[ SECRET POST #3420 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #3420 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.


__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.
[Banana Fish]


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.

















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 051 secrets from Secret Submission Post #489.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I dunno, OP. I don't think you should write a disabled character out of any sense of obligation (I know you said in your secret that you write varied characters because you like diversity, but it kinda sounds like you need to fill a diversity quota by writing a disabled character) and if you have such a visceral reaction to disabled people, it might come out in your writing. Disability covers a wide range though. I knew a girl with cerebral palsy who had a slight limp and you couldn't really tell unless she was walking fast. My cousin has autism and most people are surprised to learn he has it because he doesn't fit the stereotype of a person with autism. I worked with an autistic girl who was nonverbal and avoided eye contact, but she loved getting and receiving hugs. Now I work with a girl who has Rett syndrome and you can't tell she has it by looking at her. She's nonverbal, but when a song she likes comes on the radio, she'll sing it by mimicking the sounds and will dance to the beat. I think when you write characters who are disabled, you have to write them as people first so they're defined by their personality and not their disability.