I have realised that I could be a Paralympian because...
...I have Asperger's. Learning disabilities were allowed in this Paralympics.
I was watching the Paralympics the other day and one of the GB medallists had Asperger's. That has really made me think differently about the Paralympians. They are not "them" any more, not to me. A barrier in my brain has come down. Disabled/able is not black and white anymore in my head. Does that make sense?
Look at Sarah Storey. She doesn't have a left hand, due to the umbilical cord getting tangled around her arm in the womb. That could happen to any of us, to any of our children, it's a quirk of nature. She has three gold medals at this Paralympics. And Ellie Simmonds....what a gal!
And I love, love, love "The Last Leg" on Channel 4 and the absence of political correctness.
Does anyone else feel the same? Sorry, I know I'm not expressing this very well, I'm trying to be as PC as possible, I just haven't had much contact with anyone with physical or mental ability challenges before, at least not since school, and it has been a real watershed in my thinking.
(Please be kind with your responses, I do know I haven't expressed this very well and don't mean to offend.)
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Have the Paralympic Games changed your thinking on ability/disability?
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PurpleAndPoppyWearer · 05/09/2012 21:15
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