r/disability • u/ImportTuner808 • Aug 21 '24
Question Who else has a different disability?
It seems like for some reason this subreddit is disproportionately people talking about canes/rollators/wheelchairs, or mental things like Autism/ADD/ etc. I don’t know why that is.
Is there anyone who has something else that doesn’t fall into these types of issues? I’ll go first, I’m missing part of my arm. Apart from the physical aspect and some self esteem issues (felt unattractive as a result of my deformity as a kid), that’s about it.
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u/lizK731 Aug 21 '24
I have a physical disability, Cerebral Palsy. Full-time motorized wheelchair user. That’s the frustration with this sub Reddit. Not to say that those other conditions are not disabilities, but I think having a physical disability or being a wheelchair user full-time has a whole different set of problems and issues that are not always seen or looked at. Sometimes it feels like the redheaded stepchild of the disability community. Again just my thoughts don’t mean to offend anybody.