By Andrew Pulrang — 2021
Disability activism is empowering. Keys to getting started are staying open, sharing the stage, working collaboratively, listening and learning, and being willing to ask for help to make it less scary.
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We’re exploring love in many forms with first-hand accounts from the frontlines of dating, marriage, intimacy and friendship, all with people living—and loving—with disabilities.
My best resource turns out to be websites that offer ten, twenty-five, or 101 relationship tips. The sites are silly, and the ads gum up my computer, but I learn about concepts like compassion, forgiveness, and presence.
Sometimes you have to come up with unique ways to show love if your partner has a disability.
Women with disabilities often begin to date much later in life, and they struggle in a dating culture that places a premium on physical appearance.
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People with physical disabilities fight hurtful stereotypes when looking for relationship partners
How misperceptions about disability can prevent people with physical and cognitive impairments from being able to express their sexuality.
If you have ADHD, you might find it hard to date, make friends, or parent. That’s partly because good relationships require you to be aware of other people's thoughts and feelings. But ADHD can make it hard for you to pay attention or react the right way.
As they reach adulthood, the overarching quest of many in this first generation to be identified with Asperger syndrome is the same as many of their nonautistic peers: to find someone to love who will love them back.
Anyone of any sexual orientation, gender, or other relationships status can be in a queerplatonic relationship
Platonic intimacy is the foundation of any friendship where everyone is invested in each other’s growth.
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