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  2. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first ...

  3. Category : Pejorative terms for people with disabilities

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    Pejorative terms for people with mental or physical disabilities Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. H. Hysteria (15 P) S.

  4. Glossary of psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    The word is derived from the Latin word verbum (also the source of verbiage), plus the verb gerĕre, to carry on or conduct, from which the Latin verb verbigerāre, to talk or chat, is derived. However, clinically the term verbigeration never achieved popularity and as such has virtually disappeared from psychiatric terminology.

  5. We should use our words to focus on people, not their illness ...

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    The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. Recently, our pastor preached on Psalm 13. David starts out describing his deep depression.

  6. Ableism - Wikipedia

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    Ableism characterizes people as they are defined by their disabilities and it also classifies disabled people as people who are inferior to non-disabled people. [1] On this basis, people are assigned or denied certain perceived abilities, skills, or character orientations .

  7. Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You - Wikipedia

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    Be Different, Be Brave, Be You is a children’s picture book written by Sonia Sotomayor and illustrated by Rafael Lopez. The book was published on September 3, 2019, and won ALA’s 2020 Schneider Family Book Award. [1] The book follows the experiences of children who are diagnosed with disabilities and focuses on the power of these differences.

  8. Augmentative and alternative communication - Wikipedia

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    The fringe vocabulary—words and messages used more rarely and that are specific to an individual—appear on other pages. [62] Symbols may also be organized by category, grouping people, places, feelings, foods, drinks, and action words together. [58] Another form of grid organization groups vocabulary according to specific activities. [63]

  9. Tone (literature) - Wikipedia

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    Authors create tone through the use of various other literary elements, such as diction or word choice; syntax, the grammatical arrangement of words in a text for effect; imagery, or vivid appeals to the senses; details, facts that are included or omitted; and figurative language, the comparison of seemingly unrelated things for sub-textual ...