Annie in wonderland

  https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6dAmalcTDCb   Hi all so this is day two of getting my health back and that includes connecting with others that is a massive thing for me as I have massive trust issues so I am learning how to trust others and to ask for help but I am also walking a very fine line of is it simply asking for support or is it, entitled behaviors. As in getting my health back the one thing I forgot was my mental health, and that is really important to me as a person with a disability what we could consider self-care others could consider entitled, but it’s a delicate dance of is it entitled or is it a person's reactions to boundaries and this is a really interesting thing to consider, as sometimes when you get the support you need, I have seen a couple of “ interesting” reactions. These are all from my nuclear family from my wider family it’s seen as taking pressure on my family and this is kind of weird because my family feels “put out” by the fact that th

I am posting this the day before the official day morning and as we have seen so much coverage from death to HR Queen Elsbeth II's funeral and I wanted to revisit talking to people with intellectual disabilities about death.  I have some kid's books about death and it is a great opportunity to talk about death in a developmentally appropriate way, and the advice is to be direct and simple, and not use euphemism's about death, like they have gone to a farm, or crossed the rainbow bridge.  Also, I see that people can understand much more than they would admit.    These are some really great books aimed at kids depending on their mental capacity or using videos.  25 Children's Books That Explain Death And Grief To Kids | HuffPost Life I would also suggest giving the person time to grieve if it is someone close to them that they have lost and that they are also talking about that it's permanent and that to take them to the funeral.  I also suggest talking about appropri