Sometimes it is severely so.

This further contributes to the erasure of high support needs neurodivergent people, aside from being inaccurate to the vast majority of neurodivergent people. While nondisabled neurodivergent people exist, they are the minority, and disability is an opt-out label for neurodivergent people, not an opt-in one. Meaning, if you are neurodivergent, you are disabled by default unless you identify out of it for whatever reason (usually for reasons like nondisordered plurality or finding the framework of the social model of disability most fits your experiences).

This is even aside from the actual discourse about who can reclaim cripple. Calling all neurodivergent people - even all neurodivergent people who do not identify as physically disabled, "abled", is abject ableism. I don't care what you think about cripplepunk discourse. If you absolutely feel you must debate the subject with the mods of this blog (both of whom are physically disabled, and who have made our position exceedingly clear), please do so off this post. True to the nature of this blog, solidarity and unity in the face of an ableist harassment campaign is necessary.

Let me also be very clear. The person being referenced in the crossed out part is the victim of a harassment campaign and has never sent anyone to any of these blogs. This ask is being sent in mass to blogs - seemingly blogs belonging to disabled people, possibly those who post in the neurodivergent or neurodiversity tag. They have nothing to do with this. I have censored their name anyway to attempt to preserve their anonymity, but if they wish to make a statement about this, we are happy to platform it on this blog to reach more people.

If you receive this message, please delete it. We hesitated about whether or not we might be making a mistake by platforming it, but figured that as it is making the rounds anyway, informing people was the better option.

Tagging any applicable tags for reach.

[ponydoodles]

[daily-stampy]

Day 100

Cat To The Future

[aceofwhump]

The Fourteenth Doctor going through it in Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special "The Star Beast"

[mroddmod]

everyone be quiet i'm manifesting