Heather Cook🖖Autistic CoachLies that taught me I was “broken” and “there’s something wrong with me.” Part 1.
Ableist lie: “Just try harder.”
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Internalized ableist version that I took on: “I just need to push myself, and if it still doesn’t work, it’s my fault.”
The truth: People learn and work and do things in lots of different ways. If the method that worked for them doesn’t work for me, I can find another method, and that is equally valid, or even question the worth of doing that thing entirely.
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