Annie in wonderland

   I was asked today about something that I had put some thought into and I am now going to go into my thoughts a lot more, due to the fact that it’s something that really annoys me when I hear it. Its calling someone Neurotypical and forcing langue on them.   I am all for softer langue but to put it into context this person was self diagnosed and had not   sought out a diagnosis and this seems to be playing into   tropes and this is the danger of self diagnosis due to the fact that some people will start to treat the “ symptoms” but make it much worse due to the fact that people need a proper diagnosis be able to   move forward and for some folks with neurodivergent   brains that have a “proper diagnosis”   often mask this is when   a person who is ADHD or Autistic will hide their personality or stims, but if you get to know the person we will see that they will start to unmask.   So this would be wearing headphones due to   noise overload, or sensory issues wearing the same thing.

This is going to be a controversial topic and let’s keep the conversation going as we need to talk about it, but we need to define what consent is and let’s see what it is, as consent is going to be different depending on the context. The different types I found are, ·        Informed consent around medical decisions and care so this is knowing the risks and benefits of medical procedures or knowing what the risks of medications are. ·        Intimate consent in relationships, so this is being able to have intimate relationships and be physical with that person, but also knowing that it could be risky and knowing how to maintain relationships as well. ·        Implied consent so this could be for care and self-care tasks they need help with so for someone who needs help dressing or showering so being able to consent to this care. [i]   This is where  the  complexity of disability  comes into play as  some people are able to consent but if a person has a mental illness or ment

    So I was starting to talk about restrictive practices but let’s get down to what they are as this is where people start to get stuck I will add in where to get accurate information as this is the thing getting accurate information about what they are and how they need to be used as there it two major categories and they are approved restrictive practices and then we have unapproved restrictive practices and this is where it needs to be reported as this is where it can cause trauma as having a disability or neurodiversity, can be inherently traumatizing as the world is constantly gaslighting and we are behind everyone else in some areas and ahead in others and this isn’t normal and we need to be aware of that. So, the approved restrictive practices are in a couple of categories and they are chemical restraint,   this is the use of medications to control behaviour  and this is where you need to be able to prove they are needed as the medications that are used hav