Hidden Danger: Internalized Ableism in Neurodivergent Children & Teens

THE AUTISM ADHD PODCAST

Holly Blanc Moses

Psychology, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Adhd, Speechtherapy, Autism, Autismawareness, Occupationaltherapy, Child, Therapy, Parent, Parenting, Education, Behavior

4.8 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Thanks for joining me today:) In this episode, I'm talking about a BIG topic - internalized ableism. It's time to have open conversations about the negative impact it has on the mental health of neurodivergent children. Don't miss this episode!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Autism, ADHD podcast. I am so happy that you join me today. I want to take a moment and ask for your help. Please take just a second and give the podcast a five-star review.
0:19.5	This will help me continue the podcast and keep bringing you
0:23.3	helpful information. Thanks so much again for taking the time to give that five-star review. Now,
0:29.9	let's get started. Hi, everyone. Today, I'm going to talk about four signs of internalized evilism and nerd-a-vurgent kids and teens. I'm going to talk about four signs of internalized ableism in
0:39.1	nerd divergent kids and teens. I'm really wanting to focus on this because it negatively
0:46.6	impacts the mental health of these kids so much. But before we talk about internalized ableism, we need to first talk about
0:56.9	what ableism is. It's basically when people discriminate against or treat others unfairly because
1:04.9	of their disabilities. It's like society's attitudes or actions. just make it harder for people with disabilities.
1:13.7	This can be anything from assuming someone can't do something or not providing the services
1:21.1	someone needs or even using words or language that puts down people with disabilities.
1:33.1	Abelism for neurodivergent kids is kind of like this giant weight.
1:35.8	They carry around everywhere with them.
1:47.4	It's all the little things that really add up that make them feel like they don't fit in. They're not good enough. They're not as good as neurotypical kids. So imagine being in a classroom where the teacher always praises the kids
1:56.5	who are able to sit still and pay attention. But the teacher gives you the eye because you can't sit still because your body doesn't let you.
2:07.2	You're always fidgeting.
2:10.8	You'd probably feel like you could never measure up.
2:16.2	You probably feel like you're never going to meet that teacher's expectations.
2:22.1	What if you were in English class and the teacher always praised the kids who had good handwriting?
2:30.8	But you didn't have good handwriting, your hand hurt and you had fine motor skill defenses.
2:36.7	How would you ever measure up?
2:41.4	Imagine trying to make friends, but the other kids made fun of the things you got excited about
2:47.5	because they weren't cool or normal.
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