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Differently Abled and bridging the communication gap....
I know that there are several of us who are oft misread in this format. For *Me* having a Brain Injury can lead to impulsive responses coupled with tangential thinking. What I mean by that is I can go into a thread about Tomatoes, which makes me think of salads or Italian Food, which may or may not remind me of my bad date with a cannoli. I tend to take readers on a round about journey with me that can lead to head scratching and offended posters who think I am not being serious.
When I am reacted to with anger or animosity I tend to want to lash out on the same level. Sitting on my hands is an art form.
So how can we we bridge this gap? I think work on both sides must happen. It's one thing to say "Hey, I am differently-abled" and an entirely different thing to say "Because of my different-abledness, I am often impulsive and tangential. If doing so has upset you and confused you please pm me so we can talk about it".
I wish we had a little icon like a handi-cap placard we could place in our profile that is visible so that other posters have some kind of indication.
Thoughts anyone? How do we as Differently-abled going to be proactive?
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