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disabled, Mad, neurodivergent
crip punk, tea cosy punk
hellenic polytheist, animist, & folk witch
history, politics, literature, and language studies: @teatime-studies
complementing crip punk with the cosy. living Madly, living Crippled, living learning.
samples of my works and lineages of knowledge-wisdoms beneath the cut
10 Uncommon Tips for Managing Chronic Symptoms Disorder That Few Know About
If you or a loved one suffers from Chronic Symptoms Disorder, this is a great and comprehensive list that could boost your everyday life. Get ready to be able to do things like Normal People with these simple tips!
Breathe: using your lungs brings vital oxygen to important systems in your body, and is essential to life!
Sleep: if you have Chronic Symptoms Disorder then it is double important to get the rest you need, if you dont do this you are a piece of shit!
Eat a balanced diet: food is like, sooooo important, but stay away from any icky yucky BAD food. Try our sponsored diet plan at www.eatingyuckybadfoodiswrong.com
Stay hydrated: drink only water! Only water hydrates! Dont even THINK about those yucky bad foods and yucky bad drinks that take your water away.
Exercise: having Chronic Symptoms Disease is no excuse to not go on a 5k, get out of bed you lazy piece of shit and MOVE
Go outside: go on, do it. It's not hard.
Meditate: if you hate doing this you're just not trying, fuck you
Make a list: bet you havent thought of this, have you?
Use our app: this specific app can do things that you need and all it costs is money and it has in-app purchases and if you dont use it then fuck you, I hope you suffer
Talking: go to shadytherapywebsite.com and talk to our unqualified therapists where you will pay premium rates to Get Fucked while we steal all your data
With all of these tips and tricks, soon YOU will be the master of your own life. All cured of everything! Just do these 10 things that NO ONE knows to do! GO FUCK YOURSELF! :3
Anyway this disability pride month I would like to shoutout disabled folks whose creativity has suffered because of their condition. I’m talking people with hand tremors and pain that stop them from drawing, knitting, and playing instruments. People whose thinking has become so disorganized that nothing they write makes sense to other people. People with chronic pain who can no longer dance. People so over medicated in a fruitless attempt to maintain stability that the wells of their imagination have run dry.
I see you and I love you. You are more than your creative output. You are not a shell of what you used to be. You are a whole, complete person, regardless of what your creativity has been, is now, or will be in the future.
I'd like to shout out folks with disabilities caused by drug addiction, y'all deserve all the love and care
reminder to people that cripplepunk isnt just ‘punk aesthetic but disabled’
cripplepunk is a disability movement
cripplepunk has its own principals and tenets
its more than just patches, pins, and plaid
image for archival purposes, ogposter was @ crpl-pnk
Power Assists for Manual Wheelchairs
After seeing another post talking about how little-known a lot of details about power-assist devices are, I thought I'd make this post describing them. There's more types than most think, and each has different strengths and weaknesses.
Rear-mounted / Push assist
Examples include: Alber Smoov, Empulse R90, Permobil SmartDrive (not pictured)
Benefits: Compact and efficient, easy (relatively) to put on and take off, stays within existing footprint of chair so great for tight spaces and indoors. You push and steer as normal, with extra force behind you.
Drawbacks: Most struggle with loose ground and gravel. Folding frames will require an adapter. Smartdrive specifically has faced a lot of tech problems in the last two years including controller recalls, but used to be highly appreciated.
Function note: Braking and steering is still on your shoulders, arms, and hands. Controllers may be small (but multiple options tend to exist for each model). Removal and attaching while in chair requires torso twisting.
Best used: Indoor and mostly level outdoor. Good for going about town and getting up hills or through long days.
Front-mounted / Pull assist
Examples include: Rio Mobilty Firefly, Empulse F55, EZ Ride (not pictured)
Benefits: The best assist for rough terrain and the outdoors. Generally also the fastest, depending on the model. Push-free - motor does all the work. Drawbacks: Take up a lot of space - difficult indoors and on public transport. Not suitable for all frames. Folding frames will need an adapter.
Function note: Requires holding arms aloft for extended periods.
Best used: Long distance or outdoor. Good for getting across grass (with various models of different wheel sizes for different terrain).
Power assist wheels - Push-propelled
Examples include: Yamaha NaviOne, Alber E-Motion, Quickie Xtender (not pictured)
Benefits: Intuitive! They move the same way the chair moves without power assist, and you control everything with your arms and hands just as you would without it. They effectively multiply the force of each push, meaning you can go further with far less force and effort needed. Works on folding chairs. Some models have features that can help with difficult areas like heavily cambered footpaths or safely descending steep hills.
Drawbacks: Manual (unassisted) propelling is harder due to the weight of the assist itself. Some models temperamental about actions like pop-ups and wheelies. Cannot put on or take off this assist while in your chair; many leave them attached.
Function note: Best used to reduce shoulder injury/wear and fatigue; still requires arm function to use, however some models can compensate for single sided weakness with "hemi mode" adjustments.
Best used: Daily life indoors and outdoors; wherever you'd take your chair normally.
Power assist wheels - Joystick-operated
Examples include: Empulse M90, Alber E-Fix, Yamaha NaviGo (not pictured)
Benefits: Controlled completely through joystick, but wheels still usable without assist engaged. Allows both manual propelling and joystick use. Works on folding chairs. Some models have features that can help with difficult areas like heavily cambered footpaths or safely descending steep hills.
Drawbacks: Manual (unassisted) propelling is harder due to the weight of the assist itself. Some models temperamental about actions like pop-ups and wheelies. Cannot put on or take off this assist while in your chair; many leave them attached.
Function note: Joystick positions can be awkward on some models. Propelling requires additional effort when wheels are off.
Best used: Daily life indoors and outdoors; wherever you'd take your chair normally. Sometimes used as alternative to powerchair for people with low-moderate positioning needs who cannot use a powerchair for some reason (such as not having access to a wheelchair-accessible vehicle) - comes with drawbacks.
Other types
In order: Benoit Light Drive, Klaxon Twist, Empulse R10 caregiver assist
Different models of power assist that don't fit the above categories do exist. The Light Drive works by applying force directly to the wheels, and is somewhat similar to power assist wheels to use. The Klaxon Twist is able to be configured in different ways; it can be rear- or front-mounted. The Empulse R10 is not designed for a wheelchair user to operate at all, it is for caregivers; the wheel is further under the chair to stay out of the way of their feet, with a controller mounted on the push handles.
There are many more models of power assist, but this is a broad overview of what's out there to help people understand their options and not think they're limited to just one option, when so many ways to support independence exist.
Disabled adults fuck. Disabled adults SAY fuck. Disabled adults watch porn. Disabled adults drink. Disabled adults do dangerous things for the fun of it. Disabled adults do stupid things.
Adults with Down Syndrome fuck. Adults with Down Syndrome SAY fuck. Adults with Down Syndrome watch porn. Adults with Down Syndrome drink. Adults with Down Syndrome do dangerous things for the fun of it. Adults with Down Syndrome do stupid things.
Autistic adults fuck. Autistic adults SAY fuck. Autistic adults watch porn. Autistic adults drink. Autistic adults do dangerous things for the fun of it. Autistic adults do stupid things.
Adults with Cerebral Palsy fuck. Adults with Cerebral Palsy SAY fuck. Adults with Cerebral Palsy watch porn. Adults with Cerebral Palsy drink. Adults with Cerebral Palsy do dangerous things for the fun of it. Adults with Cerebral Palsy do stupid things.
Neurodivergent and disabled adults are ADULTS.
Happy disability pride month to severely disabled people who are housebound/bedbound
happy disability pride month to severely disabled people who don’t have access to proper treatment or medical equipment, and are stuck without care that would ease symptoms or make their life easier
happy disability pride month to severely disabled people who won’t be getting better, and who will be getting worse, or who will be dying due to their conditions
happy disability pride month to severely disabled people with photosensitivity who can’t look at screens for long, and feel even more isolated by not being able to interact with much the disability community, even online
happy disability pride month to severely disabled people who aren’t happy to be severely disabled, but are happy to be alive
‘The biggest rollback of disability rights in a generation’ – Charities respond to Supreme Court ruling
The uk Supreme Court has just done a major rollback on disability rights and is putting more disabled people in danger
Yeah, it's fucked this. Bad.
The Court implies that individuals with profound cognitive disabilities cannot be "deprived" of liberty because their condition limits their ability to experience it—a view that devalues their fundamental rights.
they treat disabled people like animals
my 14 year old emo self 🤝 my 26 year old more self-actualised self wanting to kill someone about medical gaslighting
I'm reading a study on how nurses define the term 'drug seeking', and what makes them more likely to put the 'drug-seeker' label on a patient's charts and. well. let me just throw down some quotes
"Needy, unable to cope" (<- you try coping with chronic pain)
"Comfort seeking" (<- you mean.. having a preference for not being in pain.. how criminal)
"Using or trying to obtain drugs on a long-term, chronic base" (<- do you understand what 'chronic pain' means.)
"Asking for pain med then returning to sleep."
"States he’s level 10 pain, but does not appear to be in pain (or ‘5= on appearance)." (<- it is well-known that chronic pain patients tend not to display pain in the same way as acute pain patients)
"Dramatic response to pain" (<- notice how this directly contradicts the comment above. you cannot win)
"Gets IV med, then leaves unit to smoke or walk around" (<- wow requiring medication and then going off to do something you needed pain meds to be able to do is so suspicious)
the article itself put it best when it says: “some comments depict patients trying to apply sound pain management principles, such as continuing to take medication for persistent pain”. no wonder all the other literature on the matter says that women of colour are the most likely group to be labelled drug-seeking. this shit is entirely vibes-based (read: based on the prejudices of nurses and doctors)
happy disability pride month to those who didn’t make it, for whatever reason. you will not be forgotten.
"drug seeking" as a patient label one of the most dogshit stupid concepts of all time. fuuuck everybody look out this guy came in here expecting medical treatment. better watch out in case he goes to a restaurant and starts food seeking
i hope everyone gets the drugs they want forever even if they don't need them (ﾉ◕ᴗ◕)ﾉ*.✧
I feel like ODD being an official disorder in the DSM should be the thing that makes everyone go “hm” about how psychology is practiced
[looking a child directly in the eye] i diagnose you with Shitty Bitch Syndrome. this makes it legal to do medieval german tortures to you by the way
cmon man
also you would be surprised at which group gets disproportionately diagnosed with this disorder. did you guess black people. because its black people
this is what healthcare is like as a disabled person
When you tell someone about being mistreated because of your disability, there is a common response that goes something along the lines of, "But did you explain to them properly why you can't do x thing?" "Did you make sure they understood why you need x accomodation?" "Maybe they just didn't understand?"
For example: "Did you properly explain that the reason you don't do hugs is because of your autism?" or "Maybe they don't really understand how bad fibro fatigue is and that's why they got upset at you for concelling plans."
I hate these kind of responses. They give me the same vibe as being asked, "Yeah, but what were you wearing when you got catcalled?" They put the responsability for the problem onto the person who was discriminated against, instead of the one doing the discriminating. Disabled people should not be expected to go through grueling explanations or justify their needs before those needs are respected.
A homemade meme for you all. Happy Disability Pride Month!
