#dssa

[ethereal-ether]

Went on a walk with Cyrus in his new cozy hoodie <3

[cgsdraws]

THIS IS YOUR REMINDER

Disabilities aids can be anything that helps you

ANYTHING

shiny rock stops panic attacks? AID! Allergy meds so you don’t sneeze? AID!

wheelchair? AID!

Stuffie that helps you? AID!

Glasses?! AID!!!!

CROCHET?! YEAH THATS AN AID TOO?!

NAME YOUR AIDS IN THE COMMENTS

I use an AAC, communication cards, noise canceling headphones, a SSD(stuffed service dog), a pain stimulator fidget, normal fidgets, loom knitting, braces, cane, anddd ESSAs!!!

YALL GO

[ladybug-luver70]

made some essa patches for melody!

i think theyre so cute!

[silans-inner-child]

so, I originally bought this harness for Freya, but sadly it was way too small for her :(

but, on Dagny, this harness looks perfect! she looks like she actually working now!!

don’t mess with her or her human, or she’ll steal all your shinies!

[x-void-moth-x]

[tourmaline-sys]

We have 3 DSSA's (disability support stuffed animals). And here are reasons why we refuse to call them ESSA's (emotional support stuffed animals)

1. They often carry:

- our medicines

- list of our health issues

- emergency contact

- fidgets

- sunglasses

2. Help us with

- meltdowns

- avoiding harmful stims

- depression

- mania

- pain (we squish them if pain is bad)

- dissociation

It is so anoying when someone invalidates our DSSA's because it is "disrespectful to service animals" or even we get fakeclaimed.

[a-little-moth]

Photo of Harpy :)

[my-pfp-is-my-current-intrest]

Can I suggest some more acronyms besides ESSA, DSSA, or SSD

ESP - Emotional support plush

DSP - Disability support plush

ESD - Emotional support doll

DSD - Disability support doll

I feel like if we made more acronyms for these we'd have more community, you know? People wouldn't have to put their non animal stuffies into 'ESSA' to have a community with other people like them