gemma o'hagan

“Neurodiversity supporters cling essentially to autism’s diagnostic criteria when challenging even mainstream critics, as we support acceptance of official autism domains of atypical communication, intense and “special” interests, a need for familiarity or predictability, and atypical sensory processing, yet distinguish between those core traits and co-occurring conditions we would be happy to cure such as anxiety, gastrointestinal disorders, sleep disorders, and epilepsy.”
― Steven K. Kapp, Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from the Frontline

“And because, after all, we are talking about people. Not data.”
― Jennifer O'Toole, Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum

“90% of Deaf people who marry choose a Deaf partner. By contrast, most people with disabilities do not see it as a priority or even desirable to marry within the group. 14”
― Paddy Ladd, Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood

“There are those who make the world worse, those who make no difference, and those who make the world better. Be one who makes the world better, if you can.”
― Hazel Prior, Away with the Penguins