Not going to lie some days I'm so annoyed at my disability or wish I could just be and look "normal" . Other times I feel like I'm in this weird middle ground where my disability doesn't impact me as much as most people I have met who have disabilities but I don't fit in with the abled body community either. Some people have treated me as if I was lessor intellectually and physically for having one while some forget I have one and are harsh when I'm not living up to certain standards. But without cerebral palsy then I wouldn't be me. Cerebral palsy has given me a unique perspective and insights that I could not have gained any other way. So yes if there was a cure I wouldn't take it like josh blue said.
Happy disability pride month!
To be disabled does not mean you lack abilities
It means we are able to do things but just differently
It doesn't mean to be capable of less
It means to be adaptable
To have an intellectual disability does not mean one is not smart
It just means to learn differently and at your own pace
Having a physical disability does not mean you have a intellectual one too
People with disabilities are still capable
Of intelligence
Capable of being athletic
Capable of independence
Capable of success
Often even more capable of love
Of kindness & acceptance
Patience & optimism
Compassion & empathy
Persistence & determination
Because of the obstacles we face
Broaden your vocabulary
Don't use the R word
An ignorant word that under estimate a whole community of beautiful and loving people
Handicapped is not appropriate either
Person-first language is in
Or rather just call us by our names
We are not our disability
We are so much more
People are so much more than their apperance and their flaws
So much more than a label
We are our personalities
We are out characteristic traits
We are our passions
And we are our strengths
We are perfect just the way we are
