tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post1688282611317606481..comments2023-08-01T06:37:08.027-05:00Comments on Growing up with a disability: Discomfort at first sightDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360723110664693186noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-53538374834479471402007-07-29T16:14:00.000-05:002007-07-29T16:14:00.000-05:00Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experiences....Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Like you both, I am used to how people treat me on first encounters. My aide was the one who noticed the difference between how people first interact with him and with me. <BR/><BR/>Once we get to know each other, I think person's awkwardness goes away. Or, we don't continue a relationship.<BR/><BR/>It is interesting to think what it is that <EM>really</EM> makes people uncomfortable with someone that they don't yet know - an assistive device (cane or wheelchair or hearing aid or guide dog), seeing bodily functions like drooling or a urinary bag or crossed eyes, or their own uncomfortableness/fear of their personal vulnerabilities.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360723110664693186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-42112171223566242002007-07-28T06:13:00.000-05:002007-07-28T06:13:00.000-05:00Hmmmm. I have an acquired disability, but have had...Hmmmm. I have an acquired disability, but have had it since I was 6. I'm actually so used to the stares that I'm completely unfazed by them. People don't treat me strangely other than that, though, I guess it's because I just use canes, and I'm also very assertive and socially quite forward. But even when I rode a scooter I didn't get hassled, I wonder what the difference was? I should write a post about it.Zephyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020297752831113924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-90322401891829947342007-07-27T21:55:00.000-05:002007-07-27T21:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link David! One of my dear friends ...Thanks for the link David! One of my dear friends who has been disabled since birth suggested I write more about this topic - and when I saw what Ryan said to you, I thought this was a good time to do it . And you're right about me noticing a huge difference in my first encounters of the close kind!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.com