Susan Ville

📢 As the world marks #WorldAutismAwarenessDay on APR-02, families across the #gaza strip grapple with protecting their #children amid ongoing #war, #displacement, and the collapse of care and rehabilitation #services

For these families, the challenge extends far beyond providing therapy or rehabilitative support; it has become a relentless struggle to secure even the most basic measures of #safety and stability -

#healthcare #mentalhealth #palestine

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Between displacement and destruction: Life of children with autism in the Gaza Strip

WAFA Agency
Apr 2 at 10:39amWeb
Show threadSusan Ville1d ago
cc @Gardenia , @RFancio , @GRA3432
Show threadAisha the R211A1d ago
@villebooks I'm bothered by the ableist and pathologizing language surrounding autism here as if it's always an impairment in children. While it's hard to find relevant info from Gaza, in my experience in the imperial core, organizers in radical movements are more likely to be autistic. I think it's because we're more prone to radicalization because we care less about social conformity. So I perceive autism as a superpower, though we do have struggles in an ableist world. Would autistic adults be enriched in the heroes fighting the IOF? Not only the soldiers and commanders, but also educators, archivists, librarians, etc.
Show threadSusan Ville1d ago

@tortitude That's an interesting approach, but you can't research superpowers, nor do I see any reason to single out certain individuals within a community based on specific attributes

I'm HSP, I have good instincts, but I'm completely anti-dogmatic - Imo people are more complex than our preconceived notions suggest; good support is important for all children, social adjustment is just one factor, ethical principles aren't even taught in schools. Diversity in thinking is important for us all.