Medical vs. Social Model of Disability
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- There are a lot of different interpretations of both the medical and social models of disability. It’s hard to fully break them down in a short video, but I wanted to make this to introduce it to people who maybe aren’t familiar with this concept.
I think there are pros and cons with both, and I find them both to be a bit extreme. What are your thoughts? 🤔
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Absolutely admire everything about your channel. Very well explained, including all the aspects around common societal misconception, that often make living with an Autism diagnosis harder until understood. Having to learn workarounds and how to deal with aspects of it myself (especially with mid-twenties socializing lol), I love seeing others like you also share and try to learn and understand with a realist, compassionate, and logic based perspective. You are awesome, keep it up, and know you've got my support in every way
It's both!! I think it's the same as "nature vs nurture". I have ADHD and PTSD and it's so hard. I know I wouldn't need meds as much and wouldn't be as "disabled" if society wasn't the way it was. But if the world ended I would still have ADHD and PTSD and it feels so bad sometimes even if I'm in the safest, most accepting, and happiest place ever
My opinion is its caused by how society treats people with a disability. Due to a definite lack of accommodations for many reasons. Perhaps society does not understand the right solution or lacks funds or neglects to prioritize the solution that would benefit the person,
Absolutely right on the spot .. This applies to any and all disabilities
Pretty sure I saw you on netflix but found you here for some school help, great explanation!
I agree with most of this video. However, I disagree that the social model of disability is extreme. The social model is very adaptable to different versions of normality. By emphasizing the socially constructed nature of ability norms, it allows us to rethink the ways that our current infrastructure - which is very much designed from the perspective of the medical model - creates a situation where some bodyminds fit in and others are excluded. That is what seems extreme to me: a society polarized between “normal” and “abnormal” rather than one that recognizes the diversity of abilities and makes room for them all.
I don't like to think of ASD as a disability, I like to think of it as simply a neurological difference. It certainly can cause a social impairment, but I think that is caused more by neurotypicals
Probably because you don't want to have a disability, I had that mindset as a teenager, now I think I was doing verbal gymnastics to get out of being disabled. If I didn't call it a disability then I wasn't disabled kind of idea.
@@FronteirWolf maybe for you but I’m not, as I’m highly intelligent and physically very strong and athletic, and I think the later is indirectly contributed by my autism because I fixate on my training and it gives determination in lifting heavy weights
@@EliW95 yes, but there's also sensory processing problems with autism, difficulty adapting to change, social difficulties etc. Being highly intelligent and strong and athletic doesn't exclude the possibility of disability.
If you've been diagnosed, it's because you've demonstrated social difficulties and difficulties with change and being rigid with routines etc to the person assessing you. It's a developmental disability so it improves with time and the signs become more subtle. Also you can do well in one environment, to the point you feel autism isn't causing you any problems, but if your environment changes too much or you can't do your routines for some reason, you find yourself in a world of difficulties.
@@FronteirWolf sure but that’s mainly because the world is designed for NTs, I’ve found that I’ve never had a social deficit with other autistic people, and I’ve learned how to adapt as well as how to understand social cues to a large extent, but I learned through analysis rather than intuition
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You mean "latter", not "later" 😉
While yes accommodations may help with some things it won’t change the fact until I was 25 I didn’t know how to appropriately behave in some situations - no amount of accommodations would change that. But in the UK we are moving towards not providing support for learning skills and instead expecting everyone to just accommodate
disability is by definition BAD (doesn't make you a bad person!)- that's why it's called a disability. And it is largely on you and your problem to accommodate your own needs and get along in society. What you're talking about with turning the lights down and the volume down that should be you in your house not you expecting other people to do that in their spaces or public spaces
This makes me sad - you're close to accuracy but missing the forest for the trees. Yes, autism is a disability. Saying it isn't or that it's a superpower makes a mockery of the difficulties we face in daily life in a world that's built to exclude us.
What's wrong about turning down music or lights? Does that somehow lessen the enjoyability of your experience? Would you say the same thing to an amputee who needs ramps to get into buildings, or to a veteran with ptsd who asks her neighbors to not set off fireworks?
@@breannamcfarland1080agree, it should be discussed if lights/ sounds can altered if the others are fine either way, and some people are uncomfortable the other way. It's not saying people should go into night clubs, or rock concerts and demand people accommodate people who are sensory avoidant. Obviously, things can go too far. I don't agree with just shutting down any conversation and saying “Your disability your problem”.
I think you missed the point of the video. As an autistic person myself, I agree that not every incidental thing can or should be accommodated, but some things (such as reasonable work or school accommodations) should be the responsibility of those institutions to uphold-and this is actually the law in the U.S. per the ADA. Having a society without things like wheelchair ramps, for example, would be really shitty on the ethical level. People with certain disabilities can’t always advocate for themselves/ do everything on their own.
We live in a society, we’re social beings, and we are supposed to help each other make live easier
@@breannamcfarland1080 I think whether or not it is a disability depends on how the individual can adapt and the degree to which we can learn social skills despite it not coming by intuition. For me, it is no longer a disability, i have been able to gain the benefits of it and mitigate or eliminate the downsides
I love this. I appreciate you posting about knowledge. I believe we need to make accessible and common to bring fidget toys or noise cancelling headphones. As for me, I have panic attacks with loud noises and cant concentrate or understand without fidgeting. And I am not even diagnosed with ASD like others similar to you. I have two cousins who are autistic, one is nonverbal and is 5-6 years old. Please keep posting as long as it doesn’t hurt your anxiety! Knowledge is power.🩷
Same. I have headphones but unfortunately they're not noise-canceling.
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Absolutely admire everything about your channel. Very well explained, including all the aspects around common societal misconception, that often make living with an Autism diagnosis harder until understood. Having to learn workarounds and how to deal with aspects of it myself (especially with mid-twenties socializing lol), I love seeing others like you also share and try to learn and understand with a realist, compassionate, and logic based perspective. You are awesome, keep it up, and know you've got my support in every way
Absolutely admire everything about your channel. Very well explained, including all the aspects around common societal misconception, that often make living with an Autism diagnosis harder until understood. Having to learn workarounds and how to deal with aspects of it myself (especially with mid-twenties socializing lol), I love seeing others like you also share and try to learn and understand with a realist, compassionate, and logic based perspective. You are awesome, keep it up, and know you've got my support in every way