yes! thats something i couldn’t word, thank you its also frustrating because its an accurate and commonly used description but because it would sound ‘bad’ to people without said disability then it’s a terrible thing to phrase it that way. silly.

oh nooo someone used the words they had available to them to describe horrible symptoms oh nooo you think it sounds childish and pithy?? tough luck. get over your respectability politics and treat your peers’ language choices with respect

i get frustrated when people police the language used to talk about disability, especially when the disability in question involves severe cognitive impairment.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky#books#BookChallenge Book #4: the lady of shalott - alfred tennyson (cheating a little here)

Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters. #Films#FilmChallenge Film #4 - call me by your name

its one of those “haha oh that’d be awful, imagine… -wait hang on that really is it oh no”

it was assigned reading at uni, a nice break from the text/heavy textbooks and arguably a better medium to get the point across

did not know this existed, will be watching it

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Why is there poor care for ME?

What is NHS care like for people with severe ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome?

congrats!