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 Sometimes i would stim at school (we've already talked about stims) and then, the therapist or my parents would tell me to appear more "normal"... NOW I KNOW THAT WAS A REALLY GARBAGE TAKE... WHAT'S NORMAL ANYWAYS? FOR ME... NORMAL IS A BAD WORD.  Normal, is, first thing first, A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT. For many Indigenous communities around the world, going topless was normal, even if you were a woman. That is, until colonizers came. But the colonizers are to blame, not Indigenous people. What i'm saying is: There's no exact definition of what exactly constitutes "normalcy".  Of course, the concept of "normalcy" is not just racist: It is VERY, VERY ABLEIST. Let's say you stim: People will tell you off, asking you to act "normal". But these people never wonder why you stim(we've talked about that before), and therefore, think it just has to be a bad thing, because they haven't ever seen it. And it's ok. Through evolutio...

 We've talked about how She-Ra gives us hope, about how Catra is a victim of multiple abuse...  Now, we'll talk abou that princess who redeemed an intergalactic conqueror with her love... That princess who, behin her ethically grey actions, hid a great desire of being apreciated with all and her diferences... Yes... Today, we'll talk about our dear Entrapta. I think she's the best Autistic rep until now. They even got an Autistic writer for her.  She is a somewhat lonely girl, a tech lover, but... she isn't that good with people.  And that's when Hordak comes along. He also feels like a failure, knowing he'll be euthanized becausae of his nerve damage. She's the first to understand what he feels like, BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN TREATED LIKE THAT. I MEAN, THEY PUT HER ON A LEASH. That's how they develop a relationship, between two souls sharing Ableist Discrimination and love for tech.  Many raise eyebrows at this relationship. They think: How could a wom...

Haven't you ever been chilling on the couch all day, and suddenly you remember: NOOO I GOTTA WASH MY CLOTHES... Sounds "UGHHH", doesn't it? Specially when you're mentally ill and always tired, like Mermista (we'll talk about her ableist views in a minute).  [Image description: Mermista puts her hands in her forehead, closes her eyes and says "Ugh!"] Why does this happen? Because a thing so small... CAN BE QUITE OVERWHELMING! We see tiny steps such as "getting to laundry room" and "putting clothes in"... IT'S TOO MUCH!! So yeah, that's why we don't do it. LAZINESS DOESN'T EXIST, AND YOU CAN FIND MORE INFO HERE:  https://latinaautisticentrapta.tumblr.com/post/635674422482731008/lovelyssthefish-lilcowgirl7-laziness-does-not As you can see, Depression makes things even more impossible, the same with Chronic Illness and Autism (which makes information hard to filter, which then, causes that horrible, overwhelming sensor...

 Yo roleaba como Entrapta... Aunque no quiero recordar a la persona con la que lo hacía, debo recordar que la intimidad era parte clave de mi rol, pues trataba de nterpretar, junto al chico que interpretaba a Hordak (y que, pensaba, en ese momento, que no era CompHet) (no importa,  Hordak está pagando por sus acciones)a una pareja Discapacitada y empoderada (de nuevo, el autismo ES una discapacidad) que le quería enseñar a los Etherianos que la gente Disca puede y tendrá momentos íntimos (y no momentos internos, ya hemos visto porque, la intimidad es para la prócima vez). Incluso en ese tipo de rol, stimmeaba. Hacía "ruiditos", movía mi cabeza, aleteaba... Nunca he tenido intimidad en la vida real, pero siento que, definitivamente, stimearía en esas practicas (sobre todo ahora que supe quien soy y con quien lo quiero hacer). Lo hago cuando se me cumplen mis antojos alimenticios, ¿porque no hacerlo ahí?  Pero, ¿Qué rayos es un stim? Bueno, son esas pequeñas acciones que TO...

 I roleplay as Entrapta... Intimacy is a key part of my role, as I try to portray, along with the guy who plays Hordak (don't worry, he is paying for his actions), an empowered Disabled couple (Again, Autism IS a Disability) who tries to show Etherians Disabled people CAN and WILL have intimate times (and NO inmate times) (Intimacy is a topic for later). Even in that kind of roleplay, i stim. I make noises, i handflap, move my head... I've never been intimate in real life, but I feel of course i would stim during those practices. I always do it when I have my food cravings fulfilled, so, why not stim when i fulfill other cravings? But hey, What the Hell is a stim? Well, they are those  tiny actions that EVERYONE, mostly Autistics, ADHDers and Anxious people do EVERYTIME. Again. and Again. and Again. It can be listening to the same song, everyday, under the same circunstances (ex: listening to Bon Jovi's "Story of My Life" EVERYTIME YOU DO HOMEWORK), or moving your...

 We've already talked about Entrapta, about her being Autistic, and about her relationship with Hordak, who've we've talked about has Chronic Pain. Now, are there more Disabled People in Etheria? The answer is YES, let's see it step by step.  *Many amputees think Scorpia is a good allegory of this Disability, because of the way her claws interact with the world. Per se, the character has motor problems which dyspraxia could help explain, and even has a not-so-typícal train of thought. *Octavia and someone in Huntara's gang both have just one eye. *One of the Starlight siblings is an amputee,they're not Etherian though.  *Sea Hawk presents many ADHD signs. *Beautiful Catra presents the 9 key signs of BPD. It's implied that Melog acts like the Catgirl's service dog. *Adora has been labeled as having ADHD or OCD. *Rogelioo, the Horde's lizard boy, doesn't speak in an Understandable way. Bad news though: Only Lonnie and Kyle understand him, he isn...

 I've talked about Catra, and Entrapta, will possibly soon talk about Glimmer, Adora or Mara... But today, i'll talk about the flawed clone who cleansed civilizations, in an effort to cleanse his own imperfection, which would later make his life more beautiful. Yes, we'll talk about Hordak. Many fans hate the character. The creator, Noelle Stevenson, confirmed he was a colonizer, and that's why I BELIEVE FANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO HATE HIM. Many also point out how much he mistreated Catra and the other cadets, and Princesses, and add that Hordak yelled at Entrapta more than once. HONESTLY, I BELIEVE IT'S ONE OF THE BEST CRITIQUES YOU CAN MAKE ABOUT THE CHARACTER, I JUST CAN'T DENY IT. Now, my opinion, which could be a bit "yikes" inducing: Who is Hordak? Well, to me, he is, with no doubt, A CRIMINAL. But, I repeat, HE TREATED ENTRAPTA THE MOST TENDER WAY SHE HAD EXPERIMENTED IN A LONG TIME, AND, VICEVERSA, ENTRAPTA HELPED HIM WITH HIS EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. S...

 Ya hemos hablado de Catra, de Entrapta, próximamente tal vez hable de Adora, Mara o Glimmer... Pero hoy hablaré de aquel clon defectuoso, ese que purgó civilizaciones, en su afán por purgarse a sí mismo de una imperfección, que al final dio belleza a su vida: Hablaremos de Hordak. Muchos fans odian al personaje. La creadora, Noelle Stevenson, confirmó que se trataba de un colonizador, y por esto digo, ESTÁN EN SU DERECHO LOS FANS QUE ODIAN A HORDAK. Muchos también apuntan al sufrimiento que causó a Catra y a los cadetes, incluso a las Princesas,e incluso comentan que le gritó a Entrapta en ocasiones. HONESTAMENTE, CREO QUE ES UNA DE LAS MÁS VÁLIDAS CRÍTICAS QUE SE PUEDEN HACER DEL PERSONAJE. NO PUEDO NEGAR ESTO.  Ahora va mi opinión, aunque puede sentar muy mal: ¿Quién es Hordak? Pues bien, a mi parecer, SIN DUDA ES UN CRIMINAL, pero hay que recalcar que TRATÓ A ENTRAPTA DE LA MANERA MÁS GENTIL QUE ELLA EXPERIMENTÓ EN MUCHO TIEMPO, Y, A SU VEZ, ENTRAPTA LE AYUDÓ A IDENTIFICAR...

 Cualquier persona discapacitada habrá pensado alguna vez: "¿Dónde está la gente como yo en la televisión?". Y a medida que analizamos todo, nos damos cuenta de que hay muy poca gente como nosotres. Toph Beifong (Avatar: La leyenda de Aang) es una niña Ciega Barbara Gordon (Young Justice) usa silla de ruedas en la tercera temporada del show (OJO: la tercera temporada es algo más violenta que las otras dos) Entrapta es una Mujer Autista. ...Y esos son los personajes que vienen a mi mente ahora, y que están confirmados como Discapacitadas.  Además, de las mejores representaciones que he visto, pues algunas se quedan en un sólo episodio sobre inclusión, o son hechas de una manera superflúa, con estereotipos, y, a veces, hasta parecieran bromas de mal gusto, debido a los énfasis en partes "incómodas" (el babeo, las idas al baño) y la poca aceptación de la retroalimentación. A pesar de ser de las mejores representaciones, estos tres personajes tienen algunas cosas que se...

Ya hablé acerca de Entrapta, sobre el que es Autista, y sobre su relación con Hordak, quien ya dijimos que tiene Dolor Crónico. Ahora, ¿Hay más gente Discapacitada en Etheria? La respuesta es SÍ, veámoslo paso a paso. *Mucha gente de la Comunidad Amputada considera a Scorpia como una metáfora de esta discapacidad, por la manera en que sus pinzas interactúan con el mundo. De por si, el personaje ya presenta problemas de coordinación que sugieren dispraxia, además de que claramente comparte un patrón de pensamiento atípico. *Octavia y una de las chicas de la banda de Huntara solo tienen un ojo cada una. *A pesar de que no son Etherianos, uno de los hermanos Starlight es amputado. *Sea Hawk presenta muchos signos de TDAH. *La hermosa Catra presenta los 9 síntomas clave del Trastorno Límite de la Personalidad, y se intuye que Melog actúa como el animal de servicio de la felina. *Adora ha sido catalogada como teniendo TDAH o TOC. *Rogelio, el chico lagarto de la Horda, no habla de manera en...

 Ya hablamos de como She-Ra da esperanza, de como Catra es una víctima de múltiples abusos... Ahora hablaremos de aquella princesa que con su amor redimió a un conquistador intergláctico... Aquella princesa que, tras de sus actos éticamente cuestionables escondía las ansias de ser apreciada con todo y diferencias... Auella princesa cuyo amor, determinación e ingenio iluminó el universo, y lo salvó. Así es... Hoy hablaremos de nuestra querida Entrapta, ícono Autista. Ella, creo, es la mejor representación Autista hasta ahora. Incluso una persona Autista colaboró escribiéndola. Ella es una chica algo solitaria, con un gran amor por la tecnología, sin embargo, no es buena haciendo amigos... Y en eso entra Hordak. Él también se siente como un fracasado, y sabe que Prime lo sacrificará por su defecto de los nervios. Ella es la primera en comprender como se siente, PORQUE ASI LA TRATAN. DIGO, LE PUSIERON UNA CORREA. En eso, empieza a fortalecerse una gran relación, de dos almas que compa...

 Trigger Warning: abuse, rape, suicide, genocide,  homicide, war, abandonment, torture, betrayal, death, kidnapping... and a whole bunch of spoiler.  As you may have been able to tell, i'm a huge SPOP fan (Yes, I'm the one asking for the movie). And i have to say i'm quite amused by this reboot of the 80's serie, because it deals with topics like  trauma, abuse, war crimes,  and other complex topics which 7 years old (youngest ones who can watch the show)  wouldn't get, or analize. In the nlast article, i talked about the show and hope... Hope for  Disabled and LGBT+ People...  Now, hardly, we have to look atn the other side of the coin... IT SHOWS STORIES ABOUT ABUSE, TRAUMA, AND EVEN SUBTLE SUICIDAL/GENOCIDAL/HOMICIDAL TENDENCIES.  Today we'll talk abou the series most complex and changing character, which makes us cry, laugh, and get angry, the one who hides her vulnerability with menacing gestures, who hides fear, and sorrow...  And ...

 Alerta de contenido: ABUSO, VIOLACIÓN, SUICIDIO, GENOCIDIO, HOMICIDIO, GUERRA, ABANDONO, TORTURA, TRAICIÓN, MUERTE, secuestro,... Y UN CHANGO DE SPOILERS. Como ya se habrán dado cuenta, soy MEGAFAN de SPOP (She-Ra y las Princesas del Poder)(Si, soy de esas fans que van por la vida pidiendo la #SheRaMovie, ¿ok?). Y he de decir que este reboot de la serie de los 80's me fascina, ya que lidia con temas como trauma, abuso, crímenes de guerra, entre otros bastante complejos, que, para niños de 7 años (quienes ya pueden empezar a ver el show, según la clasificación de Netflix), pueden ser difíciles de detectar, y mucho más de analizar. En el artículo anterior hablé de la "cara buena" del show: Es esperanzador, sobre todo para la gente Discapacitada y LGBT+... Ahora, por más difícil que pueda ser, debo de hablar de la otra cara de la moneda: NOS MUESTRA HISTORIAS DE ABUSO, DE TRAUMA, E INCLUSO, SUTILMENTE, DE TENDENCIAS SUICIDAS/HOMICIDAS/GENOCIDAS.  Hoy hablaremos de quien yo ...

Era el mes del orgullo. Tenía miedo de celebrar con mis padres, quienes todavía están empezando a cuestionarse lo que saben del amor y las maneras en que este se manifiesta. En línea, me dijeron, "Ve She-Ra y las Princesas del Poder!". No tenía nada que perder. Estaba Entrapta, canónicamente Autista, y, si no me gustaba, todavía debía ponerme al día con Supergirl. Así que lo vi, Y ME FASCINÓ. Había visto la versión anterior con mis padres, ya que tenían los casettes que solía ver cuando me enfermaba de pequeña. Ahora, como mujer, me fascina esta versión. Desde los escenarios hermosos, a la diversidad de cuerpos, etnias y personalidades, pasando por la preciosa lección que Entrapta les enseña a lxs niñxs Discapacitados cuando le dice a Hordak "Tus imperfecciones son hermosas", AMÉ CADA SEGUNDO. Tristemente, la serie terminó... CON UN BESO. CATRADORA ERA CANON, Y ESO ME DIO ESPERANZA. Es posible que, aunque no fuera intención de Noelle, que elle (usa they/them en ingl...

It was pride month. I was afraid of celebrating with my parents, who are just starting to question what they know about love and the various ways it may present itself. Online, they told me "watch  She-Ra and the Princesses of Power". I had nothing to lose. There was Entrapta, canonically Autistic, and, if i din't like it, i still had to catch up with Supergirl.  So I watched it. IT WAS FASCINATING. I had seen the old version with my parents, they had some casettes which i used to watch when i was sick, as a child. Now, as a woman, I'm fascinated by this version. From the beautiful scenaries, to the different personalities, body types and ethnicities, to the precious lesson Entrapta shows Disabled kids when telling Hordak "Your imperfections are beautiful", I LOVED EVERY SECOND. Sadly, the serie ended... WITH A KISS. CATRADORA WAS CANON. AND IT GIVES ME HOPE. It's possible that, even if it wasn't Noelle's intention, she made Adora Autistic too.  ...

Once there was a talent show at my school. Many "friends" asked me to participate. Wondering the talent i could have, i decided to ask them why they were so interested in my partaking. They answered it was "so people could know people like me can overcome their problems". I know what they were referring to. Social media floods us with stories about people "overcoming disability". As if it was a task, in which luck determines the winner. And it does happen like that, but it's not good. Unfortunately, the world is not accesible for many of us, and there are many things that interfere with a Disabled Person's triumph: economy, contacts, geographic zone, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, other disabilities, even PHYSICAL APPEAREANCE INTERFERES. sharing a video about -----, who is ----- and achieved------, is actually a case of someone who IS LUCKY. And i say it as someone who is non-superstitous. Many times, we won't achieve what the person ...

Hay personas que dicen: "Si eres mujer, no puedes ser Autista"... Ya, entonces, ¿Qué ven aquellas personas al verme? ¿Acaso ven a un ser mágico, de otro planeta, o que rayos ven? Yo estoy aquí, viva. En tu misma realidad. Y tengo todo el derecho de estar en ella. La realidad de la humanidad es para la humanidad entera. Yo existo, como mujer, como Autista. Alguna vez se creyó que estas dos identidades no eran combinables. Pero hoy se sabe que si.  Varias personas creen que solo 25% de Autistas son mujeres. NO ES CIERTO. Esto se basa en varios sesgos, desde el obvio sesgo sexista de los doctores que todavía creen en "cerebro masculino" y "cerebro femenino" (bien es cierto que se tienen algunas diferencias en tamaño y conexiones, sin embargo, esto poco tiene que ver con la realidad de ser Autista o no), pasando por el ignorar a la gente Trans y de género No Binario, hasta saber que miles de personas no son diagnosticadas cuando, además de machismo y capacitis...

I've got an ONLY AUTISTICS group. NTS CAN'T ENTER.  Still, daily, there are parents desperate to enter. I've had to reject them. They say "my child/ granchild is Autistic" or "The neighbour has an Autistic kid". They say they want the best for the child.  BUT, WHEN THEY ENTER, WE SEE IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.  *They tell us which symbols and language to use (curiously, they´re the ones the Autistic Community HATES THE MOST) *They say their child (or their known one's) "isn't like us"... Then, THEY START MENTIONING ABOUT THE LITTLE ONE'S BOWEL MOVEMENTS (and they never talk if their puppies have worms)... EVEN WITHOUT KNOWING WHO WE ARE, OR WHICH PROBLEMS WE FACE. THEY JUST SEE OUR ONLINE-FACES. *         THEY CENSOR OUR DIFFERENT OPINIONS, CALLING US NASTY, SASSY AND MEAN. *THEY´RE HOMOPHOBIC, SEXIST, ISLAMOPHOBIC, ABLEIST (of course) OR OTHERWISE BIGOTED.  And most nauseus part... THEY SAY TO BE THEIR CHILDREN'S VOICES. THEY AREN...

Sometimes i wake up with that terrible backache...Those that appear when i can't sleep at night. I don't have energy, but the pain keeps me from sleeping.  My mum tells me to clean my room. I tell her i'm out of spoons. She doesn't understand. But, what are spoons, in this case? Basically, it's something coined by Christine Miserandino, a waitress with lupus, who had the idea to illustrate, via (first encountered, literally) physical objects, the energy loss that chronically ill people face day by day. Still, some, because of the complex theory, prefer to explain it via battery. But spoons are more popular within each passing day. Not only chronically ill people lose spoons quickly. Mentally ill people do too, specially if their mood gets low because of some reason.  i'll show you a day in my life. Firstly, i have 30 spoons. It's a terrific day, one that i hardly ever have. Almost a miracle. 1.- i wake up. Let's suppose it's Saturday. I habe to choos...

There are Autistics who hurt themselves... Desperate mothers, put them through abusive therapies, which i've talked about here, and this is counterproducent.  Truth is, this people have the need to communicate, as with any human being. Maybe they won't be able to communicate through speech, but, as i've said, AAC devices can quite help. so, again, we have to understand: SPEAKING IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO COMMUNICATE. Why, then, is it presented as the only option? BECAUSE OF ORALISM, OR, AS I CALL OT, LOCUOCENTRISM. It's simply a bad case of "mayority phallacy": The mayority talks, so it's the only thing that's acceptable. But, no. Our ancestors communicated through noise, drawings, and gestures. Modern day apes use this tools also (except a few that were taught Sign Language by scientists) . Same happens with children who, like the mythical Tarzan (they DO exist), where brought up by animals... Even in Cirque Du Soleil, they talk Cirquish, a language only...

I speak. But, sometimes, if i am too tired, sad, jaded, or in pain, words won't come from outside my mouth. Soemtimes i only can draw or put GIFS, because i can't even type... I don't think in words anymore! I also know a bit of my country's Sign Language. These are all valid forms of communication, and many Autistics use them. they fall into the AAC (Augmentative-Alternative Communication) umbrella. Watch Out: They're not the same. Alternative is when it's your main method of communication, while Augmentative is for cases like mne, in which, even with a great oral language, there are cases when you need to be more resourceful. Alternatives that differ from those already mentioned are text to speech, PECS,  answer "Yes" and "No" Buttons,  echolalia (repeating what someone just said, although with slight changes, or phrases from media), Methods of eye movements, Rapid Prompting Method (letterboards) and Facilitated Communication (ehich uses em...

Hay Autistas que se agreden... Las mamás, desesperadas, los meten a terapias abusivas (ya hablé de k experiencia con la infame ABA) y esto es contraproducente. La verdad es que estas personas tienen la necesidad de comunicarse, como todo ser humano. Tal vez no puedan con el habla, pero, como ya dije, los sistemas CAA los pueden ayudar bastante. Por esto, creo que hay que entender que, una vez más: HABLAR NO ES LA ÚNICA MANERA DE COMUNICARSE. ¿Por qué, entonces, se presenta el habla como única opción? POR EL ORALISMO, TAMBIÉN YO LO LLAMO LOCUOCENTRISMO. Simplemente, se cae en la "falacia de la mayoría" "La mayoría habla, así que esto es lo único aceptable". Sin embargo, no. Nuestros ancestros prehistóricos hacían ruidos solamente, lo mismo los primates de hoy en día (a excepción de algunos entrenados en Lengua De Señas) y los varios niños que, como el mítico Tarzán, fueron criados por animales (De veras, existen, te invito a descubrir sus historias)... Incluso en el ...