purog on Yik Yak | People are always surprised how well I get along with my cousin with very severe down syndrome and want to know why. The answer: I treat her like the adult she is. She’s not stupid. She knows when people are talking down to her. I simply don’t talk down.

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Neurodivergent 16w

purog

People are always surprised how well I get along with my cousin with very severe down syndrome and want to know why. The answer: I treat her like the adult she is. She’s not stupid. She knows when people are talking down to her. I simply don’t talk down.

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Anonymous 16w

Speak to her like the adult she is instead of like a toddler and she will appreciate it. I help her when she needs help but I at least let her try first (unless it’s dangerous and she could get hurt) and when I do help I still speak to her like an adult.

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Anonymous 16w

My pet peeve is when I tell people my best friend has Down syndrome and they’re like “aww you’re so nice” … bruh she’s the funniest girl I know, I’m not friends with her out of pity 😭

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Anonymous 16w

Queen (or king) shit right here

Anonymous 16w

real, plus personally i know i just tend to get along best with other neurodivergent and disabled people in general. we have tons to relate over even if our diagnoses & life experiences are very different from each other’s

Anonymous 16w

I love this but in my fam my cousin w Down syndrome has kinda been forced into infantilization so she’s like a kid as a 20 year old woman, and probably against her own will. it always makes me so sad bc she was doing so well w speech therapy+development and something just switched when she was about 12.

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purog 16w

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#4 16w

My cousin with down syndrome is in her 30s or 40s and is non verbal. She lives with her mother and will live with her brother eventually. She can’t live alone or take care of herself because it’s so severe but I don’t see that as a reason to talk down to her or treat her without respect.

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Anonymous

#4 16w

Honestly if it’s not dangerous my opinion is why not let her at least try to do (minor) things herself. If it seems like she wants help i’ll help her but I don’t immediately jump in and try to do things for her when she tries to do things herself. She likes to at least be allowed to try to do things. Like if she’s doing crafts or a puzzle or building a sand castle i’ll let her do it herself or just join her instead of taking over just because she can’t take care of herself doesn’t mean she…

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Anonymous

#4 16w

Can’t do SOME things herself or at least be allowed to try as long as it won’t hurt her. She likes to be treated like she’s capable of things. She can recognize when people are treating her like she can’t do ANYTHING and like she’s a baby.