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S2E1: The Shaman
This is the first guide you’ve encountered on your journey. Now that you have been welcomed into the Wildwood of disability, you will be shown how to question what you know. For new visitors and seasoned explorers alike, now is the time to reexamine perspectives and realign worldviews.
Neurodivergent or Neurodiverse?
As a neurodivergent activist and organizer, seeing terms be misused is one of the most frustrating issues I face. These mixups contribute to the cultural confusion around our language and identities, and they often damage the credibility of the people misusing terms. Let’s look at one of these common mistakes and how to correct it.…
S2E0: The Wanderer
The first forest I can remember in my life doesn’t have a name. Rather, it does have a name, in many tongues, but I do not remember its name. I do remember that it had a Turtle Pond, where one could often see the eponymous turtles. It also had salamanders and buzzing dragonflies and curious…
Trusting Your Gut, Staying Out of the Hospital
Every person who’s disabled, chronically ill, or just gets sick or injured a lot understands the self-doubt about the severity of their symptoms. After a recent bout of pneumonia, I’d like to reflect on the value of trusting your gut and how it helped me avoid the most severe outcomes.
S2 Teaser: Cripping the Wildwood
What is the Wildwood? Who knows it, who has been invited to its depths? Where can one access the Wood? Those answers are both simpler and far more challenging than you would think.
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